SALEM — It’s SalemRecycles’ 13th annual fall event. Look for the Helpsy truck and volunteers in Riley Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will collect clean and dry clothing and household textiles in any condition (reusable or not), as well as TerraCycle items for recycling.
Textiles are resources that can be reused as is, cut into rags, or ground up into new products. Textiles cannot be placed in curbside recycle bins, and can no longer go in the trash, per the state’s recent Waste Ban.
Items that can be dropped off include clean and dry clothing, sneakers, shoes, boots, slippers, belts, ties, purses, stuffed animals, comforters, sheets, blankets, table linens, and curtains. They can be in any condition as long as they are clean, dry, and odor-free — even if it’s old and moth-eaten, stained, torn or damaged, a broken belt, single sock or shoe.
No carpet, rugs, pillows, bric-a-brac, oil rags, wet or mildewed items allowed.
SalemRecycles is collecting six TerraCycle streams of items that can’t be recycled curbside, such as Brita filters, Swiffer pads, toothbrushes, and more. Everything will be mailed to TerraCycle, which can recycle them. Review the six streams at www.greensalem.com/programs/terracycle-recycling/.
Swiffers: Save all used, dried Swiffer pads.Razors: Save all brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades and cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.Oral care: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, and floss containers. Save all brands, plus toothbrush packaging.Deodorant: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.Rubbermaid: All brands of well-used food storage containers (glass and plastic).Brita: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast filters, Brita Stream pitchers.
Remain in your vehicle throughout the time you are at the event, and have items ready to unload from your trunk, truck bed or hatchback.
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, call 978-619-5672 or visit greensalem.com.