Stop bagging up your trees! Christmas trees should be stripped bare of all decorations, including tinsel. They should not be put in a bag or covered with netting. So when can Providence residents put their trees out for the city? According to the Providence page of the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) website, Christmas …
Rhode Island Resource Recovery (RIRRC) offers free tours to individuals, families, and groups (government entities, schools, businesses, institutions, organizations, and housing communities) in Rhode Island. If I ruled the world, every citizen would be forced to take this tour. And actually, I think kids would kind of love all this. Go here for details of …
Yellow Peril Gallery is pleased to present “Larvae” a sculpture installation by Jamey Morrill, consisting of mundane, seemingly benign materials that collectively become imposing and uncanny. “In our culture, mass production of products appears similar to the reproductive strategy of insects – where risk and cost are spread thin as gossamer over many to assure …
(9.22) From the Department of Public Works: On Saturday, September 22, city residents may drop off old mattresses and e-waste at George J. West School located at 145 Beaufort Street between 8am and 11am. Residents are invited to drop off mattresses, old TVs, computers, printers, microwaves, stereos, keyboards, phones and other electronic wastes. 8am to …
All you need to know from the RIRRC. Is it a plastic container? Is it 2 gallons or smaller? If so, recycle it. What about those numbers? Disregard the little triangle and numbers completely and instead recycle all plastic containers up to 2 gallons. This includes but is not limited to: mayo, peanut butter, and …
Do NOT recycle boxes used for refrigerated and frozen foods such as; frozen pizza, beer and soda, TV dinners, and buttah. (Still, that Land O’ Lakes box can be “reused” — everybody knows this trick right? My mom showed me.) The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation wants you to know why this thin cardboard is …
Mommie was right. The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation has found that wire hangers and other scrap metal have proven too difficult (even dangerous) to handle at the recycling facility. While small scrap metal was accepted in the old program, it always presented serious problems, even in the old facility. Wires, cables, and chains frequently …
Today’s lesson: paper and cardboard. Here’s what goes in the bins (any bin, either color). And remember, you can mix it all up with all the other stuff now. Have fun with it! newspaper/phone books/envelopes/ office paper/spiral notebooks/flattened corrugated boxes/gift bags/paperback books/food boxes (see illustration)/junk mail/paper bags/magazines So what’s new? Wrapping paper and tissue paper. …
Just a reminder about the new rules regarding plastics from the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. There are more items that can go in the bins now. In fact, you can now recycle all plastic containers up to 2 gallons. Don’t worry about the numbers or the little triangle. Is it a plastic container? Is …
Rhode Islanders may adopt the new recycling guidelines as soon as they receive in the mail the Resource Recovery brochure (and useful refrigerator magnet) says state recycling coordinator Sarah Kite. (Mark Reynolds writes all about the new system and changes to the plant itself in the Thursday ProJo.) For complete information on what’s the same, …
(11.26) And feed ’em to the pigs just like the Pilgrims (not totally sure about that). This must be how turkey bacon is made. The circle of life. At any rate bring your old turkey carcass down to the Wintertime Farmers Market this Saturday to the good people of the ecoRI News Green Team. The …
It’s hard times, and the free market ain’t free. Luckily, there’s the Providence Really Really Free Market, which is! Join us in this collaborative event to create an autonomous space for community sharing. No $$$, no barter, just FREE. Give what you can, take what you want! For more information, please send an email to …
Or maybe a third. You might spend Friday simmering a turkey stock on top of the stove (but you don’t have to) then on Saturday take the remains over to Hope Artiste to be collected by the ecoRI Green Team. According to today’s Providence Journal, The Green Team primarily collects residential compostables such as vegetable …
Thanks to everyone who came by last week to share our resources at the October RRFM! It was a great day! The November Really Really Free Market will be this Saturday, November 20th from 1pm to 5pm. This is a free community event and is open to everyone. It will take place at Dexter Field behind …
Bill Mott, social enterpriser (founder of The Ocean Project), committed environmentalist (founder of Providence Green Drinks), and city resident would like to see the city become a little more creative in how it runs the government. Writing for RI’s Future, Earlier this year, Mayor Cicilline unveiled plans designed to make Providence a “creative capital” for …
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Bike Yard Sale — Those interested in finding a new inexpensive bike, or getting parts for the one they already own should check out the Recycle-A-Bike yard sale on Saturday. Find a metal accoutrement for artistic inspiration, a quality vintage piece, a hard-to-replace part, or a new bike to fit your life. There is a …