UPCOMING EVENTS
Recycling Event for Plastic Landscape
and Gardening Containers
| Date: | Now thru June 9 |
| Time: |
Tuesdays 10-Noon Tuesdays 3:30PM-7:00PM Saturdays 8:30AM-Noon |
| Location: |
Charlotte Area Recycling Authority 201 Hall Street, Charlotte |
| Cost: | Free |
| Event Description: |
Accepted materials include any pots 3" in diameter or larger, including tree-sized pots. Materials should be in good usable condition. Trays for 3" or larger pots will also be accepted. No annual packs or smaller carrying trays will be accepted. |
| Contact: | David Sheedy, Director at (517)541-0151 |
2008 Household Hazardous Waste
& Electronics Waste Collection Events
| Date: |
Friday, May 9, 2008 Friday, July 11, 2008 Friday, September 12, 2008 |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. |
| Location: |
MAY 9TH APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE IS NOW CLOSED. |
| Cost: |
FREE household hazardous waste disposal LOW COST electronics waste disposal |
| Event Description: |
This is one of three Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Waste collection events held each year to assist Eaton County residents with proper disposal of materials that are potentially harmful to the environment. |
| Contact: | Lisa Lafferty at (517)543-3686 or recycle@eatoncounty.org |
2008 Scrap Tire Collection Event
| Date: | Saturday, June 21, 2008 |
| Time: | 8:00 a.m.-NOON |
| Location: |
Eaton County Road Commission 1112 Reynolds Rd, Charlotte
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| Cost: |
Passenger Tires (<16.5") $1.00* Light Truck Tires (17"-18.5")$1.50* Semi Tires (19"-22.5") $5.00* Large Semi Tires $7.00* Agricultural-Type Tires $10.50* *ALL tires with RIMS cost an additional .50/tire |
| Event Description: | Annual Scrap Tire Collection |
| Contact: | Lisa Lafferty at (517)543-3686 or recycle@eatoncounty.org |
SPECIAL EVENT: COLLECTION OF PLASTIC SEEDLING FLATS & POTS
| Date: | Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
| Time: | 2p.m.-7p.m. |
| Location: |
Van Atta's Greenhouse 9008 Old M-78, Haslett, MI |
| Cost: | FREE! |
| Event Description: | This is a special collection event organized by the Regional Recycling Coordinators Committee from the tri-county region. Please stack CLEAN items together according to the number on the bottom of the container. Items with dirt and debris will be turned away. Pots of any size, cell packs and plug flats are accepted. For details, click on Special Collection Event. |
| Contact: | Lisa Lafferty at (517)543-3686 or recycle@eatoncounty.org |
2008 Book Collection Events
| Date: | Saturday, September 13, 2008 |
| Time: | 8:00 a.m.-NOON |
| Location: |
East Lansing Dept. of Public Works 1800 E. State Rd, East Lansing |
| Cost: | FREE |
| Event Description: |
This regional event takes place each April and each September. The County holds a Book Collection every April in Charlotte. See link for details. 2008 Book Collections |
| Contact: | Lisa Lafferty at (517)543-3686 or recycle@eatoncounty.org |
2008 Regional Electronics Waste Collection Event
| Date: | Saturday September 27, 2008 |
| Time: | 8:00 a.m.-NOON |
| Location: |
Lansing Recycling Transfer Station 530 E. South St, Lansing |
| Cost: | See link. 2008 Regional E Waste Collection Event |
| Event Description: | Resource Recovery professionals from Eaton, Ingham & Clinton counties and the cities of Lansing & East Lansing, work together and pool resources to offer a more affordable option to residents in the tri-county region for recycling of electronics waste. |
| Contact: | Lisa Lafferty at (517)543-3686 or recycle@eatoncounty.org |
A technology initiative of the Information Systems Department.