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 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The DPW will also open the compost site on Friday, November 25, 2022 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 contaminants, 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 12, 2022 – December 16, 2022.

Collections will resume in the spring.