#SalemMA - #ZeroWasteSalem Free #BookSwap and #TerraCycle Collection

"Zero Waste Salem Free Book Swap returns to the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Saturday, March 21 from 10:00am-1:00pm! Swapping isn’t necessary — you may donate, take away, or both.

We accept ONLY books, CDs, DVDs, records (all in original cases, please), plus puzzles and greeting cards. We are also accepting bags (paper, plastic, grocery, cloth) for swapping.

All items must be clean, dry, and mildew free.

TO DONATE, please drop off at the Community Life Center on Friday, March 20 from 4:00-7:00pm, or Saturday, March 21 from 9:00am-noon. Remaining items will be donated.

Please understand that our volunteers will have to sort through and trash anything except the accepted items.

Please respect volunteers’ time and health and DO NOT bring magazines, VHS, old/mildewed/outdated books, home CDs, binders, and cassette tapes.

TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FIVE TerraCycle categories of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** #Swiffers: All used, dried #Swiffer pads.
** #Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Non-electric #toothbrushes, #toothpaste tubes, & #floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
**Brita: #Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.
**#BurtsBees empty product containers and packaging.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: No deodorant or mouthwash bottles accepted as of January 1, 2025. Please place mouthwash bottles (with cap on) into curbside recycling carts."

Source:
https://greensalem.com/event/zero-waste-salem-free-book-swap-terracycle-collection/

#SolarPunkSunday #FreeBookSwap #CDSwap #DVDSwap #RecordSwap #TerracycleCollection #Recycling

#SalemMA - #EWaste Recycling Event

March 28 @ 8:00 am

"$20 cash or check, per unit: TVs, Monitors, Microwaves, dehumidifiers, ACs, vacuum cleaners.

$40 cash or check, per unit: Refrigerators, Exercise Equipment, battery-powered lawn equipment, free-standing electronic devices such as fireplaces, heaters, air hockey tables, etc.

All Other Electronic Items: FREE Including: Computer towers, laptops, tablets, cellphones, small appliances, household electronics including phones, printers, fax machines, cd players, etc.

If your item is still in good working condition, consider donating it via one of the local #BuyNothing pages or other swap groups."

https://greensalem.com/event/e-waste-recycling-event-12/

#SolarPunkSunday #ZeroWasteSalem #ElectronicWaste #EWasteRecycling

The national Covenant of UU Pagans (CUUPS) is putting on a convocation this year, July 24 - 26, in Salem, Massachusetts

https://cuups.org/CUUPS-Convocation

#UnitarianUniveralist #UnitarianUniversalism #CUUPS #UU #Pagan #Paganism #WitchCraft #witch #witchy #EarthCentered #Convocation #Massachusetts #Salem #SalemMA #Solstice #UUA

The national Covenant of UU Pagans (CUUPS) is putting on a convocation this year, July 24 - 26, in Salem, Massachusetts

https://cuups.org/CUUPS-Convocation

#UnitarianUniveralist #UnitarianUniversalism #CUUPS #UU #Pagan #Paganism #WitchCraft #witch #witchy #EarthCentered #Convocation #Massachusetts #Salem #SalemMA #Solstice #UUA

U2, Live “Under a Blood Red Sky, ” 1983 on Island

I always thought of this as recorded at Red Rocks in Colorado, but with additional tracks from the Orpheum in Boston (“11 O’Clock Tick Tock”) and Rockpalast in Germany (all of Side B, “I Will Follow”).

There was a live video – Live at Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky, which was the full Red Rocks gig – may be why I’ve always confused the two.

This is one of the records I keep multiple copies of. Early pressings included a 5:18 version of “The Electric Co.” that includes Bono interpolating some lyrics from “Send in the Clowns” – these were removed from later pressings due to rights issues, resulting in a 4:51 version of the song. (CDs and reissues also use this shorter version).

This copy, via the Record Exchange in Salem MA, is a Specialty Records Pressing with the longer “The Electric Co.”. (My other copy with the shorter “The Electric Co.” is also a Specialty Records Pressing but with metal work from Allied).

#SalemMA - #Styrofoam #Recycling Event – Save Your Styrofoam!

Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

"Salem and #BeverlyME partner once again to host Styrofoam Collection Day on Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 10:00am – 1:00pm. Hold on to your foam, as Save That Stuff will collect it to recycle! This is a drive-through event at the Beverly High School, 100 Sohier Rd, MA. Residents of Salem and Beverly may participate.

There will also be pre-event drop-off available at the Beverly Public Library on Friday, January 9, 9am-5pm.

Please bring only rigid, white, expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam), the kind that crumbles into little pellets. No squishy foam, packaging peanuts, or food service containers, such as meat trays, clamshells, or Styrofoam cups can be accepted. While Styrofoam cannot be recycled curbside, Save That Stuff has densifiers that can process the material for recycling. We’re excited to offer residents a way to sustainably dispose of their Styrofoam!

NEW: For the January 2026 event, we will also be accepting broken #StringLights and #ExtensionCords for recycling.

VOLUNTEERS needed for two shifts, 10:00-11:30AM and 11:30-1:15. Please reach out to Alisa at [email protected] to sign up!

For more info contact: Alisa Cherkasova at [email protected] or (978) 619-5672 or 978-594-3938

Source:
https://greensalem.com/event/styrofoam-collection-event-2/

#SolarPunkSunday #Recycling #MAEvents

Unsolicited plug for Not Ya Mama’s in #SalemMA Straight up comfort food, non-skimpy portions, and the ice cream sandwiches OMG. They just closed for tonight. Go tomorrow. #Vegan

Best Vegan food in Salem, MA | Not Ya Mamas Cafe | Vegan food near me https://notyamamascafe.com/