Waste Management

Preventing Food from Being Wasted Builds Community

Dubious Claims Swirl Around Medical Waste Facility

Proposed Medical Waste Facility has Neighbors on Edge

Providence Prepared to Reduce Bag Ban Exemptions

As the stay-at-home order is lifted and Rhode Island businesses slowly reopen, many suspended bag bans and restrictions on reusable bags are still in place.

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DEM Issues Conditional Permit to West Warwick Medical-Waste-to-Energy Facility

For Century-Old Pawtucket Business, Recycling is All in the Family

Change to Single-Stream Recycling Hasn’t Paid Off

BARRINGTON, R.I. — Banning plastic retail bags may seem like a simple task. After all, everyone seems to be doing it, as 16 of Rhode Island’s 39 municipalities have adopted such a practice. But it’s really not that simple.

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Mass. Company Turns Old T-Shirts Into Local Jobs

Groundwork Laid for Compost Facility on Brownfield

Brewery Wastewater Discussion Comes to Frothy Head

On a recent Thursday afternoon, Mike Bradlee manned his composting stand at the Armory Farmers Market on the city’s West Side. His goal: to spread the word about the virtues of urban composting.

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New Venture Brings Zero Waste to Communities of Color

Unwelcome Items Trash Desirability of Recyclables

Rhode Island Works to Put Food Scrap to Better Use

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Reusable Bags Sacrificed to Fight Coronavirus

The Story Behind Rhode Island’s First Bag Ban

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Providence Chemist Breaks Down Urban Composting

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