FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT INFO. : DPW CONTACT INFO:
Office of the Mayor DPW/Recycling/Refuse
Patricia Resende Donna McMahon
(401) 529-3207 (401) 435-7701
presende@eastprovidenceri.gov dmcmahon@eastprovidenceri.gov
Public Works Department opens Municipal Compost Site/Forbes Street
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The East Providence Public Works Department, Recycling/Refuse Division announces that the Forbes Street compost site will be open to residents on the following Saturdays November 18, 25, and December 2, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The DPW will also open the compost site on Friday, November 24, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents may drop off leaves, grass, branches on larger than two inches in diameter and other vegetative material suitable for composting at the site. Incoming material must be loose; no plastic bags, no contaminates, no trash or fencing material. Residents must show a valid driver’s license or state issued ID card as proof of residency. No commercial vehicles are permitted.
The last week for curbside Yard Waste collection is December 11, 2023 – December 15, 2023. Collections will resume in the spring.
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For questions or more information, please contact DPW Program Coordinator, Donna McMahon at (401) 435-7701 Fax: (401) 434-1725.
