SalemRecycles hosts a textile andTerraCycle drive at Riley Plaza on Saturday November 19th from 8 AM -1 PM.
At this event, clothing and household textiles in any condition (reusable or not), as well as TerraCycle items for recycling will be accepted.
TEXTILES — Textiles are valuable resources that can be reused, cut into rags, or ground up into new products. They cannot be placed in curbside recycle bins where they become “tanglers,” nor can they go in the trash with the new MA Waste Ban in place.
DROP OFF — clean & dry clothing, sneakers, shoes, boots, slippers, belts, ties, purses, stuffed animals, comforters, sheets, blankets, table linens, and curtains.
ANY CONDITION — as long as clean, dry, odor-free. Can be new and reusable, old and moth-eaten, stained, torn or damaged, broken belt, single sock or shoe.
PLEASE, NO — carpet, rugs, pillows, bric-a-brac, oil rags, wet or mildewed items.
TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FIVE TerraCycle brigades of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
-Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
-Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
-Dental Care: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
-Deodorant: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
-Writing Instruments+ : All brands of empty writing instruments, glue sticks, watercolor dispensers, paint sets, and flexible packaging.
Please stay in your vehicle the whole time and have items ready to unload in your trunk, truck bed or hatchback — items will not be unloaded from car seats.
SalemRecycles is the City’s volunteer recycling committee which works to increase recycling and encourage positive recycling and reuse practices through educational outreach and special events. For more information about SalemRecycles, please call (978)-619-5672 or visit greensalem.com.
