2016 Portsmouth Transfer Station Sticker Sales Begin on Jan. 4

PORTSMOUTH, RI—Stickers for Portsmouth residents to use the town’s transfer station in 2016 can be bought beginning Jan. 4.

The price is $150 for the first vehicle and $10 for a second sticker, which is the limit per household. The price increased by $15 this year upon recommendation of Town Administrator Richard Rainer, who told the Town Council that the increase is due in part to recent construction there and its resulting debt service.

The town is also bracing itself along with all other Rhode Island Communities for an anticipated price hike at the Central Landfill in Johnston. Rhode Island Resource Recovery is proposing an increase of the municipal tipping fee—the price to dump trash—from $32 to $57 per ton and more in future years.

Stickers can be purchased at the town tax collections office at Portsmouth Town Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Convenience hours on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. have been planned to make life easier for working residents. Those open office hours will be held on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6.

From the town’s press release:

To obtain a sticker, you must bring a copy of your valid registration showing you are registered in Portsmouth for each vehicle for which you are requesting a sticker. Residents with leased vehicles must provide proof of automobile insurance showing their Portsmouth address at which they reside. Cash and checks are accepted. For a small fee, credit cards are also accepted.

The Transfer Station is for the disposal of residential household waste only. No waste from businesses, contractors, landscapers, or any form of commercial or agricultural activity is accepted. Recycling is mandated by state law.

For full details of the program, please go to http://www.portsmouthri.com/182/Transfer-Station-Solid-Waste. When you receive your sticker you will receive Transfer Station Rules, to which you must adhere.

The tax collection office can be reached at 401-683-1214.

Your 2015 sticker has a grace period through Jan. 31 of 2016.