Green Salem

E-Waste Recycling Event
2025-06-28 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-22 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Salem High School, 77 Willson Street, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
$20 cash or check, per unit: TVs, Monitors, Microwaves, dehumidifiers, ACs, vacuum cleaners.
$40 cash or check, per unit: Refrigerators, Exercise Equipment, battery-powered lawn equipment, free-standing electronic devices such as fireplaces, heaters, air hockey tables, etc.
All Other Electronic Items: FREE Including: Computer towers, laptops, tablets, cellphones, small appliances, household electronics including phones, printers, fax machines, cd players, etc.
If your item is still in good working condition, consider donating it via one of the local Buy Nothing pages or other swap groups.
2025 E-Waste Flyer

Styrofoam Collection Event
2025-06-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Community Life center, 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Styrofoam Recycling Event – Save Your Styrofoam!
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Community Life Center, 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA
Salem and Beverly partner once again to host Styrofoam Collection Day on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 10:00am – 1:00pm. Hold on to your foam, as Save That Stuff will collect it to recycle! This is a drive-through event at the Community Life Center, 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA. Residents of Salem and Beverly may participate.
Please bring only rigid, white, expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam). No packaging peanuts or food service containers, such as meat trays, clamshells, or Styrofoam cups can be accepted. While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Save That Stuff has densifiers that can process the material for recycling. We’re excited to offer residents a way to sustainably dispose of their Styrofoam!
VOLUNTEERS needed for two shifts, 10:00-11:30AM and 11:30-1:15. Quick sign-up form here: https://forms.gle/jtFLJYRXaU3Smqsz9
For more info contact: Alisa Cherkasova at acherkasova@salem.com or (978) 619-5672 or 978-594-3938

Swap 'N' Drop at Salem Common
2025-06-14 09:30 - 13:00 | Salem Common, Salem Common, Salem, 01970
Swap ‘N’ Drop has been postponed to JUNE 14TH!

This is a fun, free opportunity to swap or donate usable clothing and household items, keeping them from the waste stream.

SWAP or simply DROP OFF:

Small household appliances in good working condition (can include microwaves, coffee makers, toasters, lamps, etc.)
Accent furniture (end tables, coffee tables, chairs, desks)
Home decor (artwork, vases, knick-knacks, collectibles)
Kitchen items (dishes, pots/pans, glassware, utensils)
Women’s, men’s, & children’s clothing and accessories

Drop off donations 9:30-12:30. Choose items any time 10-1.

* All un-swapped items will be collected by ReSupply. Items will then be donated or re-sold.

PLEASE, NO damaged/unusable textiles at this event. Instead, bring non-reusable textiles to any of the textile recovery bins located in all Salem Public School parking lots.

VOLUNTEERS, we can’t do it without your help, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/uN7kP154nLg2KHMLA

Repair Café and TerraCycle Collection
2025-05-17 09:00 - 13:00 | Community Life center, 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Don’t throw away your broken item – bring it to the Repair Café! SalemRecycles will be hosting a Repair Café on Saturday, May 17 from 9am-12 noon at the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street. Appointments are required and walk-ins will not be accepted. Pre-registration is required via link, stay tuned for updates or email salemrecycles@gmail.com.
Repair volunteers at this event will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, and tinker with or rewire electronics and lamps. Please keep in mind these services may change as we confirm volunteers. We hope to see you at this fun event where you can learn how to fix things and reduce your waste!
TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FOUR TerraCycle brigades of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
** Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Non-electric toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
**Brita: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: No deodorant or mouthwash bottles accepted as of January 1, 2025. Please place mouthwash bottles with cap on into curbside recycling carts.

Living Green Expo
2025-05-10 10:00 - 2025-05-21 13:00 | Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Sq, Salem, 01970, United States
FREE Event featuring 15+ local exhibitors and vendors. Learn how to “green” your home, your business, and your wallet!

– City of Salem Resources, including SalemRecycles!– Interactive exhibits– Local green businesses– Derby the Dog– And more!

Household Hazardous Waste Day
2025-04-26 08:00 - 12:00 | Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Rd., Beverly, MA, United States
The next Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held at
Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Rd
on
Saturday, April 26, 2025
8 a.m. – Noon
$25 co-pay per car, cash or check only
* Remember to bring proof of residency

https://www.salemma.gov/302/Household-Hazardous-Waste

SalemRecycles Free Book Swap and TerraCycle Collection
2025-03-22 10:00 - 13:00
SalemRecycles Free Book Swap returns to the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Saturday, March 22nd from 10:00am-1:00pm! Swapping isn’t necessary — you may donate, take away, or both.
In addition to books, the swap accepts CDs, DVDs, video games, records (all in original cases, please), plus puzzles and greeting cards. All items must be clean, dry, and mildew free. Sorry, no magazines or VHS and cassette tapes.

