Rhode Island Dumps, Transfer Stations & the Central Landfill
Where to dump in Rhode Island, town by town, with the real hours, stickers and fees from each town's own pages. The finder shows 37 transfer stations, compost sites and the Central Landfill from the state Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)'s data; the towns below are checked by hand.
Rhode Island towns
How disposal works in Rhode Island
Rhode Island's trash goes to the Central Landfill in Johnston, run by Resource Recovery, which charges $115 a ton with a $65 minimum. Most residents use their town transfer station instead, and each town sets its own rules: a $325 sticker in Portsmouth, orange bags in Westerly, $3 trash tags in North Kingstown, a free placard in Richmond.
State law keeps car batteries, TVs and computers out of the trash; Resource Recovery recycles them, along with mattresses, tires and appliances.
We're writing Rhode Island up town by town: 6 towns are live, and our guide to what it costs to dump in Rhode Island puts their rates side by side. The finder covers every licensed transfer station, the Central Landfill and the public compost sites on RIDEM's list; most town stations are for that town's residents only.