Residents in Niles, Ill., will soon be able to recycle their textiles at the curb thanks to a new textile recycling program managed by Simple Recycling. Through the program, which will begin on June 25, residents will receive bright-colored, durable bags to fill with textiles and place at the curb on their normal trash or recycling collection days.

The program is endorsed by the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and aims to reduce the approximately 1.1 million pounds of textiles thrown away by Niles residents each year.

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Niles officials awarded a contract for textile recycling, such as used clothing and rags, to a company last month which will begin pick up services in late June.

Village trustees signed a contract with Great Lakes Recycling, which runs Simple Recycling, at their April 24 board meeting. The contract is expected to earn the village $900 in direct revenue and save Niles taxpayers nearly $28,000 by diverting nearly 600 tons of trash from landfills each year.

Beginning Monday, June 25, Simple Recycling trucks will follow trucks from the village’s regular waste hauler Groot, along trash and recycling pickup routes on a weekly basis to collect textiles that residents want to recycle.

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