BULKY WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM
Looking for a way to dispose of your larger items that do not fit in your trash carts as part of your bagged household trash? The Bulky Waste Collection Program is available to Newport residents to provide curbside collection for those larger items.
As part of the City’s trash contract, effective July 1, 2022, residents no longer need to obtain collection stickers from City Hall! All requests and payments for bulky waste and white goods collection items must be made directly through the City’s hauling company, Waste Management by calling 
1-800-972-4545 
Items will be collected on the first and third Thursday of each month by appointment only, including the following:
Bulky Items - these items include but are not limited to couches, upholstered furniture, wooden furniture, mattresses, etc. The collection cost per item is $31.50
White Goods/Appliances- these items include but are not limited to stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers washers dryers, air conditioners etc. the collection cost per item is $42.00
For more information on whether or not an item is acceptable for collection, please consult with a Waste Management call center agent.
Once full payment has been made and your collection appointment has been scheduled, the agent will supply a reference or ticket number as your confirmation. Items must be curbside by 6 a.m. on the day of your appointment. Missed appointments will result in the need to contact the Waste Management call center to again make payment and schedule another appointment. No refunds will be given unless cancellation of a scheduled appointment is made by contacting the Waste Management Call Center with your confirmation number by noon the day before the scheduled collection. Please keep in mind that leaving items curbside for longer than 24 hours may result in a fine per City ordinance.
E-WASTE RECYCLING
Indie Cycle, LLC provides electronics recycling drop-off options at events throughout RI. These events welcome people from neighboring cities and towns. No residency requirements and no appointments necessary! Fees may apply.
Upcoming Local Events:
Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 9am - 12 noon in Middletown at the Aquidneck Farmer's Market, Embrace Home Loans - Corporate, 25 Enterprise Center.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 8am - 12 noon in Newport at the Fall Recycling Day,
Easton's Beach, 175 Memorial Boulevard.
For more information on upcoming Indie Cycle events:
http://indiecycle.blogspot.com/p/where-we-will-be_20.html
For more information on what is accepted:
http://indiecycle.blogspot.com/p/what-we-take.html
For additional statewide options that are open to all Rhode Island residents please visit RIRRC: http://atoz.rirrc.org/items/electronics
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
The Eco-Depot is a free service for Rhode Island residents to allow for proper disposal of household hazardous waste. Household hazardous waste is anything labeled with skull and crossbones, or words like 'toxic', 'poison', 'flammable', 'combustible', etc. Examples include mercury devices, automotive fluids, gasoline, propane tanks, fertilizers, pesticides, pool chemicals, and polishes.
Rhode Island Resource Recovery (RIRRC) has events scheduled throughout the State beginning on March 25th and continuing through December 2nd. Please check the RIRRC website for the most up-to-date information.
The next locally scheduled Rhode Island Resource Recovery Eco-Depot event for household hazardous waste disposal is:
October 14, 2023 in Newport at Easton's Beach, 175 Memorial Boulevard, 8 am to 12 noon*.
*This event is rain or shine!
For more information on what is considered household hazardous waste please visit: https://www.ecodepotri.org
For inquiries or to make an appointment for a scheduled event, please call Rhode Island Resource Recovery at (401) 942-1430 x3241.
RESIDENTIAL YARD WASTE
YARD WASTE COLLECTIONS occur on your normal scheduled collection day (except where noted one day delay for holiday) and are scheduled: one week in January, one week in March, four weeks in April, every other week from May through October, three weeks in November and one week in December. Waste Management will collect leaves, grass clippings and branches less than four inches in diameter (and no more than three feet in length) placed either in paper bags, tied in bundles or in 32-gallon garbage cans (no Yard Waste Only sticker required). Any yard waste material left in plastic bags will be left behind on the curbside. Please see above link for the 2023 Holiday and Yard Waste Calendar.
For disposal of larger tree branches, brush or stumps that do not qualify for the Yard Waste Collection program, residential property owners may bring excess yard waste and brush to the Waste Management Transfer Station. Disposal of excess and oversized yard waste at the transfer station is not counted as one of the two free dumps offered to residential property owners and may be done without fees. Property owners must be with the load and provide government issued photo ID and proof of residency (tax bill or water bill). NO EXCEPTIONS.
If you are unable to transport the materials yourself, you may contract with a private contractor. However, to avoid the disposal fees, the property owner must be present with the load and present government issued photo id and proof of residency (copy of tax bill or water bill).
Please see link below for additional information on the Waste Management Transfer Station.
https://www.cityofnewport.com/city-hall/departments/public-services/trash-recycling/programs
TEXTILE RECYCLING
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island (BBBSRI) has placed their TEXTILE DONATION BINS in the City of Newport. These collection bins are an easy and convenient way to donate your clothing and textiles and help divert materials from the landfill. BBBSRI donation bins are available year-round at the Edward King House and the Self-Service Recycling Center at City Yard. BBBSRI accepts all clothing, shoe, household linen and other fabric donations. Any textile that is donated should be clean, dry and bagged and placed INSIDE THE BIN. Please do not place items outside the bin. Gently used and ripped/torn or stained items are accepted.
City of Newport Donation Bin Locations:
Edward King House, 25 King Street;
City Yard, 80 Halsey Street.
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SHREDDED PAPER
Shredded paper may be disposed of
bagged with your regular household trash. It should not be placed in your recycling cart.
Alternatively,
Rhode Island Resource Corporation (RIRRC) accepts shredded paper, secured in a bag at their small vehicle area drop off container located at 65 Shun Pike in Johnston. You may also look for local shredding drop off events (see link below) or compost shreds in backyard compost bins.
For more information on scheduled events available to Rhode Island residents
(including community shredding events) please visit:
http://www.rirrc.org/announcements/events.
For questions about the proper disposal/recycling of items not accepted in the City-issued carts, please visit the RIRRC A-Z List: http://atoz.rirrc.org/.