slides: Best and Worst Cities and Towns in RI for Recycling
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
GoLocalProv News Team
Rhode Island was the first state in the nation to pass mandatory recycling legislation back in 1986.
According to the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC). "Our recycling program continues to be on par with great programs across the country, but (as with many things!) is still uniquely RI in nature. Local opportunities and challenges truly shape the make-up of our program, as they do for any recycling program. We hope that a better understanding of these opportunities and challenges can help RI residents put our program in perspective."
See how your city or town did in 2013 -- and how it compared to 2011 BELOW.
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Related Slideshow: RI Recycling Rates by Town - 2011 to 2013
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#38. Providence
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 17.4%
2011: 18.2%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 16.9%
2011: 18.0%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 13.3%
2011: 14.6%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.96
2011: 0.94
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#37. Johnston
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 18.7%
2011: 18.7%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 18.4%
2011: 18.3%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 12.9%
2011: 12.2%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.41
2011: N/A
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#36. New Shoreham
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 21.3%
2011: 46.4%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 20.8%
2011: 31.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 20.8%
2011: 23.1%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: N/A
2011: N/A
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#35. Foster
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 23.8%
2011: 22.6%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 22.8%
2011: 21.7%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 22.7%
2011: 21.7%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.07
2011: 1.15
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#34. Central Falls
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 25.0%
2011: 22.9%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 24.5%
2011: 22.4%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 22.2%
2011: 20.3%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.82
2011: 0.72
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#33. Warren
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 28.1%
2011: 40.2%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 27.4%
2011: 28.9%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 20.1%
2011: 25.2%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.00
2011: 0.65
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#32.Scituate
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 28.2%
2011: 25.3%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 27.8%
2011: 24.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 24.9%
2011: 22.1%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.84
2011: 0.99
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#31. Lincoln
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 28.7%
2011: 27.7%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 28.2%
2011: 27.8%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 22.4%
2011: 21.5%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.17
2011: 1.23
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#30. Pawtucket
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 28.7%
2011: 31.1%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 27.7%
2011: 27.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 21.2%
2011: 20.0%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.58
2011: 0.61
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#29. Cumberland
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 29.2%
2011: 36.4%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 28.8%
2011: 36.2%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 23.6%
2011: 19.9%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.95
2011: 1.20
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#28. Little Compton
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 29.5%
2011: 36.5%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 28.1%
2011: 30.9%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 28.1%
2011: 26.7%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.73
2011: 1.08
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#27. Coventry
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 31.6%
2011: 30.7%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 31.4%
2011: 30.3%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 22.7%
2011: 21.5%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.03
2011: 1.06
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#26. West Warwick
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 32.2%
2011: 31.4%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 31.7%
2011: 31.1%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 20.5%
2011: 21.0%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.92
2011: 0.96
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#25. West Greenwich
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 32.5%
2011: 26.1%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 31.0%
2011: 24.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 26.6%
2011: 20.6%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.20
2011: 1.51
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#24. Tiverton
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 33.3%
2011: 54.9%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 32.6%
2011: 54.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 29.2%
2011: 28.5%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.75
2011: 1.03
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#23. North Providence
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 33.7%
2011: 28.5%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 33.1%
2011: 27.8%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 23.4%
2011: 21.4%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.77
2011: 0.89
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#22. Westerly/Hopkinton
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 33.8%
2011: 35.3%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 32.3%
2011: 24.0%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 21.0%
2011: 15.3%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.43
2011: 1.64
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#21. Jamestown
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 33.9%
2011: 28.1%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 33.1%
2011: 27.4%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 30.6%
2011: 25.9%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 2.23
2011: 2.24
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#20. Woonsocket
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 34.0%
2011: 33.0%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 32.2%
2011: 31.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 24.6%
2011: 23.7%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.86
2011: 0.88
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#19. Exeter
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 34.0%
2011: 33.0%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 32.2%
2011: 31.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 24.6%
2011: 23.7%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.86
2011: 0.88
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#18. Smithfield
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 35.7%
2011: 38.4%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 35.4%
2011: 38.0%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 26.7%
2011: 24.8%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.87
2011: 0.72
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#17. Glocester
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 36.2%
2011: 36.8%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 33.6%
2011: 34.4%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 33.6%
2011: 31.1%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.78
2011: 0.86
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#16. Newport
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 37.6%
2011: 36.0%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 37.2%
2011: 35.7%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 23.6%
2011: 22.9%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.74
2011: 0.92
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#15. Cranston
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 37.7%
2011: 36.0%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 36.9%
2011: 35.7%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 24.3%
2011: 22.4%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.83
2011: 0.88
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#14. Richmond
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 38.0%
2011: 24.7%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 37.1%
2011: 23.3%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 37.1%
2011: 23.3%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: N/A
2011: N/A
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#13. Bristol
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 38.2%
2011: 23.5%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 37.7%
2011: 17.7%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 17.4%
2011: 17.7%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.32
2011: N/A
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#12. Burrillville
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 38.3%
2011: 30.2%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 36.7%
2011: 28.9%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 31.4%
2011: 22.6%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.70
2011: 0.83
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#11. North Smithfield
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 38.5%
2011: 37.2%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 37.8%
2011: 36.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 31.9%
2011: 30.6%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.76
2011: 0.81
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#10. East Greenwich
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 39.4%
2011: 38.2%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 39.2%
2011: 36.5%
MRF Recyling Rate
2013: 29.4%
2011: 28.5%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.98
2011: 1.02
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#9. Narragansett
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 39.5%
2011: 42.3%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 36.9%
2011: 22.8%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 36.9%
2011: 16.9%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.37
2011: N/A
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#8. Charlestown
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 42.6%
2011: 44.1%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 40.3%
2011: 42.4%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 33.6%
2011: 33.6%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.42
2011: 0.41
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#7. North Kingstown
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 43.4%
2011: 36.4%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 41.5%
2011: 33.5%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 41.5%
2011:29.4%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 1.11
2011: 1.32
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#6. East Providence
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 47.8%
2011: 48.5%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 47.5%
2011: 48.2%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 26.2%
2011:24.7%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.82
2011: 0.83
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#5. Warwick
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 49.3%
2011: 46.3%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 49.1%
2011: 46.1%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 29.3%
2011:26.0%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.87
2011: 0.93
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#4. Portsmouth
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 50.0%
2011: 44.2%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 45.0%
2011: 40.3%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 45.0%
2011:30.0%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.95
2011: 1.07
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#3. Barrington
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 50.9%
2011: 49.3%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 50.6%
2011: 48.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 29.4%
2011: 27.1%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.97
2011: 0.97
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#2. Middletown
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 54.1%
2011: 53.5%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 53.7%
2011: 52.3%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 41.9%
2011: 40.8%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.55
2011: 0.56
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#1. South Kingstown
Rate of Overall Material Diversion
2013: 54.5%
2011: 63.1%
Mandatory Recycling Rate
2013: 51.4%
2011: 50.6%
MRF Recycling Rate
2013: 40.0%
2011: 42.4%
Tons of Trash Sent to Landfill Per Household
2013: 0.39
2011 :0.42
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