Riverhead adds textile recycling bin at Youngs Avenue facility

A town presenter announced a new textile bin at the Youngs Avenue facility: "Also, um we have a new textile bin. Uh it's the clothes bin. It's big and green. You can recycle and donate. Well, it's a recycling program. Um and you anything any kind of textiles you want. Uh sneakers, old, used, worn out holes, rags. The only um stipulation, it can't be wet or moldy." The speaker explained materials that are unsuitable for donation will be recycled into insulation or otherwise repurposed or sold to donation centers.

The announcement was given as part of the environmental and yard-waste discussion; no formal policy change or new fee was recorded in the transcript. Staff said the bin is located at the Youngs Avenue facility and invited residents to bring textiles when they drop off other yard waste or pumpkins for composting.