Trash Collection Information
Holidays effecting trash collections
There will be no trash or recycling pickup on Monday, January 18th in
observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday. Pickup of all trash and recycling
will be delayed one day.”
Mayor Daniel J. McKee has announced that the Town of Cumberland now has two pods located at the Kent Street garage for electronic waste. One pod is available for discarded televisions and the other to accept electronic waste. Electronic waste is described as computers, cell phones, CPU monitors, printers, keyboards, laptops, zip drives, scanners, modems and mouse devices. Disposal is free and items may be brought to the garage Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This program is for Rhode Island residents only.
We Need YOUR help with Recycling
Yard
Waste – FALL 2009 Yard Waste. The fall yard waste pickup will
begin on Monday, October 19th and end on December 11th. Residents shall be
permitted to set out yard waste in no more than 8, thirty gallon bio-degradable
paper bags or bundles no longer than 4 feet and weighing no more than 35 pounds
to the curbside for collection. Yard waste will be picked up on your regular
trash pickup day. Brown bags are available for purchase at various local
merchants. Definition of “yard waste” is vegetation, grass, leaves, weeds, etc.
No stones or dirt!
During other months it is requested that yard waste be place in plastic bags. A MAXIMUM of 5 total (regular trash + yard waste) bags will be picked up.
CHIPPING AND BRUSH REMOVAL- Due to State budget cuts town service for chipping and brush removal is temporarily no longer available. The Town will be developing a fee structured plan for chipping services which will be initiated in spring, 2010. Until that time we recommend that residents contract privately for this service. Consult your local newspaper, the Valley Breeze or the Yellow Pages for companies that provide this service. Residential chippers may also be purchased at home improvement centers.
White
Goods – (appliances - Microwaves, Large Toaster Ovens, Air
Conditioners) Call Coastal Recycling to schedule a pick up. 1-800-266-3188
Bulk
Items – must be put curbside with weekly trash – limit one item per
week. This includes household items only (furniture). Call Coastal Recycling
for more details.
NO
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS IS ALLOWED.
Christmas
Trees – Real trees without wrapping/bags must be brought to either
Tucker Field on Mendon Road, Cumberland Highway Department at the Kent Street
Garage (off Blackstone St.)or the Town Garage on Nate Whipple Hwy. Do not put
trees out for trash collection.
RECYCLE
BINS
If your bin needs replacing due to poor condition, return it to Public Works
(located at the Town Hall 45 Broad st. second floor) for a free replacement bin.
Replacement/additional green and blue bins are available at town hall for $5
through Public Works. If you would like to use your own bin as additional
recycling, “EXTRA RECYCLING SETOUT” stickers are also available at no charge.
New residents have 30 days to pick up their first set free of charge. Please
bring a copy of purchase/sale receipt, or post office change of address
receipt.
Coastal Recycling Hotline 1-800-266-3188
Rhode Island Resource & Recovery 942-1430 x 775
For lots of great information-
www.rirrc.org
ECO Depot- 942-1430 x 241 If you have hazardous materials, or are not sure
how to dispose an item.