Waste Management

Dubious Claims Swirl Around Medical Waste Facility

Proposed Medical Waste Facility has Neighbors on Edge

Providence Prepared to Reduce Bag Ban Exemptions

Reusable Bags Sacrificed to Fight Coronavirus

WEST WARWICK, R.I. — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued conditional approval for MedRecyler-RI to use its intensive heat technology, known as pyrolysis, to dispose of medical waste.

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

Change to Single-Stream Recycling Hasn’t Paid Off

The Story Behind Rhode Island’s First Bag Ban

FALL RIVER, Mass. — If your dresser drawers and closets are accumulating T-shirts and sweatshirts that you can’t let go of for sentimental reasons, then Project Repat has a sustainable solution.

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Groundwork Laid for Compost Facility on Brownfield

Brewery Wastewater Discussion Comes to Frothy Head

Providence Chemist Breaks Down Urban Composting

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Ana Duque is the owner of Green Tenderfoot, a zero-waste company she started in July that allows customers to buy products that lower their waste footprints.

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Unwelcome Items Trash Desirability of Recyclables

Rhode Island Works to Put Food Scrap to Better Use

Lobbyist Blames Ocean State’s Plastic Pollution on Asia

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

Mass. Company Turns Old T-Shirts Into Local Jobs

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New Venture Brings Zero Waste to Communities of Color

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