Salem To Host Electronic, Styrofoam Recycling Days This Weekend

SALEM, MA — Salem residents will have chances to recycle old electronics and styrofoam in the coming weeks, along with normal recycling, trash and yard waste pickup for next week.

The city is advising residents that there will be no delay in pickup for the week beginning on June 19 despite the Juneteenth holiday. This is a yard waste collection week as well.

Salem residents may also drop off yard waste at the Salem Transfer Station at 12 Swampscott Road on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents can call Waste Management at 800-972-4545 to report any missed pickups.

On June 24, there will be an electronic waste recycling event at Salem High School where city residents with an ID or tax bill can recycle "anything with a plug" for $20 each. Items accepted include all televisions, computer monitors, microwaves, large exercise equipment and appliances that contain freon.

That will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at the high school at 77 Willson Street.

Salem will also host a styrofoam recycling event with Beverly on June 24 at the Community Life Center on Bridge Street. Residents of the two cities can bring rigid white styrofoam for recycling through Save That Stuff, which has densifiers that can process the material. Food service containers, cups and packaging peanuts cannot be accepted at this event.

(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.)