Rudy Cecrle rakes his yard on Sagola Avenue in Kingsford. The city will begin its annual spring collection Monday in the Kingsford Heights area, with one pass planned through the community. (Theresa Proudfit/Daily News photo)

With spring in full swing in the region, thoughts turn to cleaning up yards and homes.

Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway residents can get some help this season in discarding larger items they no longer want, along with disposing of yard waste after a long winter.

KINGSFORD

Kingsford residents get the first chance to be rid of items when the annual spring collection starts Monday in the Kingsford Heights area. One pass will be made through the city, said Justin Wickman, superintendent of the Kingsford Public Works Department.

Crews are expected to move on to the Ford Addition, Garden Village, Breitung area and then outlying portions of the city.

Residents need to have items separated and ready for pickup.

Loose lawn materials can be placed at the edge of the street, behind the curb. Other items need to be at the edge of the street or alley, where weekly garbage normally is collected.

Kingsford will pick up limbs and brush separately if cut to 6- to 10-feet lengths; grass, leaves and garden waste piled or in bags or containers not exceeding 35 gallons or 50 pounds; large metal items; large furniture; rolled-up carpeting; and concrete broken into pieces.

Building materials are collected with the weekly garbage, city officials said.

Items not accepted include appliances with refrigerant; waste from total demolition or new building construction; tires; waste oil; gasoline; and hazardous or toxic waste.

In addition to the spring rubbish collection, Kingsford residents can use the compost site near the Public Works Facility on Carter Drive.

Grass, leaves, brush, tree wood and wood chips are accepted from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through Nov. 11.

For hazardous waste disposal, contact the Dickinson County Solid Waste Facility at 906-774-5680, Wickman said.

IRON MOUNTAIN

Iron Mountain will begin curbside brush and yard waste pickup next week, City Manager Jordan Stanchina said.

But homeowners have until May 11 to take other items to the drop-off site in front of the Department of Public Works building at 125 N. Stephenson Ave. To enter, go from Fleshiem Street behind the True Value hardware store.

The site will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 11 and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 12 and May 13.

Property owners or tenants need to bring a monthly utility bills indicating they pay the city garbage fee, along with a driver’s license, Stanchina said. The drop-off site is not for commercial haulers, he said.

The household site is limited to toys, tools, furniture, appliances that are freon-free and tagged, old clothing, shoes, books, drapes, carpets, decorations and other minor items.

Items that can be reused, such as working appliances or furniture that is free of defects, can be donated to the Habitat ReStore, DPW Supervisor Scott Thomas added. The ReStore will pick up items for free and can be contacted at 906-774-2867.

Computer equipment, whether working or not, can be recycled at the Goodwill Store on South Stephenson Avenue in Iron Mountain.

Any metal brought to the drop-off site should be separated for recycling. In addition, the city also has a compost site open near the Public Works facility to get rid of lawn waste and branches.

NORWAY

The city of Norway and Norway Township share a compost site on Oak Crest Drive for residents of either community. Acceptable items include grass clippings, and brush of less than 2 inches in diameter. No stumps or trash bags should be left at the site.

While the site has no official operating times, the area is under video surveillance, City Manager Ray Anderson noted.

Norway also has a rubbish drop-off site at the Department of Public Works building, 400 10th Ave., for city residents only, Anderson said.

The city does not collect rubbish, leaves or brush curbside, he advised.

“If people put these items on the curb, they will be contacted to remove them,” Anderson added.

He noted that Norway residents can always dispose of larger items at the county transfer station in Quinnesec. That site is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.