Clothing & Textile Recycling
How can I get rid of used clothes & linens?
Effective November 2022, the Salvation Army will be offering free curbside pickup of used textiles to Erving residents. You may also include shoes, hats, purses, and backpacks, belts, non-plastic linens, and ties. The items cannot be wet, soiled, or moldy. They may have rips, stains, missing buttons/zippers, and holes.
There are a few easy ways to schedule your pickup:
- Visit www.SAtruck.org and schedule your pickup; or
- Use the Salvation Army family store app available on Android and IOS; or
- Call the dispatch office at (413) 785-1921 and dial extension 331400 to schedule your pickup. Phone hours are from 8:00am-3:30pm Monday through Saturday; however, you may call during off hours and leave a message. Please be sure to include a good call back number.
Scheduled pickups for textiles will occur on Thursdays.
Important: Please label all bags with a tag stating it is for SA or write it on the bag itself if it is visible enough.
If you have other items besides textiles to donate you may also schedule it the same way, but the availability may be different.
Erving residents are free to choose to donate their used textiles to any appropriate donation program. Collection locations exist throughout Franklin County.
Waste Disposal Ban
Effective November 1, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) added textiles to the list of waste disposal ban items for the Commonwealth. As such, used textiles that are not wet or moldy cannot be thrown away in household trash and should instead be donated to recycling programs.