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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