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MARQUETTE -- Marquette residents are invited and encouraged to participate in the community wide "Trash to Treasure weekend" running from Sept. 11-13.
"The purpose of the program is to provide a venue for the recycling of reusable household items such as furniture, lamps, electronics and other working household items," reads a news release. "The program is designed to increase awareness of recycling by creating an alternative means of reusing items that would otherwise end up in the landfill."
The guidelines are as follows: Residents can place reusable/serviceable items in front of their house on the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. Unclaimed items must be removed from the curb no later than 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Removal of items will be strictly enforced in accordance with Section 22.33 of the city's nuisance ordinance: It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate rubbish or any articles or junk, except as may be necessary for construction work or normal course of a business.
Items left at the curb will be picked up by the Marquette Public Works Department and invoiced to the property owner on a time, material and disposal fee basis.
For More Information, call the Marquette Public Works Department at 906-228-0444.