Newport Hosting 2 Fall Recycling, Waste Disposal Events

NEWPORT, RI — The Newport Clean City program will host a pair of events at Easton’s Beach this fall to help city residents dispose of hazardous and harder to recycle items.

First up will be the Eco-Depot, hosted in concert with Rhode Island Resource Recovery, scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 19. The Eco-Depot is a free service for properly disposing of household hazardous waste.

Household hazardous waste is anything labeled with skull and crossbones, or words like "toxic," "flammable," "combustible," etc. Examples include mercury devices, automotive fluids, gasoline, propane tanks, fertilizers, pesticides, pool chemicals, and polishes.

For inquiries or to make an appointment for this event, call Rhode Island Resource Recovery at 401-942-1430, extension 3241 or click here.

For those interested in disposing of non-toxic household items, Newport Fall Recycling Day will return 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 9. This event is for disposing "harder to recycle" items and is open to Newport residents only. Proof of residency is required.

This year, Newport residents will be able to dispose of the following:

• Electronic Waste Recycling: Electronic Waste Recycling: Indie Cycle, LLC will be accepting electronic items including computers, laptops, monitors, televisions, routers, PDAs, cell phones, mice, keyboards, ink-jet printers, toner cartridges, CD/DVD players, radios, cameras, network equipment, wires, stereos, speakers, telephones, microwaves, small household appliances, and acid lead batteries such as auto/marine and back-ups. Anything with a wire! An additional $20 disposal fee will be charged for air conditioners, small refrigerators, dehumidifiers, water coolers or freezers up to 4.5 cubic ft. and all other coolant devices. An additional $10 disposal fee will be charged for large wooden encased speakers ($5 for small), & laser-jet printers. Please note, all above should not be actively leaking. Additional charges may apply to large copy machines and printers. Cash or check is accepted for payment. Indie Cycle does not accept light bulbs, single use batteries, fire/carbon monoxide detectors, plastic tapes/disks, glass plates or ceramic bowls, broken TV tubes or hazardous materials. For more information: www.indiecycle.com or email indiecycle@gmail.com
• Paper Shredding: Bring up to 3 banker boxes of sensitive paper documents to be shredded. 3 boxes limit for each resident for shredding will be enforced. No commercial businesses accepted. ONLY sensitive documents, no magazines or newspapers.
• Clothing and Textiles: Big Brothers Big Sisters of RI will be available to accept donations of clothing and other textiles. Clean textiles with tears or stains are accepted. Please visit www.DonateRI.org for more information.
• Scrap Metal: Metal hangers, pots, pans, metal chains, screws, nails, and any other item that is primarily made out of metal. No items containing Freon or hazardous waste accepted in the metal container.
• Rigid Plastics: Acceptable items are 100% rigid plastic with non-plastic parts removed, empty and free of all materials and liquids, have never held hazardous materials or waste, are smaller than a 95gallon recycling/trash cart and larger than a hard hat, and are not drums or barrels of any size. Examples of items that fit the criteria include: hard hats (interior lining removed), buckets/pails (metal handles okay), laundry baskets, lawn furniture, milk/soda/beverage crates, plastic election campaign signs (wire mounting stands removed), plastic shelving, storage totes/bins/trays/lids, trash/recycling bins/compost bins, trash/recycling carts (axles, wheels and metal handles removed).
• Cardboard: Flattened cardboard only. No paper or packing materials accepted.
• Cooking Oil: There will be a collection bin for all vegetable cooking oil (dropped off in your containers) for recycling.
• Bulky Waste Items for Disposal: Two Bulky items (ex: one couch, one table) per household maximum (there is a six-item max for homeowners who own multiple homes). Proof of residency MUST be presented on the day of the event. Eligible bulky items do not include hazardous waste (including refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers), electronics, plastic bags, mattresses or Styrofoam.