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RecyclingRhode Island Resource Recovery Guide to Recycling
Download RIRRC's "Recycling Don'ts" for the State of Rhode Island Download RIRRC's "What to recycle" picture guide Recycling is Mandatory: The residential collection program uses two bins a covered green bin for paper items and a blue bin for plastic, metal and glass containers. For a brochure on what to recycle and how to separate recyclables for collection, please call the Clean City Program at (401) 845-5613. Additional information on recycling in Rhode Island is available on the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Web site. Recycling Bins are available in the Newport Tax Collections Office, located on the first floor of City Hall at 43 Broadway. Effective August 27, 2008, there is an $8 charge for each bin or $15 for a pair of green and blue bins. Residents must show identification or a utility bill with a Newport address on it in order to purchase a bin. FAQ: What do I do if I have more recycling than will fit in my blue & green bins? You can recycle as much as you would like! If you typically fill up your blue and green bins, you can purchase additional bins, or use your own 32-gallon barrel. The Clean City Program has stickers available that say "Extra Recycling" that you can affix to any existing 32-gallon barrel that you want to convert to a recycling bin. Please contact the Clean City Program at 845-5613 if you are interested in obtaining these stickers. At this time, the maximum size container that can be used for recycling is 32-gallons. All of the trash trucks in Newport are equipped to lift up to 96 or 64-gallon trash carts, but unfortunately, the recycling trucks are not. Recycling bins must be lifted by hand and anything over 32-gallons will be too heavy for the Waste Management, Inc. employees to lift. It is the responsibility of property owners to provide recycling bins and trash cans with tightly fitting covers to all dwelling units is a dwelling containing more than four dwelling units. In all dwelling units containing four units or less, it is the responsibility of the occupant to purchase recycling bins and trash cans with tightly fitting covers. Cardboard Boxes are included in the mandatory recycling program. Boxes need to be emptied, flattened and cannot measure more than three feet in any one direction in order to be collected. Pizza boxes are not accepted through the recycling program. Please dispose of pizza boxes through the refuse collection program. A drop-off is available for flattened residential cardboard at the Public Works yard, located at 70 Halsey Street.
For residents living in a dwelling over 8 units:
How to Recycle- Blue BinTIN/ALUMINUM, SCRAP METAL How to: Rinse cans. No need to remove labels. A thin skin of dry latex paint in can or on lid is okay. Examples: Aluminum & tin cans, foil & pie plates, empty steel areosol cans, empty latex paint cans, scrap metal, toasters & irons, wire hangers Exceptions: No scrap metal longer than 3 ft. or heavier than 35 lbs.; No aluminum aerosol cans; No oil-based paint cans;No hypodermic needles GLASS BOTTLES & JARS How to: Rinse. Remove caps and lids. Okay to recycle metal lids. No need to remove paper or plastic labels. Examples: Mayonnaise jars, wine bottles, beer bottles, applesauce jars, spaghetti sauce jars, salsa jars, vinegar bottles, baby food jars Exceptions: No broken glass; No cups, dishes, glass windows, plates, Pyrex, ceramics, mirrors, lightbulbs, crystal PLASTIC BOTTLES (Type 1) How to: Rinse. Remove and throw away plastic caps and lids. No need to remove paper or plastic labels. Examples: All plastic bottles & jugs with the Type 1 symbol on the bottom, soda & juice bottles, salad dressing bottles, shampoo bottles, window cleaner bottles Exceptions: No plastic shopping bags, no plastic food wrap, no potato chip & sandwich bags, no Styrofoam, no plastics with Type 3 through Type 7 symbols or plastics with no number symbol, no plastic tubs (yogurt, margarine, ice cream), no automotive fluid bottles (oil, antifreeze, brake fluid) PLASTIC BOTTLES & JUGS (Type 2): How to: Rinse. Remove and throw away plastic caps and lids. Examples: Colored & uncolored bottles with the Type 2 symbol on the bottom, milk jugs, detergent bottles, juice bottles, saline solution bottles, fabric softener & bleach bottles Exceptions: No plastic shopping bags, no plastic food wrap, no potato chip & sandwich bags, no Styrofoam, no plastics with Type 3 through Type 7 symbols or plastics with no number symbol, no plastic tubs (yogurt, margarine, ice cream), no automotive fluid bottles (oil, antifreeze, brake fluid) MILK CARTONS, DRINK BOXES How to: Rinse. Throw away straws. Examples: Drink Cartons, milk & juice cartons, juice boxes, flavored milk boxes, cream & creamer containers Exceptions: No refrigerated or frozen food & vegetable boxes, no ice cream boxes, no TV dinners, no margarine boxes, no cream cheese boxes How to Recycle- Green BinMIXED PAPER How to: Place in green bin. All mixed paper and thin cardboard can be mixed together. Use paper bags for excess materials. Examples: Mail, envelopes, any color (metal clasp is ok), magazines, catalogs, phonebooks, writing/ledger paper, paperbacks, paper bags (any color), greeting cards, wrapping paper, shredded paper, fax paper, computer paper, sugar & flour bags, calendars, tissue paper, coupons, bill inserts Exceptions: No paper towels, tissues, napkins; No cigarette packs; No candy wrappers; No waxed or plastic-coated paper; No foil wrapping paper NEWSPAPERS How to: Bundle into brown paper bags or tie with string. Examples: All newspapers, ads and inserts Exceptions: DO NOT put in a plastic bag CARDBOARD How to: FLATTEN and tie with string. Bundles must be less than 3 ft. long or wide. Examples: Boxes & other corrugated cardboard (smooth on the outside, wavy in the middle) Exceptions: No cardboard larger than 3 ft., no dirty or greasy cardboard, no pizza boxes THIN CARDBOARD How to: Place in green bin with mixed paper, but throw away package plastic or wax liners. Examples: All thin cardboard, shoe boxes, cereal boxes, pasta boxes (window ok), toilet paper rolls, gift boxes, cake mix boxes, toothpaste boxes, tissue boxes, paper egg cartons, file folders, light bulb packages Exceptions: No takeout or frozen food boxes; No soda or beer packaging; No soap or laundry detergent boxes; No boxes with silver or foil coatings; Nothing dirty, greasy or plastic-coated |
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