Eco-Depot & E-waste Collections

Here is the first half of the 2010 Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation’s (RIRRC) schedule for the free collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste (EW). Appointments are necessary; call 401-942-1430, ext. 241.

July 31 (HHW & EW)
Charlestown
Cross Mills, at Route 1 and Route 1A
8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Aug. 14 (HHW & EW)
East Providence DPW
60 Commercial Way
8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Aug. 21 (HHW & EW)
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
65 Shun Pike, Johnston
8 a.m.-noon

Sept. 11 (HHW)
North Smithfield High School
412 Greenville Road
8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sept. 18 (HHW & EW)
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
65 Shun Pike. Johnston
8 a.m.-noon

Sept. 25 (HHW & EW)
Providence
TBD
8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sept. 25 (HHW & EW)
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
65 Shun Pike, Johnston
8 a.m.-noon

Oct. 2 (HHW & EW)
Newport DPW
70 North Halsey St.
8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Oct. 16 (HHW & EW)
Cumberland
Monastery Complex, 1464 Diamond Hill Road
8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Oct. 23 (HHW)
North Kingstown DPW
2050 Davisville Road
8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Oct. 23 (HHW & EW)
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
65 Shun Pike. Johnston
8 a.m.-noon

HHW: Automotive batteries; rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries; gasoline; oil-based paints; fluorescent light bulbs and lamps; pool chemicals; propane tanks; lawn chemicals, fertilizers and weed killers; turpentine; bug sprays; antifreeze; paint thinners, strippers, varnishes and stains; arts and crafts chemicals; charcoal lighter fluid; disinfectant; drain clog dissolvers; driveway sealer; flea dips, sprays and collars; houseplant insecticides; metal polishes; mothballs; motor oil and filters; muriatic acid (concrete cleaner); nail polishes and removers; oven cleaner; household pest and rat poisons; rug and upholstery cleaners; shoe polish; windshield wiper fluid.

EW: Computers; TVs; monitors; hard drives; printers; modems; laptops; computer accessories.