MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – The Michigan City Police Department posted to Facebook the announcement of the Annual Spring Clean-up from the Michigan City Refuse Department, beginning March 22^nd.

The department requests that all residents separate debris that is to be discarded into three categories:

• Piles of brush, limbs, shrubs, yard waste, and unpainted concrete.
• Piles for rugs, lumber, furniture, mattresses, and box springs.
• Piles for appliances, such as stoves, refrigerators, air conditions, water tanks, and un-rimmed or rimmed tires.

The department asks the above items separated as described above, residents may place items on the curbside or in the alleys. The Refuse and Street Departments will not be taking calls for spring cleanup items, residents should place items out for pick-up at their allotted time.

The city will be divided into three zones, with each having two separate weeks when items can be placed out for the special Spring Clean-up.

Residents should place items out for pick-up on the same day as your normal refuse pick-up day, but only during the corresponding week for the Zone residents live in.

The pick-up weeks are as follow:

• Zone 1 will be from March 22^nd through the 26^th, and from April 12^th through the 16^th.
• Zone 2 will be from March 29^th through April 2^nd, and from April 19^th through the 23^rd.
• Zone 3 will be from April 5^th through the 9^th, and from April 26^th through the 30^th.

Yard Waste and Compost pick-up will begin on May 3^rd and continue through November 19^th.