Rigid Plastics Recycling Suspended at Caraustar in Salem

Caraustar Corp. at 53 Jefferson Avenue in Salem (formerly North Shore Recycled Fibers) has notified the City of Salem that it has suspended its bulky, rigid plastic drop-off program due to market conditions. Rigid plastics are hard plastic items that cannot go in the standard curbside recycling cart or bin. Rigid plastics include such products as milk crates, old barrels and recycle bins, children’s ride-on toys, deck chairs, large flower pots, etc. Caraustar hopes to resume this program sometime in the future if market conditions improve.