National Grid hosts dehumidifier turn-in event

Posted 10/18/17

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) and National Gird invite Rhode Island residents to recycle old, functional dehumidifiers on Saturday, October 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Resource Recovery located at 65 Shun Pike in

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National Grid hosts dehumidifier turn-in event

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Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Resource Recovery) and National Gird invite Rhode Island residents to recycle old, functional dehumidifiers on Saturday, October 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Resource Recovery located at 65 Shun Pike in Johnston. This special event is available to National Grid customers only and coincides with Resource Recovery's on-site Eco-Depot collection. A second collection of household hazardous waste only will occur from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Burrillville Recycling and Compost Facility located at 350 Whipple Avenue in Burrillville.

To help reduce time spent in line, appointments should be made in advance for household hazardous waste. Appointments are not required for the dehumidifier turn-in.

Residents who participate in the turn-in event will receive a $30 recycling incentive rebate, a $30 mail-in rebate towards a new energy-efficient dehumidifier and National Grid will cover the cost of recycling. Residents must have ID for proof of residency and must complete a rebate form to receive the rebates. Turn-in is limited to two units per Rhode Island household.

Created in 2001, the Eco-Depot program is a free service offered by Resource Recovery that provides for the proper handling, packaging, storage, transportation and disposal of household hazardous waste. Since its inception, Resource Recovery has collected approximately 11.9 million pounds of household hazardous waste and served more than 155,000 Rhode Islanders (and counting). Many common household items are actually household hazardous waste materials that should not be collected through Rhode Island's standard trash and recycling collection services. These materials include fluorescent light bulbs, gasoline, oil-based paints, disinfectants, used motor oil and lawn and propane tanks. When not properly collected and disposed, these materials can cause harm to the local environment by contaminating Rhode Island's waterways. For a full list of household hazardous waste materials, visit www.ecodepotri.org. To make an appointment for the Johnston or Burrillville Eco-Depot collections or to view the entire 2017 Eco-Depot schedule, visit www.ecodepotri.org or call 942-1430 x241.

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