New Trash Carts Start Delivery on Monday

The Newport Public Services Department’s Clean City Program reminds residents that the new trash and recycling carts will be delivered over a 3-week period starting October 6, with trash/recycling collection using the new carts starting the week of November 3, 2014.

Cart Delivery Process

The cart manufacturer, Rehrig Pacific, will use the former Underwood School as a staging area for the cart delivery process. Rehrig Pacific will deliver carts curbside in front of each eligible household, which includes buildings up to 8 units. The City provided a list of eligible households and the appropriate number of carts to deliver to each. It will take about 3 weeks to deliver carts to 10,000 households in Newport. Because of the complexity of delivering carts, Rehrig Pacific’s route will not be predetermined on any given day. Once your carts are delivered, please remove the carts from the curb and store them on your property until cart collection starts during the week of November 3. The carts also feature a blank white space on the top, where you may write your address and unit number (if applicable).

Cart-Based Collection & Bulky Waste Disposal

The cart-based collection will start during the week of November 3. Trash must be bagged and placed inside your cart. Recyclables must be loose in your recycling cart. Carts are placed curbside for collection. Using a singular, split-body truck, a Waste Management employee will roll your carts to the truck, empty them, and place your carts back at the curb. Remember, the carts are the property of the City of Newport and remain with the property should ownership be transferred.

Also during the week of November 3, the City’s Bulky Waste Sticker Program will take effect: Residents putting out bulky items will prepay for a bulky waste sticker; call Waste Management to schedule a pick-up; and then put the item(s) out with the sticker(s) affixed on the scheduled day. Bulky Waste stickers will be available at City Hall in the Collections Office, 43 Broadway. For residents unable to make it to City Hall during business hours, they may contact the Clean City Program at 845-5613 to make arrangements via mail.

The City of Newport will also hold Bulky Waste Amnesty Days in conjunction with the existing Spring and Fall Recycling Day events. Residents will be able to bring a limited number of items to the Bulky Waste Amnesty Day, by appointment only. More details will be released about these events during early 2015.

Alternate Cart Size & Fewer Carts for Multi-Families

The City has a limited number of 35-gallon cart sets still available. If you would like fewer sets of carts for a multi-family, the City will pick up extra carts by request. Please call the Clean City Program at 845-5613 for more information.

Bye-Bye Bins & Barrels

The Clean City Program will hold two Bye-Bye Bins & Barrels recycling events to help residents recycle unwanted recycling bins and trash barrels. The events will be held on Saturdays, November 1 and 22, 2014, from 8 a.m. until noon at Easton’s Beach in the east parking lot. Residents also are encouraged to reuse recycling bins for storage and barrels for yard waste.

Yard Waste Collection

The yard waste collection program will remain the same. Yard waste must be put out in 32-gallon barrels, paper yard waste bags or tied in bundles. Residents may put yard waste out only on designated yard waste collection weeks, as noted on our yearly calendar. Under the new cart collection program, yard waste barrels will no longer required to be labeled as such.

Complete program details can be found at www.cityofnewport.com/cleancity or by calling (401) 845-5613.