TO DONATE, please drop off at the Community Life Center on Friday, March 21st from 4:00-7:00pm, or Saturday, March 22nd from 9:00am-noon.
All leftover materials will be donated or recycled.

TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FOUR TerraCycle categoires of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
** Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Non-electric toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
**Brita: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: No deodorant or mouthwash bottles accepted as of January 1, 2025. Please place mouthwash bottles with cap on into curbside recycling carts.

VOLUNTEERS: Please CLICK HERE to help out on Saturday or email salemrecycles@gmail.com.

Repair Café and TerraCycle Collection
2025-02-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Community Life center, 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Don’t throw away your broken item – bring it to the Repair Café! SalemRecycles will be hosting a Repair Café on Saturday, February 8 from 9am-12 noon at the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street. Appointments are required and walk-ins will not be accepted. Pre-registration is required via link, stay tuned for updates or email salemrecycles@gmail.com.
Repair volunteers at this event will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, and tinker with or rewire electronics and lamps. Please keep in mind these services may change as we confirm volunteers. We hope to see you at this fun event where you can learn how to fix things and reduce your waste!
TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FOUR TerraCycle brigades of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
** Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Non-electric toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
**Brita: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: No deodorant or mouthwash bottles accepted as of January 1, 2025. Please place mouthwash bottles with cap on into curbside recycling carts.

Styrofoam Collection Day
2025-01-11 10:00 - 13:00
Styrofoam Recycling Event – Save Your Styrofoam!

Saturday, January 11, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Road

Salem and Beverly partner once again to host Styrofoam Collection Day on Saturday, January 11, 2025, from 10:00am – 1:00pm. Hold on to your foam, as Save That Stuff will collect it to recycle! This is a drive-through event at Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Road, Beverly, MA. Residents of Salem and Beverly may participate.

Please bring only rigid, white, expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam). No packaging peanuts or food service containers, such as meat trays, clamshells, or Styrofoam cups can be accepted. While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Save That Stuff has densifiers that can process the material for recycling. We’re excited to offer residents a way to sustainably dispose of their Styrofoam!

VOLUNTEERS needed for two shifts, 10:00-11:30AM and 11:30-1:15.

For more info or to volunteer, contact:

Alisa Cherkasova at acherkasova@salem.com or (978) 619-5672
Erina Keefe at ekeefe@beverlyma.gov or (978) 605-2332

E-Waste Recycling Event
2024-12-21 08:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-28 08:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-29 08:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-23 08:00 - 12:00 | Salem High School, 77 Willson Street, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
$20 cash or check, per unit: TVs, Monitors, Microwaves, dehumidifiers, ACs, vacuum cleaners.
$40 cash or check, per unit: Refrigerators, Exercise Equipment, battery-powered lawn equipment, free-standing electronic devices such as fireplaces, heaters, air hockey tables, etc.
All Other Electronic Items: FREE Including: Computer towers, laptops, tablets, cellphones, small appliances, household electronics including phones, printers, fax machines, cd players, etc.
If your item is still in good working condition, consider donating it via one of the local Buy Nothing pages or other swap groups.
NEW E-Waste Flyer 2024

November 23 Textile and TerraCycle Drive
2024-11-23 08:00 - 13:00 | Universal Steel Lot, 297 Bridge St, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Get ready for SalemRecycles’ annual fall event! We’ll collect clothing and household textiles in any condition, as well as TerraCycle items for recycling. Look for SalemRecycles volunteers and the Helpsy truck on:

Saturday, November 23 from 8:00AM – 1:00PM
Universal Steel Lot at 297 Bridge St, Salem, MA (new location!)

TEXTILE DROP OFF — clothing, sneakers, shoes, boots, slippers, belts, ties, purses, stuffed animals, comforters, sheets, blankets, table linens, and curtains.
ANY CONDITION — as long as clean, dry, odor-free. Can be new and reusable, old and moth-eaten, stained, torn or damaged, broken belt, single sock or shoe.
PLEASE, NO — fabric scraps, carpet, rugs, pillows, bric-a-brac, oil rags, wet or mildewed items.
Click here for more details.

