COME TO RESOURCE RECOVERY’S ECO-DEPOT & COMPUTER RECYCLING COLLECTION ON 5/8
Appointment needed for household hazardous waste drop-off
JOHNSTON, R.I. (April 16, 2010) – Need to get rid of household goods that cannot be tossed in the trash? Bring them to the Central Landfill on Saturday, May 8 from 8:00 to noon. Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation will accept household hazardous waste (HHW), computers, televisions and assorted electronic waste for free. However, only Rhode Island waste is accepted.
What is HHW? Any product that is flammable, combustible, explosive, toxic, corrosive, poisonous and hazardous to health qualifies as HHW. RIRRC accepts a wide variety of HHW such as oil-based paints, propane gas tanks, fluorescent light bulbs, turpentine, driveway sealers, and unused lawn and garden fertilizers. Because the products are harmful to humans, animals, and the environment, they cannot be placed in regular trash and special care must be taken with their disposal.
Likewise, most electronic waste – computers, televisions, scanners, mouse devices – cannot be placed in the trash or recycled through R.I.’s curbside program.
For a complete list of eligible HHW, go to www.rirrc.org. On the Web site, you can book an Eco-Depot appointment or call 942-1430 x241. Appointments are not necessary for recycling e-waste.
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Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is the quasi-state environmental agency dedicated to providing the public with environmentally sound programs and facilities to manage waste. The agency helps fund and promote the state’s recycling program, and owns and operates the Materials Recycling Facility and Central Landfill in Johnston.