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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

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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Great day! Huge thanks to the many Salem residents who carved out a part of today to assist with the clothing/textile recycling drop off downtown, park+school ground clean ups, community farm work at Mack Park (extra points to the crew spreading manure)+others volunteering today.

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Time to clean out the linen closet + get rid of your no longer used clothes! Please join our amazing @SalemRecycles volunteers at today’s textile recycling drive at Riley Plaza to drop off clean clothing, sheets, blankets, table linens, sneakers, shoes, boots, stuffed animals,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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At our first springtime Textile & TerraCycle Recyc

At our first springtime Textile & TerraCycle Recycling Drive, we were delighted to have 210 participants! Thanks to our tireless volunteers who helped unload vehicles 💪.

Please continue to collect the TerraCycle items; we'll probably recycle them at textile drives going forward, and we hope to create a permanent drop-off spot, too. Year-round info on diverting textiles is at Greensalem.com/textile-recycling/. Great job, everyone!

Our Textile and Terracycle Recycling event is this

Our Textile and Terracycle Recycling event is this Saturday at Riley Plaza from 8 to 1! Bring all clothing and textiles, even if stained worn or torn, HELPSY will take it all. We also have new collections for terracycle, pictured above. Bring swiffers, razors, oral care, deodorant,and bic stationery to be recycled ♻️.
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Happy Earth Day! Two weeks ago we celebrated an aw

Happy Earth Day! Two weeks ago we celebrated an awesome reuse event, Free Book Day. It was a lovely day, here are some photos shared by some participants 📚

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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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