There's also more info in the article below (part of a five-part series on recycling in the Lincoln Squirrel in 2022) scroll down a bit to the "Textiles" heading.
“Where does it all go?” Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream <https://staging.lincolnsquirrel.com/2022/08/where-does-it-all-go-part-3-recycling-beyond-single-stream/> (August 7, 2022) Alice Waugh Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel <https://www.lincolnsquirrel.com/> [email protected] 617-710-5542 (mobile) On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM June L Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > If you don't mind driving a little farther, there is a St. Vincent de Paul > collection bin at St. Julia's church in Weston. I believe that they will > look through the contents and donate clothing in good condition to people > in need, and recycle/repurpose other textiles. > > June > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lincoln <[email protected]> On Behalf Of cmontie > montie.net > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2025 5:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Recycling textiles at the dump? > > Thank you for all the replies to my question! > > It seems like I’m not alone in my confusion! The similarity of the bins > at the dump and their close proximity to one another (adjacent), along with > ambiguous signage makes things unclear. > > I followed a tip to go to the Hartwell/Magic Garden parking lot where > there are two well-labeled bins from Bay State Textiles for recycling. > Know ahead: all items should be bagged. Thanks for the tip! > > As for the dump, who knows how many deliveries of useful clothing have > gone off to the shredder inadvertently. Anyway, at least for now: try > Hartwell bins for recycling textiles—and to be on the safe side, a trip > over to Crosby’s Goodwill drop-off trailer for clothing in good condition. > > I hope this is useful information! > > Best > > Carolyn > > > On Jan 25, 2025, at 2:49 PM, cmontie montie.net <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I brought bags of clothes in good condition to be passed along via the > Red Cross collection bin at the dump today. I also had some textiles that > were not fit to pass along that I wanted to have recycled—but I was unsure > where to drop them. There are three Red Cross collection bins. The > signage on them is a little confusing, referencing repurposing, recycling, > bagged clothes…. Etc… > > > > Does everything just get dropped in the same bin?—or is there a separate > bin for recycling? It seems weird to mix good usable items with worn out > items. > > > > Any clarification out there? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Carolyn > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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