Waste Management

When Sally Sells Seashells by the Seashore, Do They End Up in a Landfill?

Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Facility Target of Class-Action Lawsuit

Innovative R.I. Pilot Program Tackles Problem of Fiberglass Boat Disposal

Rhode Island Metals Buys 9-Acre Site Next to Its Allens Avenue Scrapyard

Volunteers participating in the Great Nip Pickup Challenge have collected 34,800 nips over 60 days in 31 municipalities. The goal is to see how many discarded nip bottles can be collected by March 27.

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Pediatrician Describes Health Risks and Solutions to Country’s Plastics Problem

Our Clothes are Sending Microplastics into Nature. Science and Industry are Gearing Up to Fight Back

Creative Reuse Center Offers ‘Magic’ with Surplus Materials

The Tiverton Landfill was a leftover from a time when towns owned and operated their own dumps.

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South County Brewer Cans Plastic, Will Switch to Cardboard Beer Toppers

Dangers of Plastic Pollution Energize Citizens and Scientists as Lawmakers Devise Controls

Secondhand Shops Offer Sustainable Alternatives to Scarily Wasteful Halloween Fashion

Usefull aims to reduce disposable takeout containers by providing reusable silicone-lidded stainless-steel foodware for customers to check out and return.

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newportFILM Zooms in on Zero Waste

DEM Urges No Contact with Blackstone River After Second Wastewater Leak from Woonsocket Plant

Controversial ‘Advanced Recycling’ Facilities Exemption Bill Set for Tuesday Vote

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Picking Up Nips Presents Great Challenge for Litter Patrollers

End of an Era: R.I.’s Last Municipal Dump Buried

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Mass. Company Provides ‘Usefull’ Solution to Single-Use Food Containers

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