KINGSFORD — A monthly rate of $8.50 has been set for Kingsford’s new voluntary curbside recycling program that will debut in January.

The city is partnering with the city of Norway for the program. The monthly fees will be locked in for 2026 and 2027, Kingsford City Council decided this week.

Pickup will be provided by Green For Life of Kingsford.

The city is moving ahead with enrollment so it can be completed by Oct. 31. GFL hopes to order the 96-gallon recycling containers in November to have them ready for distribution by Jan. 1.

A new state law requires cities to offer curbside recycling by January. Services, however, will only begin quarterly, according to information on the city’s website.

Registration forms and recycling guidelines can be found at https://www.kingsfordmi.gov/.

In other business Monday, the council:

— Approved budget changes to allow for .6 miles of additional paving of local streets near the Heights water and sewer project No. 2 at an estimated cost of $185,000, and three blocks of alleys estimated at $30,000. The paving will be done by Payne and Dolan of Gladstone, using the same specifications and requirements the contractor is following for the project. The streets include portions of Bluff Avenue, Terrace Avenue, Saratoga Street, Lane Avenue and Everton Street. The alleys are between Saratoga and Withworth avenues; Lane and Cherry avenues; and Westwood and Lane avenues.

— Approved the purchase of 7.02 acres of land adjacent to Lodal Park. The cost will come half from the general fund and half from the land fund.

— Learned the free shred event with TRICO Opportunities Inc. and Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Federal Credit Union will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 610 Hooper St. TRICO will be grilling hot dogs and offering tours of its facility. Kingsford residents and credit union members are invited to recycle old receipts, statements, old bills, check stubs, banking information, loan information, medical records, old magazines, old newspapers, investment records, tax records and other personal information.

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Marguerite Lanthier can be reached at 906-774-3500, ext. 85242, or mlanthier@ironmountaindailynews.com.