Recycling is mandatory in Salem, as per Town Code Chapter 409. Help Salem save $57 per ton by recycling!!!
Single Stream Recycling
Recycling made simple - it all goes together! These items can be deposited in the same area; there is no need to separate them:
- Cardboard pizza boxes (with no food, oil is OK)
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Telephone/Soft Cover Books
- Junk Mail Envelopes (all types)
- Paper (all colors, staples/paperclips are okay)
- Paperboard (cereal/shoe boxes)
- Milk/Juice Cartons
- Cardboard
- Brown Paper Bags
- Plastic Bottles and plastic containers number 1 to 7
- Soda/Juice/Water Bottles (glass or plastic)
- Milk Jugs
- Bleach and Detergent Bottles
- Shampoo Bottles
- Food containers (cottage cheese/margarine/yogurt, etc.)
- Glass Bottles/Jars (any color)
- Aluminum (pie plates/trays/foil)
- Metal Cans (tin/steel/aluminum)
- Plastic Toys with (numbers 1 to 7)
Non-Recyclables
These items cannot be recycled:
- Dirty paper (paper plates, tissues)
- Plastic bags
- Light bulbs
- Plate or pane glass
- Drinking glasses
- Mirrors
- Ceramics
- Broken glass
- Automotive product cans
- Aerosol cans
- Paint cans
- Plastic wrap
- Motor oil bottles or anti-freeze bottles
- Foam packing
- Styrofoam
- PVC pipes
- Any household hazardous waste items