Town of Bethlehem America Recycles Day

The Bethlehem Central School District’s Green Team has again partnered with the Town of Bethlehem, the Delmar Farmers Market, and the BCHS Environmental Club for the town’s sixth annual America Recycles Day Collection Event at the Bethlehem Central Middle School.
 
The event will feature clothing and textile recycling, book reuse and recycling and secure document shredding for Town of Bethlehem residents and residents of the Bethlehem Central School District.
 
Proceeds from the recycling event will benefit the district’s environmental programs directly through the Green Team’s initiatives.
 
Books will be collected for reuse or recycling by Grassroot Givers, a non-profit that accepts donations of clothing, books, and home essentials to give them to low-income individuals.
 
This event will feature clothing and other textile recycling collections open to all capital region residents, and it will also include a book reuse/recycling collection and secure document shredding. Shredding is limited to the Town of Bethlehem residents and BCSD taxpayers with ID; with a maximum of 3 medium-sized boxes per household. Grassroots Givers will cull the collected books for reusable titles before the remaining books are recycled.

Clothing and Textile Reuse and Recycling
Acceptable Items:
ALL types of clothing
Fabric, and household textiles (tablecloths, sheets, blankets, pillows, curtains, towels, stuffed animals, etc.)
Belts, hats, gloves, purses, bags, backpacks, and footwear
**Please note: All items must be clean and dry, but it is okay if they are worn, torn, ripped, stained or damaged! Ex: Backpack without a zipper, a shoe without a mate, etc.
 
Unacceptable Items:
Do NOT include mattresses, loose foam stuffing, toys, and household goods
No wet or mildewed textiles
No smelly items
No items contaminated with oil, paint or hazardous materials

For more information contact Dan Rain, Recycling Coordinator by email recycle@townofbethlehem.org or by phone at 518-439-4955, x1510.