Salem Textile Recycling Drive Moves To Canal Street Site For Next Event

SALEM, MA — Salem's 16th annual Zero Waste Salem Textile Recycling Drive will be held at a new location this year, with drop-off set for Nov. 21 at the O'Keefe Athletic Complex parking lot on Canal Street.

The event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Textiles are resources that can be reused as is, cut into rags, or ground into new products. Textiles can no longer go in curbside recycling and cannot be placed in the trash under the Massachusetts Waste Ban.

Items accepted at the textile drop-off include clothing, sneakers, shoes, boots, slippers, belts, ties, purses, stuffed animals, comforters, sheets, blankets, table linens and curtains. Items may be in any condition as long as they are clean, dry and odor-free, including usable items, stained or torn textiles, broken belts and single socks or shoes.

Fabric scraps, carpet, rugs, pillows, pet items, oil rags, and wet or mildewed materials will not be accepted.

There will also be a collection of household items not easily recycled, such as Swiffers, razors, oral care and Burt's Bees.

Participants are asked to remain in their vehicles for the entire drop-off and to have items ready to unload in a trunk, truck bed or hatchback.

For more information or to volunteer, the notice directs residents to contact Waste Reduction Coordinator Alisa Cherkasova at acherkasova@salem.com or 978-619-5672.