(401) 348-9155
Residential Waste Removal
- Garbage Pickup (Recycling Included)
- 90 Gallon Cart Available
- Year Round & Seasonal Options
- In-Yard or Curb Service
Our Weekly service provides customers with curbside collection including the pickup of recyclables. We offer a 90 gallon container on wheels for a convenient transport to the curb. For our seasonal summer customers we also offer pickup twice per week during the months of July & August.
Answers to most commonly asked questions:
Why didn’t the garbage or recycling truck take my cardboard? Was it broken down to fit inside the recycling truck? Recycling trucks are not “packers” and cannot crush the material inside. Therefore, you must flatten cardboard boxes and tie them up into 3’ x3’ bundles. Since cardboard is a mandatory recyclable the garbage packer cannot take it.
Should I put my newspapers in plastic bags? NO. Plastic bags become tangled in the conveyor belts and gears of the equipment that is used to move the recyclable materials through the sorting process, causing delays and equipment damage. Please bundle newspaper with string or place in a paper bag (also recyclable). Don’t worry if it is raining and the newspaper gets wet (see 4th question).
Why didn’t the recycling truck take my plastic shopping bags? They are not accepted as recyclable material through your curbside collection service. Plastic shopping bags make good trash bags for small kitchen or bathroom waste cans. Also, most supermarkets provide bins for recycling them. Whether you recycle them or throw them away, please tie a knot in them so they won’t fill up with air and blow away, littering roads, tree tops and yards. Why can’t I recycle cardboard soda or beer packaging? Even though many of these containers are marked as recyclable, they are actually “wet strength” material. This means that it is manufactured to hold together if it gets wet. A key part of the paper and cardboard recycling process is wetting it down to make a mushy pulp. Therefore the majority of recycling mills are not able to process “wet strength” cardboard.
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Corrugated Cardboard |
Boxes, smooth on the outside, wavy inside |
Flatten & bundle with string. Bundles must be no larger than 3’ x 3’. Place next to bin |
No greasy or dirty cardboard No waxed cardboard No pizza boxes |
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Newspaper |
Inserts included |
Place in paper bags or green bin. |
Do not put in plastic bags |
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Mixed Paper |
Mail, envelopes (windows ok) Magazines, catalogs Phonebooks Paper bags Computer & fax paper Writing paper, greeting cards |
Place in paper bags or green bin. May be mixed with newspaper
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No paper towels, tissues or napkins No cigarette packs or candy wrappers No waxed or plastic coated paper No tissue paper |
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Thin cardboard |
Shoe boxes, gift boxes Paper egg cartons Cereal & pasta boxes Toilet paper & paper towel rolls Tissue boxes |
Place in green bin or paper bags. May be mixed with newspapers |
No take out or frozen food boxes No soda or beer packaging No soap or laundry detergent boxes No boxes with silver or foil coatings Nothing greasy, dirty or plastic coated |
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For Blue Bin: |
Place all materials loosely in blue bin – do NOT secure in bags |
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Metal |
Aluminum and tin cans Foil pie plates Empty steel aerosol cans Empty latex paint cans Scrap metal Wire hangers Toasters & irons |
Rinse cans. A thin layer of dry latex paint in can or on lid is okay |
No aluminum aerosol cans No oil based paint cans No scrap metal longer than 3 feet or heavier than 35 lbs. |
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Glass bottles and jars |
Wine & beer bottles Baby food jars Spaghetti sauce jars Vinegar bottles |
Rinse, remove caps & lids. No need to remove paper or plastic labels |
No broken glass!!! No dishes, window glass, Pyrex, ceramics, mirrors, light bulbs or crystal |
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Plastic bottles and jugs |
Soda & juice bottles Shampoo & window cleaner bottles All bottles with #1 symbol Fabric softener, bleach and detergent bottles Milk jugs Bottles with #2 symbol |
Same as above |
No plastic shopping bags No styrofoam No plastic deli containers No automotive fluid bottles No plastic food wrap, potato chip or sandwich bags No plastics with #3-7 symbols No plastics with no # symbol |
