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NORTH
KINGSTOWN TRANSFER STATION
345 DEVILS FOOT RD
(401) 295-4766
TRANSFER STATION
FOREMAN:
BUD SAMPSON
TRANSFER STATION
HOURS:
Tuesday -
Friday - Saturday - 7:30
a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
E-WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM
AVAILABLE
The Town of North Kingstown has
launched an E-Waste collection program at the North Kingstown Transfer
Station for the disposal of unwanted televisions and computer equipment.
Televisions may be disposed of by ALL residents of Rhode Island; all
other disposal of e-waste is limited to North Kingstown
residents only.
Click here for a
complete list of acceptable items.
Residents disposing of televisions are
asked to stop at the Scale House for instructions on how to dispose of
the television.
Residents disposing of all other acceptable items are asked to drop them
off with transfer station personnel at the scale house.
Only those items listed will be accepted.
RECYCLE USED CLOTHING AND SHOES
Residents may recycle gently used clothing and
shoes at the North Kingstown Transfer Station.
The Town has partnered with Planet Aid, Inc., a
non-profit organization that collects and
recycles
used clothing and shoes in 19 states across the USA.
For more information on
Planet Aid
click here.
USED BOOKS FOR CHARITY COLLECTION
NOW
AVAILABLE AT THE TRANSFER STATION
The Town of North Kingstown is partnering with
HANDS
ACROSS THE WATER INC. for a used book for charity collection
program. A container is available at the Transfer Station for residents
to dispose of all hard cover and paperback books. All types of books are
acceptable; books on tape and DVD are also acceptable. HANDS
ACROSS THE WATER INC. is a non-profit organization that collects and
distributes used books of all types to libraries and schools in Mississippi
and Appalachia, in Africa and the poorer countries of Asia and eastern Europe.
For more information contact the Town's Recycling Coordinator
at (401) 294-3331, ext. 601.
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Fee
Schedule:
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Residential Household Waste-$1.40
per bag, only
with North Kingstown Tag. Tags are sold in sheets of 5
only at a cost
of $7.00 per
sheet. ONLY
09/010
purple
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Commercial Household Waste (with Town
license)- $1.40
per bag, only
with North Kingstown Tag or $140 dollars per ton.
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Metal, brush, wood waste, demolition material,
appliances (without refrigerant), and bulky items (those that do not fit in a 34 gallon
bag)-
seven cents per pound,
with a
seven dollar ($7.00) minimum.
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Appliances with refrigerant (e.g. refrigerator, air
conditioner, freezer, and dehumidifier)-
twelve dollars and fifty cents per unit.
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Mattresses and Box Springs - $20.00
each
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Leaves and grass clippings-no charge to residents.
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Leaves and grass clippings from Commercial
Customers-seven dollars($7.00) per cubic yard
with a
seven
dollar ($7.00) minimum.
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Tires, without the rims (maximum
of 4)
$2.00 per
tire.
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Empty
Propane
Tanks
$3.00 per tank
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Recyclable materials, e.g. metal cans, plastic bottles,
glass, corrugated cardboard (flattened), newspapers, used motor oil, batteries,
lightly used clothing and shoes, acceptable E-waste, Christmas
trees (seasonal) -at no charge to residents.
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CLICK BELOW TO VIEW A COPY OF THE
TOWN'S
TRANSFER STATION OPERATING PLAN
COMPOST OPERATIONS
PLAN
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