Town Of Wakefield: Changes To Simple Recycling “Pink Bag” Textile Program

Press release from the Town of Wakefield:

August 3, 2021 - 11:44am

Wakefield’s Public Works Department (DPW) partners with Simple Recycling to provide a convenient curbside textile-collection option for those who may otherwise dispose of such items in the trash. Though the program initially required participants to use the organization’s pink recycling bags, residents can now utilize any box or bag they choose.

To provide better, more efficient service, pickups will need to be scheduled instead of automatically occurring on residents’ recycling days. It’s easy to schedule a pickup: visit simplerecycling.com or call Simple Recycling at 866-835-5068.

According to the MassDEP, about 95 percent of discarded textiles could be reused or recycled instead of thrown away. Nearly six percent of the waste delivered to combustion facilities for disposal is made up of clothing, curtains, towels, and other fabrics. When residents recycle textiles, it saves the Town of Wakefield money on trash disposal costs and benefits the environment by reducing the energy, water, and other resources required to make new textiles.

In addition to the Simple Recycling program, Bay State Textile drop-off bins are located at all Wakefield Public School buildings:

• Wakefield Memorial High School – 60 Farm Street
• Woodville Elementary – 30 Farm Street
• Dolbeare Elementary – 340 Lowell Street
• Walton Elementary – 18 Davidson Road
• Galvin Middle School – 525 Main Street
• Greenwood School – 1030 Main Street
• Doyle Early Childhood Center – 11 Paul Ave

Questions about textile recycling can be directed to the Wakefield DPW at 781-246-6301.

This press release was produced by the Town of Wakefield.The views expressed here are the author’s own.