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CLOTHING and HOUSEHOLD TEXTILE RECYCLING DRIVE

(We're actually meeting in Riley Plaza parking lot, ACROSS from Salem Post Office, so look for our large truck there from 8-3.)

Start saving now!!  SalemRecycles, the City’s all volunteer recycling committee, will host the first clothing and textile drive.

THE FOLLOWING CAN BE RECYCLED: clothing, sneakers, shoes, boots, slippers, belts, ties, purses, pillows, bedding (comforters, sheets, blankets, etc.), table linens, stuffed animals, curtains, rags.

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ITEMS MAY BE IN ALMOST ANY CONDITION:  reuseable, moth-eaten, faded, torn, stained etc., but they must be clean and dry to be accepted.

PLEASE:  no carpets, rugs, bric-a-brac, oil rags, or wet or mildewed items.

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For more info, call the City of Salem at (978) 619-5679.

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