SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): The City of Newport will host a pair of events to help residents drop off hazardous and harder-to-recycle items.

It will host an Eco-Depot free service event in collaboration with Rhode Island Resource Recovery, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14th from 8 a.m. until noon. The event allows Rhode Island residents to properly dispose of household hazardous waste. The accepted items include mercury devices, automotive fluids, gasoline, propane tanks, fertilizers, pesticides, pool chemicals, and polishes.

Also, the City will host a Fall Recycling Day on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Easton’s Beach, for those who wish to dispose of non-toxic household items. The event will accept harder-to-recycle items. It will be open to Newport residents only.

The electronic waste collected during the event will be responsibly recycled by Indie Cycle, LLC. There will be onsite paper shredding services, but it will be limited to 3 boxes per resident. The event will also accept a wide range of other materials such as clothing and textiles, scrap metal, rigid plastics, cardboard, cooking oil, and bulky items. Meantime, the non-accepted items include household hazardous waste, Styrofoam, mattresses and plastic bags.

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