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Salem Expands Cardboard Recycling Program For 2024
Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo said the additional recycling dates will be added at the transfer station during the winter.
SALEM, MA — Salem will expand its cardboard recycling program this winter in an effort to keep packaging out of the waste stream and assist residents who are not part of the city's curbside collection program.
Pangallo said on Wednesday that cardboard can be dropped off every other Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 4, Jan. 18, Feb. 1, Feb. 15, Feb. 29, March 14, March 28 and April 11.
The transfer station will open for the season on April 13 when yard waste can be dropped off as well.
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"For those who may have excess cardboard, or are not part of the city's curbside collection program, we hope this new free service will be helpful," Pangallo said.
Residents are advised to make sure cardboard is clean, dry and has been flattened.
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Cardboard boxes that can be reused can also be brought to the U-Haul Moving & Storage facility at 43 Jefferson Avenue for its "take a box, leave a box" reuse program.
(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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