1) Does your town do a spring "Recycle Day"? (or "Drop off day" or "Clean out your attic day", etc?) Bikes Not Bombs collects hundreds of bikes in conjunction with Recycle Days in Andover, Chatham, Concord, Mansfield, Natick, and Tewksbury, but we are looking to expand our collection efforts into other towns. If your town does an event like this, and is not on the list above, let us know about it (no need to research specific information).

2) How does Bikes Not Bombs collect and process 6,000 bikes per year? More than half of them are donated at suburban bike drives on Saturdays during the spring and fall. Volunteer a Saturday or three and help our bike donations team meet enthusiastic suburbanites and bring back the bikes. The day is long, and can be physically demanding, but you will always get to meet lots of fun people. Email Steve Bosco, bike donations coordinator at if you want to be plugged in.

See http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/bikedrives for more information.