Place cans of hardened, dry paint inside a plastic bag in the regular trash. When more paint is left, add sawdust, kitty litter or a paint hardener (about $2 at a home improvement store). For nearly empty cans, leave the lid off and let it dry.

Water-based (non-hazardous) latex paints may go in regular household trash, but must be hardened for worker and equipment safety.

Find other nearby Paint Care sites.ĭo NOT bring any aerosol cans (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels or leaking/empty containers. Please bring paint during regular business hours.

Residents and businesses may bring up to 5 gallons per day of latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish. Drop off leftover paint for recycling at Humphreys' Building Supply, 590 Main Road, Tiverton.Offer latex or water-based paints to local schools’ Art Departments or the Boys and Girls Club of Newport County or post them in the 'FREE' section of, or “ Aquidneck Island Families Sell & Swap” on Facebook.Please do your part and help us reach our recycling target of 35%! The Town offers a convenient and comprehensive recycling/solid waste disposal site at the Transfer Station.

Recycle clean, dry plastic bags and other plastic films at local markets and drugstores! See our page on the ReStore program! Do not recycle paper smaller than a 3'x 5' index card or shredded paper! Visit Rhode Island Resource Recovery's A-Z list with any questions on what can and cannot be recycled!ĭo NOT use plastic bags to dispose of recyclable materials or yard waste. Please recycle plastic containers 5 gallons or less, glass bottles and jars, metal cans, lids and foil, an d paper, flattened cardboard less than 3' x 5', and cartons. The Portsmouth Transfer Station collects mixed recycling.

Recycling bins are convenient for delivering your recycling materials to the Transfer Station. Pick up a recycling bin from the Tax Collector's office for just $7. Download or print a guide to recycling at the Portsmouth Transfer Station here.

Download home depot recycling bins