The Charlotte Area Recycling Authority (CARA) is a local drop-off recycling center for residents in and surrounding the Charlotte, Michigan area, located at 201 Hall Street. The Center is funded through donations, sale of recyclable materials and grants from Eaton County Resource Recovery. While recycling is a free service, donations are always welcomed and greatly appreciated.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
REMINDER! CARA will be CLOSED on Thursday 3/18/21
Due to a staff shortage, CARA will be CLOSED on Thursday 3/18/21. If interested in becoming a volunteer to help fill in when we have a gap in scheduling, please email, call or stop in to CARA while open! Thank you for understanding!
Monday, March 15, 2021
!!PLEASE REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND ILLEGAL DUMPING AT CARA!!
To the illegal dumper of a door (not accepted), window pane glass (not accepted) in our food grade only glass (quite possibly contaminating the entire load) and the several fluorescent light bulbs (accepted in residential quantities, not commercial quantities as they are costly to recycle) while we were closed; please know that dumping at CARA is illegal and if we discover who the perpetrator is, they will be prosecuted and subject to a $500.00 fine.
*Recyclers and CARA supporters* please be on the lookout and report any suspicious or illegal activity happening at CARA. This was a very costly dumping that we cannot afford to continue to take on. Thank you!