Waste Management

Central Landfill Keeps R.I. Incinerator Debate Alive

Warner Worms Composting into the Mainstream

Landfill Considers Pay-As-You-Throw for All of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Composting Law Now Official, But Weak

We've all seen trash bins at gas stations and coffee shops overflowing with plastic bottles and cups and thought, "Shouldn’t they recycle this stuff?”

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Landfill Audit to Determine What’s Being Buried

Trio of Small Businesses Handles Torrent of E-Waste

Waste Problems Persist at Outdoor Events

PROVIDENCE — The Compost Plant truck now picks up commercial food scrap from 10 Rhode Island restaurants and schools.

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Using Worms to Keep Kitchen Waste to a Minimum

Local Pigs Once Devoured Rhode Island’s Food Scrap

Stove Hospital Gives New Life to Old Stoves

New England's six states are taking on food-scrap diversion in different ways. Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont all agree that this nutrient-rich material is too valuable to be dumped into the waste stream, and even see it as an economic engine.

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The Quick and Dirty on Sewage Treatment

Falmouth Homeowners Give Eco-Toilets a Try

In-State Facilities Incinerate R.I.’s Wastewater Sludge

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Gas Stations, Coffee Shops Must Recycle; Most Don’t

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New England States Deal with Food Scrap Differently

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