North Andover, Massachusetts, considers textile recycling

Curbside recycling of textiles may soon come to North Andover, Massachusetts. The Eagle Tribune, North Andover, reports that the city is seeking help from other municipalities to make the proposed service a reality.

The program was outlined by Stephen Lisauskus of WasteZero, Raleigh, North Carolina, at a meeting for the Board of Selectmen Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. The free, voluntary service would result in an estimated $2,400 savings in municipal waste and $800 revenue for collected textiles, the Tribune reports.

Residents would fill large bright pink bags with their unwanted textiles and place them at the end of their driveways to be collected.

“We’re always trying to explore new ways to provide services to residents,” Town Manager Andrew Maylor told the newspaper. “Services that don’t have a cost to the town but provide a value added to residents, are obviously things we’re very interested in.” 

The service would be proved by Solon, Ohio-based Simple Recycling, which also recently began providing a similar service in Westlake, Ohio.