Please check the categories on the left to find more information on materials that can be recycled and where they can be deposited.

For OFF-CAMPUS RESIDENTS IN PROVIDENCE, please request bins from your landlord.  It is state law that they supply you with recycling bins. 

If you would like to take matters into your own hands, you can obtain recycling bins at the Department of Public Works (DPW), located at 700 Allens Avenue.  Please call 467.7950 for more information. 

Recycling bins are $5 each (blue for cans and bottles, green for paper)

For a list of materials that can go in each of the recycling bins, please visit the Rhode Island Resource Recovery (RIRRC) website, at www.rirrc.org.

For all other items you may have, including computers and parts, batteries, inkjet cartridges, floppy disks, overhead transparencies, clothing shoes and packing peanuts, please refer to this website, or call the RECYCLING HOTLINE, at 865.1881