Household Hazardous Waste & Latex Paint
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) refer to items that contain a skull and crossbones on the label, or the words "poison", "hazardous", "danger", or cautions you to properly ventilate the area while cleaning. These items typically contain harmful ingredients that are environmentally unsafe and are hazardous to dispose of in the landfill.
HHW can be disposed of at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery’s Eco Depot by appointment only. RI residents may schedule an appointment by contacting Eco-Depot at 942-1430 ext. 241. RI Residents can also bring HHW to neighboring towns and cities that are hosting Eco Depot drop offs.
The following items can be dropped off at the Eco Depot:
- Arts and crafts chemicals
- Batteries -- Automotive and *rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries (alkaline batteries that do not contain mercury can go in the trash)
- Bug sprays
- Charcoal lighter fluid
- Disinfectant
- Drain clog dissolvers
- Driveway sealer
- Flea and tick dips, sprays and collars
- Fluorescent light bulbs and lamps
- Gasoline
- Houseplant insecticides
- Lawn chemicals, fertilizers and weed killers
- Mercury thermostats
- Metal polishes
- Mothballs
- Motor oil and filters (can bring to DPW as well)
- Muriatic acid (concrete cleaner)
- Nail polishes and nail polish removers
- Oil-based paints
- Oven cleaner
- Paint thinners, strippers, varnishes, and stains
- Pest and rat poisons
- Pool chemicals
- Propane tanks
- Rug and upholstery cleaners
- Shoe polish
- Turpentine
- Windshield wiper fluid
Latex Paint
For Latex Based Paints, residents are asked to take the following steps:
1) Try to use all the paint first
2) If unable to use all paint, put kitty litter or sawdust into a trash bag and pour the paint into the bag
3) Once hardened, place the bag into the trash
4) Empty latex paint cans with the lids removed can be placed into the recycling cart with the YELLOW LID or brought to the Whipple Ave Recycling and Compost Facility and placed in the Metal Dumpster