City to Host Event for Hard to Recycle Items

With the dawn of single-stream recycling, it has never been easier to be a good steward of household waste. Just toss your cans, bottles, paper and cardboard into the bin and be done.

But other recyclable items can’t go in the bin, like waste cooking oil, computer parts or rigid plastics like laundry baskets and toys can’t go in the bin.

If you’ve held off on tossing those items in the regular trash (kudos to you), the day you’ve been waiting for is around the corner.

The Newport Public Services Department’s Clean City Program will hold a Spring Recycling Day for ‘harder to recycle’ items on Saturday, April 11th from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the Easton’s Beach east parking lot, 175 Memorial Blvd., Newport.

This event will accept the following items for recycling. Please visit www.cityofnewport.com/cleancity for a detailed list of items accepted or call (401)845-5613.

All vendors listed will take items for recycling, free of charge, on a first come, first served basis. Please be aware, certain vendors may have a limited amount they can accept:

• Paper shredding service (paper will be recycled): bring up to four boxes of sensitive paper documents to be shredded. Waste Management will also be available to recycle your cardboard box or paper bags. 4 boxes is the limit for each resident for shredding.
• Scrap metal: metal hangers, pots, pans, metal chains, screws, nails, any other item that is primarily made out of metal. NO items containing Freon.
• Electronic waste: Computers/CPUs, monitors, televisions, and more.
• Rigid plastics not normally collected in the curbside recycling program: plastic containers over 2 gallons, old recycling bins & trash barrels, plastic toys, buckets, milk crates, laundry baskets, plant pots and more. Plastic accepted by Waste Management.
• Clothing & household items for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State: gently used items such as: anything made of cloth - clothing, blankets & more, household items & small appliances. Many restrictions apply – please see above referenced website.
• Books for Discover Books: hardcover, paperback, any age - child or adult, DVDs, VHS tapes.
• Bicycles/bikes: working and salvageable bicycles will be accepted for recycling for The East Bay Met School.
• Plastic bags: plastic grocery & shopping bags and other types of clean & dry plastic film. Collected by the East Bay Met School.
• Cooking oil: Newport Biodiesel will be accepting all vegetable cooking oil for recycling.
• Recycle Together RI materials: curbside bin materials such as plastic containers under 2 gallons, glass containers, metal cans & foil, cartons, paper & cardboard. Items accepted by Waste Management.

With the start of Newport’s new cart system, another portion of the event is open to Newport Residents ONLY – Bulky Waste Amnesty Day – to dispose of TWO Bulky items MAXIMUM. Residents must call in advance to make an appointment and they must bring proof of residency the day of the event. There will be no entry until 8 a.m. and gates will close at 12 p.m. Absolutely NO hazardous waste will be accepted.

This event will NOT feature the Eco Depot collection for hazardous waste. However, the Eco Depot hazardous waste collection will be in Middletown on April 18. Visit www.ecodepotri.org or call (401)942-1430 x241 for more information.