SalemRecycles' mission is to reduce trash tonnage in the City of Salem by increasing recycling, diverting reusable items, and motivating city stakeholders through education and information.

Earth Day is Monday, April 22.

Here are ways to get involved, learn, and take action!

Sign up or refer a neighbor to compost food scraps!

Salem needs only 81 more Black Earth Compost subscribers to decrease the yearly cost for EVERYONE! Sign up here.

Earth Month - Spoonfuls

This April, in partnership with Food Waste Prevention Week 2024 and in honor of Earth Month, Spoonfuls is calling attention to the impact of wasted food on people and the planet and highlighting everyday opportunities to be a part of the solution.

Visit the Sponfuls website to learn more about the food waste problem and how to take action.

Saturday, April 13:

Clothing Swap!

Clothing Swap Tickets, Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite

Join Eleventh House Vintage at Mills 58 in Peabody for their second Clothing Swap to rehome clothes and accessories you no longer wear and find new pieces to love!

Sunday, April 14:

The First Church in Salem Clothing Donation/ Swap/ Repair Event

Saturday, April 20:

The 3rd Annual Great Salem Cleanup

Hosted by Salem's Beautification Committee & Keep Salem Beautiful

REGISTER HERE or scan the QR code below to participate at one of a dozen designated Salem locations.

Sunday, April 21:

Wholly Sustainable: Electric Vehicles

Local clean energy consultant and Green Beverly coach Sean Leach gets us all charged up about using EVs to go from here to there.

2:00 - 3:00 pm

First Baptist Church

221 Cabot Street, Beverly

Thursday, April 25:

Free Movies!

Beginning at 6:30 pm, Cinema Salem will screen two climate-related films in celebration of Earth Month: a short film called THE CHELSEA COOL BLOCK, and a feature-length documentary called CANARY. Directors from both films will be on hand for Q&A after the films.

Hazardous Waste/Environment | Beverly, MA (beverlyma.gov)

Saturday, April 20, 8 am – Noon

$25.00 co-pay per car, cash or check only. 

* Remember to bring proof of Beverly or Salem residency

CLICK HERE FOR 2024 FLYER

White Good pickup - Friday April 5th

1 day trash & green recycling delay the week of April 15th

Yard Waste Pickup the week of April 29th

Recycling & Trash Salem MA

The first Salem Housing Authority location in Salem, Pioneer Terrace, is beginning their composting journey! On Monday, March 11, Waste Reduction Coordinator, Janelle Rolke, attended the Pioneer Terrace and Bertram Tenant Organization monthly meeting to share this new program and opportunity. Prior to this meeting, the Housing Authority worked with Black Earth Compost to set up an account for weekly organic pickup at this location.

The goal is to spread the word to Pioneer Terrace residents that they can now divert food waste from the dumpsters and direct it instead to the 64 gallon compost bins – allowing Black Earth to turn that waste into nutrient-rich soil!

There were so many residents in attendance who are thrilled to start composting! Great work, Salem Housing Authority and Pioneer Terrace residents!

What We're Reading:

• NERC Releases Final Update on Increased Capacity to Use Recycled Paper — Northeast Recycling Council
• The Salem Pantry - ways the Salem pantry works with our local community to rescue food
• Taking the Train for Sustainable Travel - Earth911
• Community Benefits Agreement Is a Coalition Success Story (salemsafe.org)
• Massachusetts Dashboard — Don't Waste Our Future (dontwasteourfuture.org)
• The Municipal, April 2024, page 48: Storm drains draw residents into municipal volunteerism
• Seaside Sustainability's April 2024 newsletter. Scroll down on Seaside Sustainability's homepage to subscribe to the Gloucester-based organization's newsletter.

What We're Listening To:

• Earth911 Podcast Accelerating ESG Efforts

Online Education & In-Person Events:

• April 3, 12:00 pm, Food Waste Prevention Webinar
• April 3, 6:30 - 8:45 pm. Abbot Public Library, 3 Brook Rd., Marblehead: What Happens on the Land Affects Salem Sound. Register to join in-person or via Zoom: tinyurl.com/2024-Conservancy
• April 4, 12 pm, Policy That Produces Progress: Model Ordinances and Other Governance Tools to Reduce Food Waste
• April 4, 12 pm, Electric Vehicles 101 Webinar
• April 10, 6:30 pm, Climate, Justice, and the Economy: Storm drains draw residents into municipal volunteerism – A Public Conversation with Avi Chomsky and Marjorie Kelly
• April 11, 10:50 - 11:50 am. Salem State University, Ellison Campus Center: "Saving Our Shoreline: Resilient Coasts in Salem"
• Earth Days | Salem State University
• April 16, 7:00 pm: Save Money on an Electric Car in Massachusetts - Webinar
• Thursday, April 25, Cinema Salem, 6:30 pm: THE CHELSEA COOL BLOCK and a documentary, CANARY
• Saturday, April 27, 1 - 3 pm, PEM: Engage in pop-up conversations, ask questions, and hear about local and regional efforts to address climate change. 

At the PEM through June 9:

• Our Time on Earth, a traveling exhibit celebrating the power of global creativity to transform the conversation around the climate emergency.

Get Inspired!

SalemRecycles

978-619-5672

jrolke@salem.com

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