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New Recycling Options for Salem Residents

TerraCycle Collection Bins Available at City Hall Annex
Posted on: December 6, 2021 - 10:56am
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The City of Salem is excited to partner with TerraCycle to offer permanent collection bins to recycle items that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. These items include:

  • Used, dried Swiffer pads.
  • All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades, and cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
  • All brands of toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, floss containers and soap and toothbrush packaging.
  • All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
  • All brands of empty writing instruments, glue sticks, watercolor dispensers, paint sets, and the flexible or rigid plastic packaging these items come in.

Please place these items in the proper collection bins located on the first floor of City Hall Annex, 98 Washington Street. The bins are in the lobby area around the corner from the elevators. City Hall Annex is open 8AM-4PM Mondays-Wednesdays, 8AM-7PM Thursdays, and 8AM-noon Fridays.

Please make sure all items are empty (no toothpaste or deodorant residue inside) and dry. Click here for more information and to view the five streams; keep each stream separate.

“Salem has been a leader in recycling efforts, helping reduce the amount of trash our community generates” said Mayor Kim Driscoll. “Not only is this better for our environment, it also reduces costs to our community since it is so much more expensive to dispose of trash instead of recycling. I encourage all Salem residents to bring any of these recyclable items to City Hall Annex and place them into the appropriate bins for recycling.”

“We couldn’t have made this happen without the dedicated work of the City’s Recycling Committee, SalemRecycles” says Waste Reduction Coordinator, Micaela Guglielmi.  “We’ve had great success collecting TerraCycle items at our Textile Drives, so we’re excited to have a permanent, year-round location for residents to drop off these items.”

“The Recycling Committee is always looking for creative ways to reduce waste around the City, and now residents can keep these items out of their trash and know they are being recycled into new items” says Recycling Committee Chair, Carol Hautau.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Micaela Guglielmi at mguglielmi@salem.com or 978-619-5672.