TERRACYCLE — TerraCycle recycles many items that cannot be recycled curbside, and would otherwise end up as trash. The 5 programs we collect are Swiffers, Razors, Oral Care, Deodorant, and Brita. Details are at https://greensalem.com/programs/terracycle-recycling/. Please keep each category separate when you drop off.

For more info, please contact Waste Reduction Coordinator Alisa Cherkasova at acherkasova@salem.com or 978-619-5672.

Repair Café & TerraCycle Collection
2024-11-16 09:00 - 12:00
Don’t throw away your broken item – bring it to the Repair Café! SalemRecycles will be hosting a Repair Café on Saturday November 16th from 9am-12 noon at the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street. Appointments are required and walk ins will not be accepted. Schedule an appointment (TBA) Repair volunteers will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, tinker with or rewire electronics and lamps, computer diagnostics, glue wooden furniture and ceramics, repair bicycles or perform bike tune-ups, and more. Please keep in mind these services may change as we confirm volunteers. We hope to see you at this fun event where you can learn how to fix things and reduce your waste!
Appointments are required and are for Salem residents.
SCHEDULE an appointment here, https://forms.gle/YzeL7xtMMwHaCMWRA or email SalemRecycles@gmail.com.
TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FIVE TerraCycle brigades of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
** Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
** Deodorant: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
**Brita: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.

SalemRecycles Free Book Swap & TerraCycle Collection
2024-09-21 10:00 - 13:00
SalemRecycles Free Book Swap returns to the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 10:00am-1:00pm! Swapping isn’t necessary — you may donate, take away, or both.
In addition to books, the swap accepts CDs, DVDs, video games, records (all in original cases, please), plus puzzles, greeting cards, and cloth reusable bags! All items must be clean, dry, and mildew free. Sorry, no magazines or VHS and cassette tapes.

TO DONATE, please drop off at the Community Life Center on Friday, September 20th from 4:00-7:00pm, or Saturday, September 21st from 9:00am-noon.
All leftover materials will be donated or recycled.

Here’s what we are collecting for TerraCycle items:

– SWIFFERS: save all used, dried Swiffer pads.
– RAZORS: save all brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades, & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
– ORAL CARE: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, and floss containers. Save all brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
– DEODORANT: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
–BRITA: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: TerraCycle has ended the RUBBERMAID collection as of December 31, 2023. These items will no longer be accepted. Please reuse as much as possible and keep in mind that the black plastic to-go containers are NOT accepted in the curbside recycling program

For more info or to volunteer, contact Janelle Rolke at jrolke@salem.com or (978) 619-5672

Styrofoam Collection Day in Salem
2024-06-22 10:00 - 13:00
Salem and Beverly are partnering again to host Styrofoam Collection Day on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 from 10:00am – 1:00pm.
Hold on to your Styrofoam – the company “Save That Stuff” will collect it to recycle!
This will be a drive-through event at the Community Life Center 401 Bridge Street Salem, MA. Residents of Salem and Beverly may participate.
Please bring only rigid white expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam). No packaging peanuts or food service containers, such as meat trays, clamshells, or Styrofoam cups can be accepted. While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Save That Stuff has densifiers that can process the material for recycling. We’re excited to offer residents a way to sustainably dispose of their Styrofoam!
For more info, contact Janelle Rolke at jrolke@salem.com or (978) 619-5672.

Swap 'N' Drop @ Salem Common
2024-06-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Salem Common, Salem Common, Salem, 01970
Saturday June 8th from 10 AM – 1 PM (Rain Date will be June 15th)
Drop-n-Swap 2024.pdf

We’re excited to announce the return of Swap ‘N’ Drop to Salem Common! This is a fun, free opportunity to swap or donate usable clothing and household items, keeping them from the waste stream.

SWAP or simply DROP OFF:

Small household appliances in good working condition (can include microwaves, coffee makers, toasters, lamps, etc.)
Accent furniture (end tables, coffee tables, chairs, desks)
Home decor (artwork, vases, knick-knacks, collectibles)
Kitchen items (dishes, pots/pans, glassware, utensils)
Women’s, men’s, & children’s clothing and accessories

Drop off donations between 9:30 and 12:30.

* All un-swapped items will be collected by ReSupply. Items will then be donated or re-sold.

