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<b><u>SPRING 2024 CLOTHING & TEXTILE COLLECTION EVENT</u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Date:</b> April 13-14, 2024</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Location:</b> 790 Main Street, Falmouth, MA</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">The collection trailer will be parked in front of Falmouth Senior Center and Gus Canty Community Center.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Time:</b> 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. This is a self-serve, drive-up & drop-off event.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Coordinated by</b>: Falmouth Department of Public Works, and collected by Baystate Textiles</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Proceeds</b>: Benefit the Falmouth Public Elementary School PTOs.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Residents requiring assistance with their materials should come between 9:00 am – 2:00 pm on Saturday, when the trailer will be staffed by volunteers.</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">This recycling event provides residents with a convenient outlet for excess quantities of clothing and textiles. Materials donated at
this event are carefully sorted and sold or donated for re-use as clothing, if in good condition. Ripped, worn, or damaged clothing will be re-purposed for a variety of consumer uses or recycled into new products such as mattress stuffing or cleaning rags.
Residents are also encouraged to donate seasonally appropriate clothing in excellent condition to local thrift stores.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Our Fall 2023 textile collection event brought in
<b>13,750 pounds</b> of materials, and a donation of $825.00 from Baystate Textiles. Clothing and Textiles have been on Mass DEP’s “Waste Ban” list since 2022, and should no longer be disposed of in the trash, saving limited landfill space and reducing disposal
costs. Clothing and Textiles must never be placed in curbside recycling carts where they will be discarded; or worse, they may tangle and damage machinery or injure employees working in the facility where our curbside materials are sorted.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Accepted Items Include:</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Clothing</b>- including Pants, Shirts, Socks, Pajamas, Undergarments, Coats. Out-of-season, out-of-style, and worn or torn materials
are accepted.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Footwear</b>- including Dress Shoes, Winter Boots, Sneakers, Flip-Flops, Cleats.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Household Linens</b>- including Sheets, Towels, Blankets, Drapes, Non-Foam Pillows, Small Throw Rugs.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Accessories</b>- including Gloves, Belts, Scarves, Bags, Hats, Stuffed Animals.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Unacceptable Items Include:</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Mattresses, Mattress Pads, Foam Products, Cushions, Throw Rugs (over 2’x4’), Carpet.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Materials that are Wet or Contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Full List of Accepted/Unaccepted Materials</b>-
<a href="https://www.baystatetextiles.com/what-we-do-dont-accept/" id="OWA64a3f95c-f861-9211-65f7-784ac660bf29" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" shash="oL2AhUilwvdxDul0qeweVm5ub8XcMx5bwR6D6WOm0DLVH964lYnSiGbhz74JYKILU+MoxVkf5oVvXYoGhlNfVgR1ApQR+HQR8pRIwVflSJCcx5fLCWbRwytznLqq1mr67Nz5iwSGf9PJuY1s1F6HI41LZp/RD9Vb1ssmu3MNM1g=" originalsrc="https://www.baystatetextiles.com/what-we-do-dont-accept/" data-auth="VerificationFailed" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
https://www.baystatetextiles.com/what-we-do-dont-accept/</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Materials</b> must be clean, dry, placed in bags, and placed inside trailer. Do not leave bags or materials on the ground.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Locations of long-term collection boxes</b> in Falmouth, and other information about textile recycling is on the Town of
<b>Falmouth webpage</b>- <a href="https://www.falmouthma.gov/1253/Textile-Recycling" id="OWA166d9ddb-d0ff-1330-aeef-74f8a02a1c1d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" shash="SSgfmeIZYkLfd/juiu1NLkagekFGFGMUXr+QCynXTLuyXUkeoy60CNf2SQ+gH4996axD+H22GeFjHGIi3G137gbs+dbN1rUb7cBJs+VG9i7/5j/UmylcCH/TsZIT/rG4YLe18oCtXlmAeu3/kBOZISPNc3YkpUqe04ALg1kFj60=" originalsrc="https://www.falmouthma.gov/1253/Textile-Recycling" data-auth="VerificationFailed" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
https://www.falmouthma.gov/1253/Textile-Recycling</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mary B. Ryther</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Recycling & Solid Waste Coordinator</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Department of Public Works</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Town of Falmouth, MA</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">508-457-2543 ext. 3107</p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:mary.ryther@falmouthma.gov" id="OWAa9ea02be-035a-b9bf-da27-9dc3d3beadf5" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">mary.ryther@falmouthma.gov</a></p>
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