Hello, The Bay State Textiles website is also helpful and … (believe it or not) if you call them they will advise you re: questionably acceptable items if you are unsure. Bay State Textiles staff sort all donated items apparently.
Kathleen Lomatoski [email protected] > On Jan 27, 2025, at 10:06 AM, cmontie montie.net <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Susan > > Thank you for this wonderful clarification! > > If it’s helpful, I’m happy to pull together this info into some signage for > the collection bins at the dump to head-off confusion others might encounter > going forward. > > Message me directly if you’re interested. Again, many thanks (it’s a relief > to know my nice donations will get sorted from the rest and be put to good > use!). > > > Best > > Carolyn > >> On Jan 27, 2025, at 9:47 AM, Donaldson, Susan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> There are 2 Bay State Textile bins at the transfer station. These bins >> accept both recyclable and reusable textiles and the town received a rebate >> check each month based on the tonnage. The company sorts the items >> accordingly. There is also a Red Cross bin at the transfer station. This >> bin is for reusable textiles and the Red Cross sells their items to various >> vendors. >> >> Textiles are no longer allowed in the trash and should be recycled. Any >> items that have oil, grease, etc. should be placed in the trash and not the >> textile bins. >> >> There is list of acceptable items for Bay State on the transfer station >> website. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Susan Donaldson >> Office Manager >> Town of Lincoln >> Department of Public Works >> 781-259-8999 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cmontie montie.net <[email protected]> >> 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.
