Waste Management

Misquamicut Pilot Composting Program Off to Strong Start

World Cup Fan Zone Event Raises Questions about Providence’s Ability to Manage Resulting Waste

Bottle Bill, Producer Responsibility Again Topics of Legislative Debate, with No Resolution in Sight

URI Professor Studies Effects of Pharmaceutical Pollution on Wastewater Systems

City officials are still waiting for a Superior Court judge to determine if the Providence Board of Licenses has authority over the Allens Avenue scrapyard.

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Bills Seek to Beef Up Enforcement of Rhode Island’s Food Waste Ban

Rhode Island Project Aims to Turn Food Waste into Meals, Leadership, and Lasting Policy Change

Back to the Fake Future

Tires are made of a variety of materials, including natural rubber, synthetic rubber, textiles, steel, and binders, that affect end uses of old tires.

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Is There Need for Composting Facilities in Rhode Island? Food Policy Council Report Says ‘Yes’

Rhode Island’s Neighbors Offer Both Success Story and Cautionary Tale When It Comes to Municipal Composting

General Assembly Committee Open to Conducting Statehouse Waste Audit

The funding is one of the largest infusions of cash the Rhode Island School Recycling Project has obtained.

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Mother Nature Has Say in Whether Some Recycling Makes It to Central Landfill

Lax Enforcement, Lack of Awareness Result in Poor Recycling Ticket Returns in Providence

Push to Encourage Textile Recycling Benefits Towns, Taxpayers, and Landfill

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Officials from Providence, Rhode Island Recycled Metals Meet in Superior Court Judge’s Chambers

When the Rubber Is Off the Road: What Happens to Discarded Tires?

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Rhode Island School Composting Organization Receives $750,000 Boost

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