CLICK HERE for more info about our November 21 Textiles and TerraCycle Recycling Drive!

To reduce trash tonnage in the City of Salem by increasing recycling, diverting reusable items, and motivating city stakeholders through education and information.

From book swaps to repair cafes to textile drives, we're creating spaces that empower our community members to live waste-free lives.

Providing community members with the resources to understand how to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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Click here for a list of our 2020 Sustainable Events

November 7 @ 9:00 am

November 7, Repair Cafe CANCELLED

November 21 @ 8:00 am

November 21, Textiles + TerraCycle Recycling Drive @ Riley Plaza

December 26 @ 8:00 am

December 26, E-Waste Collection @ SHS

Click Here for More Information About Each Event

Questions

FOR RECYCLING QUESTIONS

Contact

Micaela Guglielmi at
978-619-5672
mguglielmi@salem.com

Please call Waste Management at 800-972-4545 to

Report if trash/recycling is not picked up
Schedule bulk Item pick up
Schedule a white goods pick up
Schedule a broken bin to be repaired

A-Z Recycling Guide

Can I recycle it?

Not sure how to properly dispose of something? Check out our list to find places in Salem where you can recycle, donate, reuse, repair etc.

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📚Free Book Day is Saturday, Sept 26th from 9am-2pm. Visit http://GreenSalem.com for a list of participating addresses where you can shop for books!

🔌Also this Saturday is our fall E-Waste Day from 8am-12noon at SHS

🍂This week is fall curbside yard waste collection week

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📚Free Book Day is Saturday, Sept 26th from 9am-2pm. Visit http://GreenSalem.com for a list of participating addresses where you can shop for books!

🔌Also this Saturday is our fall E-Waste Day from 8am-12noon at SHS

🍂This week is fall curbside yard waste collection week

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Some good news from our ongoing recycling efforts:

Some good news from our ongoing recycling efforts: our contamination rate has dropped to 8.9% in the latest audit! That’s down from 28% two years ago and 15% last year. Our goal had been to reduce contamination to under 10% and we reached it! Based on these results, Waste Management has now placed Salem in its “best in class” category of its client municipalities and will be documenting some of the measures we took to achieve these results in order to share them as best practices with other communities.

There are still some routes where we can make more progress, however, please see the graph below. It is important to remember that plastic films, bubble wrap, Styrofoam, liquid and food waste, wood, and scrap metal should NOT go in your recycling bin

Thank you so much to every one who participated in

Thank you so much to every one who participated in Free Book Day this weekend! 😊📚 It turned out to be a great alternative to our Book Swap and we’re happy that so many of you enjoyed the day!

📚Free Book Day is this Saturday, Sept 26th from

📚Free Book Day is this Saturday, Sept 26th from 9am-2pm. Visit GreenSalem.com for a list of participating addresses where you can shop around for books!

🔌Also this Saturday is our fall E-Waste Day from 8am-12noon at SHS - come drop off anything with a plug!

🍂This week is also the first fall curbside yard waste collection week.

Thank you @steph_travers for making this awesome free book day graphic!

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We're excited to announce a TerraCycle collection

We're excited to announce a TerraCycle collection on November 21 - start saving now! You may know TerraCycle as the "social enterprise Eliminating the Idea of Waste®." They offer recycling solutions for hard-to-recycle waste streams.

During our annual Textile Recycling Drive on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8:00-1:00 in Riley Plaza, you may also drop off used, dry Swiffer pads, and ALL brands of razors and their packaging. See attached flyers for details of both collections. If enough is collected, this generates a small donation to Salem schools.

Please keep the two streams separate when you drop off:
* Swiffer - save all used pads.
* Razors - save all brands of blades, razor units, cartridges, and flexible and rigid plastic packaging for these shaving items (recycle any cardboard at home).

Here’s a great guide to help you shop more susta

Here’s a great guide to help you shop more sustainably from @recyclesmartma
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Recycle those pizza boxes!♻️🍕 It’s ok if

Recycle those pizza boxes!♻️🍕 It’s ok if your box is greasy - it can still be recycled. Just remove the wax liner and any uneaten pizza and it’s ready for recycling
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Market Basket, Target and Home Depot are all curre

Market Basket, Target and Home Depot are all currently collecting plastic bags and films for recycling! But please remember to never put these items in your curbside recycling bin.
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~Upcycled Inspo~ We love this whimsical transforma

~Upcycled Inspo~ We love this whimsical transformation of rocking horse to deer! The horse was obtained via Buy Nothing Salem MA (a Facebook group that builds community while gifting to neighbors), and is in its third home. Thank you Natasha Gifford for allowing us to share your creation! (Original brown horse, shown with white primer, and and then repainted as deer.) #Repurpose #Upcycle #BuyNothing

Just a reminder! Make sure to dispose of your PPE

Just a reminder! Make sure to dispose of your PPE in the trash 🗑 Thanks to Mass Recycle for the graphic.⠀
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Reusable shopping bags are back! There may be a de

Reusable shopping bags are back! There may be a delay between the state's announcement, and stores' awareness and implementation. Also, Market Basket, Target, and Home Depot have all resumed collecting plastic bags for recycling. Make sure bags are clean, dry, and empty first.

Did you know? @recyclesmartma has a newsletter, an

Did you know? @recyclesmartma has a newsletter, and SalemRecycles is delighted to be featured in the current issue! If you're a "wicked smart recycler" or aspire to be one, subscribe with the link below!

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Repost from @plasticfreejuly Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste.

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

Monday, June 22nd through Friday, June 26, yard wa

Monday, June 22nd through Friday, June 26, yard waste will be picked up curbside. Place leaves and grass clippings in brown paper yard waste bags or uncovered garbage cans curbside on your trash day. Next pickup will be the week of September 21st.

Accepted yard waste: lawn clippings, leaves, brush, plants, and bundled branches that are no longer than four feet or wider than four inches. NO tree stumps or logs.

Salem residents may drop off yard waste at the Salem Transfer Station on Swampscott Rd, seasonally on Saturdays 7am - 3pm and Sundays 9am - 5pm.

Our E-Waste Day is coming up on Saturday June 27th

Our E-Waste Day is coming up on Saturday June 27th from 8:00am-12:00noon at Salem High!

Please stay in your vehicle the whole time and have your items ready to unload in your trunk, truck bed or hatchback – items will not be unloaded from car seats. Please wear a face covering and have your cash or check ready.

Recycle Anything with a Plug:
* $20 for each TV or monitor
* $20 for each Freon appliance (fridge, AC, freezer, dehumidifier)
* $20 for exercise equipment (treadmills, bikes, ellipticals etc.) (Cash or check payable to vendor - RMG Enterprise) * All other electronics FREE: computer tower, laptop, tablet, cell phone, small appliances, household electronics, printer, fax, VCR, CD player, etc.

Please NO commercial drop offs or white goods (including washers, dryers, stoves). Call Waste Management at 800-972-4545 to schedule a free white good curbside pick-up.

NOTE: E-items containing mercury, along with CFL bulbs, can be brought to Salem DPS, 5 Jefferson Ave., during City business hours.

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