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Transfer Station & Solid Waste
Portsmouth Transfer Station
Access the Transfer Station facility to see details such as hours, holiday closures and other useful information regarding this town resource.
Please review and follow Transfer Station Rules to ensure a safe and smooth traffic flow at the Hedly Street Transfer Station. 2021 Hedly Street Transfer Station Rules and Application
All residents are required to display a valid Transfer Station sticker to use either the Hedly Street Transfer Station or the Prudence Island Transfer Station.
How the Transfer Station is Funded
The Transfer Station is run as an "Enterprise Fund," meaning the sale of stickers, net proceeds of PAYT bags, and any recycling rebates and sale of metal are meant to cover all costs of the Transfer Station. No monies collected from fees, sticker sales, PAYT bag sales, or rebates of any kind go into the town general fund. Any surplus or deficit in the fund at the end of the year gets carried forward to the same Enterprise Fund.
Application and Rules
- 2021 Hedly Street Transfer Station Sticker Application and Rules
- 2021 Prudence Island Transfer Station Sticker Application and Rules
Portsmouth Transfer Station Sticker Program
Should you have further questions, please contact Ray Antaya, Recycling Coordinator at 401-643-0359 or email rantaya@portsmouthri.com.
Transfer Station - Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT)
Both the Hedly Street Transfer Station and the Prudence Island Transfer Station have converted to Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) facilities. Household waste must be disposed of in specially-marked Town-approved bags that you are able to purchase at area stores. The list of area stores can be found at http://reducethetrash.com/portsmouthri/
For additional PAYT information go to: http://www.portsmouthri.com/498/Pay-As-You-Throw
Recycling
Please see our Portsmouth Recycles page for recycling and diversion information provided at the Transfer Station and around town.
Recycling Information from RIRRC
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp (RIRRC) has a handy A-Z list if you have a specific item you want to look up to see if you should dispose of it in a specific manner.
Contact Us
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Raymond Antaya
Recycling Coordinator
Email2200 E. Main Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Ph: 401-643-0359
Fx: 401-683-6804Hours:
Various
- Why do I have to stop at the Check-in Shack?
- Why do I have to buy a Transfer Station sticker to drop off recyclables?
- Why are pick-up trucks allowed yet utility trailers not allowed?
- Why are there out of state license plates at the Transfer Station?
- Why does the staff working at the Transfer Station watch where we put our diversion materials?
- What if I have an unusually large/cumbersome scrap metal object that cannot be broken down further?
- Why can’t we just add more operators to aid enforcement of the rules and to more quickly aid Transfer Station users?
- Wouldn’t it be cheaper if the town just hired more DPW people to run the trash program?
- Why do I have to flatten my cardboard boxes?
- Why was the “Give and Take” area removed from the Transfer Station? Why is scavenging not allowed?
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