Garbage & recycling across Rhode Island
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
35 of 39 municipalities in Rhode Island have an adopted ordinance on garbage & recycling on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Town |
Chapter 161: Solid Waste | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Bristol Town |
Chapter 24 - Solid Waste Management | — | None |
| Burrillville Town |
Chapter 22 - Solid Waste | — | None |
| Central Falls City |
Chapter 30 - Solid Waste | — | None |
| Charlestown Town |
Chapter 165: Residential Collection Center | — | None |
| Coventry Town |
Chapter 204: Solid Waste | — | None |
| Cranston City |
Chapter 8.12 - Garbage Collection and Disposal | — | None |
| Cumberland Town |
Chapter 32: Solid Waste Management | — | None |
| East Greenwich Town |
Chapter 212: Solid Waste Management | — | None |
| East Providence City |
Chapter 6: Garbage and Refuse | — | None |
| Exeter Town |
Chapter 34: Solid Waste | — | None |
| Foster Town |
Chapter 28: Solid Waste Management | — | None |
| Glocester Town |
Chapter 234: Recycling
adopted 1993-09-16 |
— | None |
| Hopkinton Town |
Chapter 16: Solid Waste | — | None |
| Johnston Town |
Chapter 295: Solid Waste, Article I: Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
adopted 1979-12-10 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Lincoln Town |
Chapter 180 (Solid Waste) — Town of Lincoln, RI | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Little Compton Town |
Chapter 8: Streets and Sanitation (Solid Waste and Recycling) — Town of Little Compton, RI | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Middletown Town |
Chapter 50: Garbage and Refuse — Town of Middletown, RI | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Narragansett Town |
Chapter 62: Solid Waste — Town of Narragansett, RI | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Newport City |
Title 8 Health and Safety (Solid Waste / Refuse) — City of Newport, RI | — | 2026-06-05 |
| North Kingstown Town |
Chapter 6: Garbage, Trash and Refuse — Town of North Kingstown, RI | — | 2026-06-05 |
| North Smithfield Town |
Chapter 290: Solid Waste and Recycling | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Pawtucket City |
Chapter 347: Solid Waste | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Portsmouth Town |
Chapter 326: Solid Waste | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Providence City |
Chapter 12, Article III: Garbage, Trash, and Refuse | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Scituate Town |
Chapter 12.5: Solid Waste | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Smithfield Town |
Smithfield Solid Waste Ordinance | — | 2026-06-05 |
| South Kingstown Town |
Chapter 15: Solid Waste and Wastewater Management | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Tiverton Town |
Chapter 66 – Solid Waste Management | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Warren Town |
Chapter 9 – Garbage, Trash and Refuse | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Warwick City |
Chapter 22 – Garbage, Debris and Rubbish | — | 2026-06-05 |
| West Greenwich Town |
Chapter 309 – Solid Waste (including Article II: Recycling and Article III: Transfer Station) | — | 2026-06-05 |
| West Warwick Town |
Chapter 8 – Garbage and Trash | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Westerly Town |
Chapter 301 / Article I – Solid Waste Disposal Facility, and Article II – Recycling | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Woonsocket City |
Chapter 10 – Garbage and Trash | collection schedule: Solid Waste once per week; Recyclables once per week on an alternating basis · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Carts supplied by or at direction of City (no larger than 64 gallons); Bulk Rubbish limited to one (1) item per month | 2026-06-05 |
Nothing on file for garbage & recycling
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (4) — Jamestown, New Shoreham, North Providence, Richmond.