PLEASE, NO damaged/unusable textiles at this event. Instead, bring non-reusable textiles to any of the textile recovery bins located in all Salem Public School parking lots.

To volunteer, register here: https://forms.gle/XZwRhUy8UTwEVHdA9

Repair Café & TerraCycle Collection
2024-05-18 09:00 - 12:00
Don’t throw away your broken item – bring it to the Repair Café! SalemRecycles will be hosting a Repair Café on Saturday May 18th from 9am-12 noon at the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street. Appointments are required and walk ins will not be accepted. Pre-registration is required via link, https://forms.gle/C1EdSc9KS6E43ke67;
Repair volunteers at this event will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, and tinker with or rewire electronics and lamps. Please keep in mind these services may change as we confirm volunteers. We hope to see you at this fun event where you can learn how to fix things and reduce your waste!
TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FIVE TerraCycle brigades of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
** Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
** Deodorant: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
**Brita: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.

Living Green Expo
2024-05-11 10:00 - 13:00
Hosted by Salem Chamber of Commerce and the City of Salem (Details to follow!)

Household Hazardous Waste (Beverly)
2024-04-20 08:00 - 12:00 | Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Rd., Beverly, MA, United States
The next Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held at:
Beverly High School, Saturday April 20, 2024 8 AM-Noon
$25.00 co-pay per car, cash or check only * Remember to bring proof of Beverly or Salem residency.
Hazardous Waste/Environment | Beverly, MA (beverlyma.gov)
2024-hw-flyer (beverlyma.gov)

SalemRecycles Free Book Swap & TerraCycle Collection
2024-03-23 10:00 - 13:00
SalemRecycles Free Book Swap returns to the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 10:00am-1:00pm! Swapping isn’t necessary — you may donate, take away, or both.
In addition to books, the swap accepts CDs, DVDs, video games, records (all in original cases, please), plus puzzles, greeting cards, and cloth reusable bags! All items must be clean, dry, and mildew free. Sorry, no magazines or VHS and cassette tapes.

TO DONATE, please drop off at the Community Life Center on Friday, March 22 from 4:00-7:00pm, or Saturday, March 23 from 9:00am-noon.
All leftover materials will be donated or recycled.

To Volunteer (Friday and/or Saturday): Register Here

Here’s what we are collecting for TerraCycle items:

– SWIFFERS: save all used, dried Swiffer pads.
– RAZORS: save all brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades, & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
– ORAL CARE: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, and floss containers. Save all brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
– DEODORANT: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
–BRITA: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: TerraCycle has ended the RUBBERMAID collection as of December 31, 2023. These items will no longer be accepted. Please reuse as much as possible and keep in mind that the black plastic to-go containers are NOT accepted in the curbside recycling program

For more info or to volunteer, contact Janelle Rolke at jrolke@salem.com or (978) 619-5672

Zero Waste Events City of Salem & SSU
2024-03-23 08:00 - 2024-03-25 12:00
Wednesday March 20th:

Free Waste Reduction Assistance- Want to reduce waste at your business? We’ll have a Waste Reduction Consultant from RecyclingWorks doing on-site waste assessments for participating businesses on March 20th, 2024. Assessments take about 30-45 min and will include a summary report and ongoing customized guidance to help you start or improve waste reduction programs. Fill out the registration form here to get on the schedule: https://recyclingworksma.com/getassistance/ (Space is limited so please register by March 6th!)

Friday March 22nd:

Salem State University Zero Waste Swap: Event will take place from 10 am – 1:30 pm at the Ellison Campus Center (ECC) Alumni Plaza. (Rain location is ECC Martin Luther King, Jr. room). Drop items off at ECC lobby from 12:30 – 6:00 pm on Thursday March 21st or bring items to the event on Friday. Shop the Swap for clothes, shoes, books, office supplies, dorm décor and small dorm room items. Everything will be free! Open to the public.
Salem Public Schools – Various activities;

Saturday March 23rd:

E-Waste Recycling Drive through event 8am- 12 pm Salem High School, 77 Willson Street
Free Document Shredding – Drive through event from 8 am – 12 pm Horace Mann Elementary School, 79 Willson Street
SalemRecycles Free Book Swap & TerraCycle Collection10 am – 1 pm Community Life Center, 401 Bridge Street

Sunday March 24th:

Beautification Committee Litter Cleanup 10 am – 12 pm Gallows Hill (Register Here)

