Middletown Recycling Newsletter - March 2021

Press release from the Town of Middletown:

March 17, 2021

Refuse Collection Department
March 17, 2021

1) Bulk Waste Amnesty Day – Saturday, March 27, 2021
2) PaintCare RI – Saturday, April 10, 2021
3) Recycling
4) Yard Waste
5) Simple Recycling
6) Follow Middletown online

1) Bulk Waste Amnesty Day – Saturday, March 27, 2021
Middletown’s Bulk Waste Amnesty Day is open to residents participating in the PAYT program, the event will run from 8:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Second Beach in the main parking lot in Middletown, please call or email to schedule a drop off time before March 25th (examples of bulk waste: couches, chairs, mattresses, bicycles, rugs, large plastic toys, scrap metal & electronic waste).

Residents MUST call or email (401-842-6519 or wcronin@middletownri.com) in advance to schedule a time to drop off. Please provide:
1) Your address
2) A detailed list of what you would like to bring down and
3) Let me know what time would be convenient for you to drop off material.

* * Items not accepted: * *
Hazardous waste, Yard Waste, Cardboard, Tires, Household trash, items small enough to fit in a PAYT bag and/or more than one bundle of Lumber, Construction and Demolition material**
** a bundle is as much as you can carry in your arms or as much as can fit in a 30-gallon trash barrel

Information on Bulk Waste, including a list of charitable organizations can be found here: www.MiddletownRI.com/bulk
The Aquidneck Island Sell & Swap Facebook Page, Freecycle.org and craigslist.org are great outlets for trying to give away, or sell, items that still have life left.

> Marine shrink wrap – we will be accepting boat shrink wrap for recycling with the help of Clean Ocean Access. You can find more information on their work here:

https://www.cleanoceanaccess.org/shrink-wrap-recycling/

> Bicycles, bike parts and accessories dropped off at the Bulk Amnesty Day will be offered to Bike Newport.
Bike Newport’s Bike Rescue initiative supports Earn-and-Learn and the Bike Library. These programs are designed to provide youth and other community members with access to bicycles and the know-how to maintain them and ride safe. Visit http://bikenewportri.org for more information.

> The next bulk event will be May 1, 2021.

2) PaintCare RI – Free Paint Disposal – April 10, 2021 at Second Beach
Households may bring any amount of paint, stain, and varnish.

Paint must be in sealed, original container with original manufacturer label. This event is for the following products only:
House paint and primers (latex or oil-based)
Stains
Deck and concrete sealers
Clear finishes (e.g., varnishes, shellac)
For more information please visit: https://www.paintcare.org/middletown/
Registration required: https://paint-middletown.eventbrite.com

This is not a household hazardous waste event, the next Eco-Depot in our area will be:
Tiverton on August 28 and in Newport on October 16
For more information on the disposal of household hazardous waste or the Eco-Depot events, please visit:
https://www.rirrc.org/recycling-composting-disposal/hazardous-waste/household-hazardous-waste

3) Recycling
Here is a great link to what is acceptable in the blue recycling carts:
https://www.rirrc.org/sites/default/files/2019-01/RAA%20Detailed%20Guidelines%20English.pdf

4) Yard Waste
Yard waste collection will start the week of April 5.
You may view the 2021 schedule and information about the PAYT program online here.

PLEASE only place material that has grown in your yard out for yard waste collection. Too often, the yard waste truck driver reports lumber, litter and dog waste** mixed in with the yard waste.
All of Middletown’s yard waste gets tipped at Rhode Island Nurseries’ facility where it is composted and spread on the fields. When trash is mixed in it litters their fields and surrounding property.

Thank you!

** A side note, please do not place your dog’s waste in someone else’s cart, it can create unwanted mess!

5) Simple Recycling
The pink bag company has not made any announcement on when the curbside collection of textiles will resume. I will make announcements when I hear something. In the meantime, please donate locally when possible!

6) Follow Middletown online:
The town has increased its online presence, follow us on your social media platform of choice:
*Twitter: @Middletown411
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MiddletownRI
*YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS2ExIYhG-007_2tey_y4Iw
(all of the Middletown Town Council meetings are live streamed)
*Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user3023029
*Middletown’s blog: /blog (the top six posts may be seen from the town’s home page)
* You can sign up for Middletown’s list serve (email service) here: http://middletown.simplelists.com
Give your name, email address and select recycling from the drop down box then click the blue subscribe button.
You will receive an email from the list serve manager with a confirmation link, click that to confirm and you will then be set up to receive our email blasts!

Thank you for reading, please contact me with any questions or concerns!
Best,

Will

Will Cronin
Recycling Coordinator
Operations & Facility Manager
Town of Middletown
401 842-6519 (office)

This press release was produced by the Town of Middletown. The views expressed are the author's own.