Tri-County Residents Can Drop Off Old Clothes and Linens for Free This Weekend

Tri-County Residents Can Drop Off Old Clothes and Linens for Free This Weekend

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WAITE PARK (WJON News) -- Residents of the Tri-County area can clean out their closets and totes for a clothes recycling event on Saturday.

The Tri-County Solid Waste Commission is working with Retold Recycling on a free textile recycling event at the Stearns County Service Center in Waite Park.

Residents of Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne counties can drop off as many items as they wish, and all accepted items will be responsibly recycled. The effort is to help reduce the more than 11 million tons of textiles that end up in U.S. landfills every year.

You can drop off bras, socks, underwear, clothing, towels, cloth rags, dog toys, stuffed toys, shoes, and bed linens. Items that can't be taken include unwashed items, carpet, rugs, pillows, cushions, and oil-coated garments.

The recycling event will be at 3301 County Road 138 in Waite Park on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

For questions, call the Tri-County Solid Waste Commission at (320) 257-8606.

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