Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence, Warwick, and Woonsocket provide weekly curbside trash and single-stream recycling. Barrels must be out by 6 to 7 AM on pickup day. Holidays shift collection one day.
Providence provides weekly curbside collection through its Department of Public Works and contract hauler; trash and recycling are collected on the same day by zone. Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence, Warwick, Woonsocket, North Providence, and Central Falls operate similar municipal or contracted programs. Smithfield, Johnston, Lincoln, and Cumberland may have mixed private-hauler and municipal models. Residents must place barrels curbside by 6 to 7 AM on the scheduled day. Holiday delays (New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas) shift collection one day later for the remainder of the week. RI Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) at the Central Landfill in Johnston receives all MSW and single-stream recycling from Providence County.
Missed pickups can be reported to Providence 3-1-1 or municipal public works. Chronic non-compliance with set-out rules: $25 to $200 under local property maintenance code. Illegal commercial dumping: $500 to $5,000 fines.
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East Providence, RI
East Providence Code Sec. 10-51 sets quiet hours beginning at 10 PM Sunday through Thursday and 11 PM on Friday and Saturday. Loud noise after these times is...
East Providence, RI
East Providence addresses persistent barking under Chapter 3 (Animals) and Chapter 10 (Nuisances). Habitual barking constitutes a nuisance. Animal control ha...
East Providence, RI
East Providence regulates construction noise through Chapter 10 nuisance provisions. Construction must comply with quiet hours (10 PM Sun-Thu, 11 PM Fri-Sat)...
East Providence, RI
East Providence regulates driveways through zoning and building permits. Vehicles must not block sidewalks. Off-street parking standards in Ch. 19 (Zoning).
East Providence, RI
East Providence's zoning ordinance (Ch. 19) regulates RV storage on residential lots. RVs may not be used for residential occupancy. Extended on-street stora...
East Providence, RI
East Providence restricts commercial vehicles in residential areas through zoning and traffic ordinances. The zoning code limits vehicle types permitted on r...
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