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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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Upcoming Events

May 1 @ 8:00 am

May 1 Textiles and TerraCycle Recycling Drive @ Riley Plaza

June 26 @ 8:00 am

June 26 E-Waste Collection @ SSU O’Keefe Sports Complex Parking Lot

September 25 @ 8:00 am

September 25 E-Waste Collection @SHS

December 18 @ 8:00 am

December 18 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

or click here to use the online chat function

Click here to schedule a curbside clothing and textile pick up with HELPSY

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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We're excited to participate in @SalemRecycles Free Book Day this Saturday from 9am-2pm! We have lots of books, audiobooks, and CDs that need new homes.
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.@SalemRecycles Free Book Day
Saturday April 10, 2021, 9am-2pm, throughout #SalemMA
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.@SalemRecycles Free Book Day
Saturday April 10, 2021, 9am-2pm, throughout #SalemMA
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#SalemMA’s March E-Waste Collection Day:
Relocated to SSU O’Keefe Center parking lot, March 27, 8am-noon.
https://www.salem.com/home/news/salem%E2%80%99s-march-e-waste-collection-day

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There will be a one day delay in trash and recycling pick up next week due to the February 15th Presidents Day Holiday

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❄️Due to the snow emergency, trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day all week starting Tuesday morning. Please remember that this is a blue recycling week❄️

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Free book day is coming up this Saturday, the 10th

Free book day is coming up this Saturday, the 10th! Check greensalem.com to see a list and map of the over 40 houses participating by putting books out for you to take📚

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Are you cleaning up after Easter? Check out these

Are you cleaning up after Easter? Check out these recycling tips!
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Electronics recycling is this Saturday, 3/27! The

Electronics recycling is this Saturday, 3/27! The location for this collection is Salem State's O'Keefe Center on Canal Street. While our tagline is "anything with a plug," you may also recycle cameras and calculators at this event. See you from 8:00-noon.

Daylight Savings Time prompts us to install fresh

Daylight Savings Time prompts us to install fresh batteries in smoke detectors - but what to do with the old ones? Here's a preview of our Battery Disposal Guide, which you can view in full at https://www.greensalem.com/a-z-guide/#batteries. It covers single-use, rechargeable, where to safely dispose, and why.

Salem's Little Free Libraries - take a book, leave

Salem's Little Free Libraries - take a book, leave a book! Or, register for the next citywide SalemRecycles' Free Book Day on April 10.
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Recycle those cans! ♻️Aluminum is infinitely r

Recycle those cans! ♻️Aluminum is infinitely recyclable.
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Repost from @recyclesmartma Keep tanglers out of y

Repost from @recyclesmartma Keep tanglers out of your recycling! 🚫They cause serious damage to MRFs (material recovery facilities, where our recycling gets processed).
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Here’s some tips from Waste Management for waste

Here’s some tips from Waste Management for waste reduction and recycling during the ongoing pandemic! (Please note, in Salem you can put your bins out before 7am, not 6am).
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“Recycling is what we do when we're out of optio

“Recycling is what we do when we're out of options to avoid, repair, or reuse the product first. Firstly: Reduce. Don't buy what we don't need. Repair: Fix stuff that still has life in it. Reuse: Share. Then, only when you've exhausted those options, recycle.”

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Speaking of bulky items yesterday.. is the item yo

Speaking of bulky items yesterday.. is the item you’re trying to get rid of still in good condition? If so, you should always try to donate it before scheduling a pick up with WM. Why? Because it is a more sustainable option since bulky items end up at the waste to energy plant in Saugus where all of Salem’s trash goes. Check out the Recycling A-Z guide on greensalem.com for lots of great options to give your item a second life before it’s trashed.
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Scheduling a bulk item pick up? Remember to call W

Scheduling a bulk item pick up? Remember to call WM at 800-972-4545, 48 hrs in advance and label the item with your confirmation number!

Why label? It helps the city know your item is properly scheduled and will be picked up soon, rather than an item that has been illegally dumped.
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Put small sauce containers in the trash. Items sma

Put small sauce containers in the trash. Items smaller than a credit card fall through sorting machines and get disposed of as trash. Use the MA DEP Recyclopedia to learn more about what can/can't be recycled: recyclesmartma.org/results-materials.
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Christmas Trees will be collected the two weeks af

Christmas Trees will be collected the two weeks after Christmas. Place tree curbside on your trash day, the weeks of December 28 and January 4. Salem residents may also drop off trees at Castle Hill Park, 4 Story Road, until the end of January (please enter the parking lot for drop off).

Please do not drop off any trees at Dead Horse Beach at Salem Willows, there will be no bonfire this year.

Thanks for removing any ornaments and lights first!

The 2021 Curbside Collection Calendar is here - yo

The 2021 Curbside Collection Calendar is here - you might have received a copy with your water or trash bill. You can also view it online at salem.com/recycling, or pick up a hard copy at City Hall, the Annex, or DPS. Bring on the new year!

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