Family Friendly Events
Current family-friendly events in West Michigan, great, fun, things to do for kids of all ages! Fun for the whole family!
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Every year, households go through old belongings and tend to take part in some kind of “spring cleanup,” whether that means recycling that stack of old magazines, or going through the garage and sorting junk, or scrubbing the whole house from top to bottom. Because of this spring cleaning, townships in Mason County offer a Spring Cleanup day, so you and your family can get rid of all the junk you find while you sort and clean the house!
2017 was the last year for Ludington Spring Cleanup Days, because the City has transitioned to a monthly arrangement for pickups of larger amounts. Currently, Republic Services will pick up bulky items once per month from the curb in front of resident’s homes.
On a city resident’s first collection day of each month, the following items may be placed curbside for pickup with no additional charge:
Bulky items may not include boats, bricks, batteries, concrete, engines and satellite dishes.
Stickers may still be purchased by residents who must dispose of bulky items in excess of these limits for $5 per bulky item. In addition, residents who must dispose bags of trash in excess of these limits can still purchase stickers for $2 per additional bag of trash.
Owners of commercial properties may purchase up to five stickers per week at a cost of $15 per sticker for the removal of bulky items.
Scottville Residents may place one bulky item to the curb on the 1st Tuesday of each month.
Examples of items would be: mattress, table, chair, couch, vacuum, microwave, tv, etc. They cannot use a black or other color garbage bag as their 1 item.
Residents may also purchase a tag at City Hall for $15 for disposal of additional items or on other Tuesday trash days during the month. For more information: cityofscottville.org.
Spring Clean-Up Day in Pere Marquette Township no longer happens yearly. Instead, two bulky items or up to 10 bags will be collected each month per single family home during the first collection day of each month (this does not include Freon appliances).
Branch Township’s Spring Cleanup Day is held at the U-Stor at the corner of US-10 and Weaver Rd. Not accepted are chemicals, oil, or paint. Everything must be boxed or bagged and no help unloading will be available.
Questions can be directed to Township Supervisor Michael Shoup at (231) 757-9746.
Amber Township spring cleanup day is early May from 8am-12pm at Amber Township Hall- 171 S. Amber Road. Rules are as follows:
Personnel on site will assist you. Do not leave garbage on the ground after the designated time.
Cleanup day for Free Soil and Meade Townships is early May. This is held at the Free Soil Township Hall- 497 E. Free Soil Rd., Free Soil.
Residents with proof of residency or property ownership are allowed one pickup truckload or pickup size trailer load. No paint, antifreeze, oil, hazardous material, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, lawn or garden waste or roofing materials.
The Victory Township Cleanup day is mid-May from 9am-12pm.
Cleanup Day is held at Waste Reduction Systems, LLC- 5848 N. Stiles Rd., Ludington. Contact them at (231) 843-9129 for more information.
The Hamlin Township Cleanup Day is mid-June from 8am-12pm at the Hamlin Township Transfer Site on W. Dewey Road.
Township residents are required to obtain a FREE voucher from the Hamlin Township Offices prior to the Cleanup Day.
The Tire Recycling Collection is in August from 8am to noon at the Hamlin Township Transfer Site. Hamlin Township Property owners must secure a FREE voucher from the Hamlin Township Offices. Property owners may bring up to 10 tires, any size for free, with a signed voucher.
Cleanup day for Riverton Township is mid-August from 8am-12pm at the Riverton Township Hall- 2122 W. Hawley Rd., Ludington.
Each household is allowed one pickup truck load of items; no items containing Freon and no hazardous waste. All items must be in a container or bagged.
Current family-friendly events in West Michigan, great, fun, things to do for kids of all ages! Fun for the whole family!
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