Public Works

Recycling Bins

(6/5/2008) Just confirmed from Narragansett Town Hall that all Bonnet households will be receiving,
free of charge, one blue (bottles & cans) and one green (paper) recycling cart around mid-August.
These will be the same type and size, 64 gallon, as the new trash carts Bonnet is ordering.

NO TVs, COMPUTERS and MONITORS, APPLIANCES, MATTRESSES OR BULKY ITEMS
FOR REGULAR PICK-UP.
These items REQUIRE SPECIAL handling AND WILL NOT BE REMOVED.

Please use covered trash cans for your waste and garbage.

5/29/2008 thru 7/31/2008	Mondays, curbside	Trash & Recyclables
5/29/2008 thru 7/31/2008	Thursday, curbside	Trash only
8/04/2008	Mondays, curbside	Trash & Recyclables
8/09/2008	Saturday	New carts delivered to residents
8/11/2008	Mondays, curbside	Automated Trash Pickup begins Regular Recyclable Pickup
8/18/2008	Mondays, curbside	One time pickup to dispose of old EMPTY trash cans

When a Monday holiday occurs, trash will be picked up on Tuesday & (Thursday) of that week.
Each home may place 1 bag of grass clippings each week curbside Monday/Thursday
Grass should be in a recyclable plastic or paper bag (unless notified otherwise.)
Observed Holidays in Rhode Island (Trash holidays, as known, in Red).)

Monday holidays. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January), Washington's Birthday (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Victory Day (second Monday in August), Labor Day (first Monday in September) and Columbus Day (second Monday in October).

Other holidays. Sundays, New Year's Day (January 1), Rhode Island Independence Day (May 4), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day (December 25), and days of general state elections.

Special rules. In the event that New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans' Day or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, state employees will celebrate the holiday on the following Monday.

YARD WASTE DUMPSTER

Provided for brush, vines, leaves & grass clippings thru Nov. 12 only.

Saturdays, 7AM - to 10AM, near the Community Center:

2008
MAY 17, 31	SEP 6, 20
JUN 7, 14, 21, 28	OCT 18
JUL 12, 26	NOV 22
AUG 9, 23

Branches must be no larger than 2 inches in diameter and no longer than 3 feet.
Do not leave cuttings if the dumpster has been removed.

NO PLASTIC BAGS, TRASH, RECYCLABLES, FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD WASTE PLEASE.

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BULKY PICK-UP DAY - July 23, 2008 Yard Sale - July 19, 2008

All items must be at curbside by 6am for pickup

Acceptable items include:

furniture, mattresses, appliances (excluding Freon units)

Excluded item are:

refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, building supplies, lumber, tires,   paints,   combustibles,
computers and monitors, TV's, other hazardous waste.

For disposal of Freon appliances & other hazardous waste contact the Office of Waste Management for fees and scheduling     Haul-Away 401-866-7670

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Christmas tree pick-up - Saturday, January TBD, 2009.

Please have your tree out by 6AM. The trees will not be picked up on any other day

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Observed Holidays in Rhode Island (Trash holidays, as known, in Red).)