Repair Café & TerraCycle Collection
2024-02-10 09:00 - 12:00
Don’t throw away your broken item – bring it to the Repair Café! SalemRecycles will be hosting a Repair Cafe on Saturday February 10th from 9am-12 noon at the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street. Appointments are required and walk ins will not be accepted. Schedule an appointment (click this link: Salem Repair Café Registration – February 10, 2024 (google.com) or email Salemrecycles@gmail.com) Repair volunteers will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, tinker with or rewire electronics and lamps, computer diagnostics, glue wooden furniture and ceramics, repair bicycles or preform bike tune-ups, and more. Please keep in mind these services may change as we confirm volunteers. We hope to see you at this fun event where you can learn how to fix things and reduce your waste!
TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FIVE TerraCycle brigades of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
** Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
** Deodorant: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
**Brita: Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.

January 13th Styrofoam Collection Day @ Beverly High School
2024-01-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Rd., Beverly, MA, United States
Salem and Beverly are partnering again to host Styrofoam Collection Day on Saturday, January 13, 2024 from 10:00am – 1:00pm.
Hold on to your Styrofoam – the company “Save That Stuff” will collect it to recycle!
This will be a drive-through event at Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Road, Beverly, MA. Residents of Salem and Beverly may participate.
Please bring only rigid white expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam). No packaging peanuts or food service containers, such as meat trays, clamshells, or Styrofoam cups can be accepted. While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Save That Stuff has densifiers that can process the material for recycling. We’re excited to offer residents a way to sustainably dispose of their Styrofoam!
For more info, contact Janelle Rolke at jrolke@salem.com or (978) 619-5672.

E-Waste Recycling Event
2023-09-30 08:00 - 12:00 | Salem High School, 77 Willson Street, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
On Saturday September 30th from 8 am – noon, Salem residents & property owners (with ID or tax bill) can recycle e-waste at Salem High School, 77 Willson St. Anything with a plug is accepted at the event.
Please bring cash or check for items that include a twenty-dollar fee. These items include: T.V.’s, computer monitors, microwaves, large exercise equipment, and appliances that contain Freon.
If your item is still in good working condition, consider donating it via one of the local Buy Nothing pages or other swap groups.

EWaste 2023

SalemRecycles Free Book Swap & TerraCycle Collection
2023-09-23 10:00 - 13:00
SalemRecycles Free Book Swap returns to the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Saturday, September 23rd from 10:00am-1:00pm! Swapping isn’t necessary — you may donate, take away, or both.
In addition to books, the swap accepts CDs, DVDs, video games, records (all in original cases, please), plus puzzles and greeting cards. All items must be clean, dry, and mildew free. Sorry, no magazines or VHS and cassette tapes.

TO DONATE, please drop off at the Community Life Center on Friday, September 22nd from 4:00-7:00pm, or Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00am-noon.
All leftover materials will be donated or recycled.

TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting SIX TerraCycle brigades of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** Swiffers: All used, dried Swiffer pads.
** Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, mouthwash bottles, & floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
** Deodorant: All brands of deodorant containers and caps.
**Brita:Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.

Register to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/DJ21boA7VsbhevpY9

August 19 Household Hazardous Waste Day @ SHS
2023-08-19 08:00 - 12:00 | Salem High School, 77 Willson Street, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
The next Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held at
Salem High School
77 Willson Street, Salem
on
Saturday, August 19, 2023
8 am – Noon
$20 co-pay per car, cash or check only
** Please remember to bring proof of Salem residency **
Contact: (978) 619-5654
2023-HHW-Reciprocity-Schedule-PDF (beverlyma.gov)

June 24 Styrofoam Collection Day @ CLC
2023-06-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Council on Aging, 5 Broad Street, Salem, 01970
The Cities of Salem and Beverly are partnering once again to host Styrofoam Collection Day on Saturday, June 24 from 10:00am – 1 PM.
Hold on to your Styrofoam – the company “Save That Stuff” will collect it to recycle!
This will be a drive-through event at the Mayor Jean Levesque Community Life Center, 401 Bridge Street in Salem. Residents of Salem and Beverly may participate.
Please bring only rigid white expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam).

No packaging peanuts or food service containers, such as meat trays, clamshells, or Styrofoam cups can be accepted.
While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Save That Stuff has densifiers that can process the material for recycling.

We’re excited to offer residents a way to sustainably dispose of their Styrofoam!

For more info, contact Janelle Rolke at jrolke@salem.com or (978) 619-5672.
