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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

March 27 @ 8:00 am

March 27, E-Waste Collection @ SSU O’Keefe Sports Complex Parking Lot

April 10 @ 9:00 am

April 10 Free Book Day @ City Wide Event

May 1 @ 8:00 am

May 1 Textiles and TerraCycle Recycling Drive @ Riley Plaza

June 26 @ 8:00 am

June 26 E-Waste Collection @ SHS

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

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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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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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!

🍃 Yard Waste season wraps up 🌿 Week of Nov.

🍃 Yard Waste season wraps up 🌿
Week of Nov. 30 - Dec. 4, last curbside pickup of yard waste
Sunday, Dec. 13 - Transfer Station closes for season, reopens in spring

Sunshine, volunteers, and 324 recycling participan

Sunshine, volunteers, and 324 recycling participants made for a perfect day on Saturday! Your recycling enthusiasm did not disappoint as we filled the truck from end to end!

We look forward to recycling your Textiles & Terra

We look forward to recycling your Textiles & TerraCycle items at our event tomorrow, 11/21 from 8:00-1:00! For SOCIAL DISTANCING, please remain in your vehicle the whole time, and have all items ready to unload in your trunk, truck bed, or hatchback (keeping TerraCycle things separate from textiles). Please wear a face covering the entire time. Thank you, and have a happy, healthy Thanksgiving!

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

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