Scrap Metal Recycling in North Kingstown, RI
North Kingstown residents can take it to the Transfer Station for $0.15 per pound ($15 minimum).
See all 3 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
- Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.
Rhode Island rules
- Since July 1, 2006, mercury-added products may be disposed of only by recycling or as hazardous waste (mercury button cell batteries are excepted). Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-24.9-9 (Mercury-added products disposal ban) (opens in new tab)
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Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-24.9-9 (Mercury-added products disposal ban) (opens in new tab) · State of Rhode Island General Assembly
- Since July 1, 2006, mercury-added products may be disposed of only by recycling or as hazardous waste (mercury button cell batteries are excepted). Checked October 26, 2026.
- RIRRC: Residential Recycling Area (for special / bulky item drop-off) (opens in new tab) · Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
- The RRA offers Rhode Islanders special and bulky item recycling and disposal; some items carry a fee and individual residents pay commercial (not municipal) fees. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Individual residents pay commercial fees, not municipal rates. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The RRA list also includes e-waste, scrap metal and tires, and other areas of the facility take mattresses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- RIRRC: Electronic Waste (opens in new tab) · Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
- Resource Recovery recycles computers (monitors, towers, laptops, tablets) and TVs free for RI households and K-12 schools during operating hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Other businesses, nonprofits and institutions may recycle fewer than 15 complete systems for a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- RIRRC: Fee Schedule FY27 (effective July 1, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation · effective July 1, 2026
- Scrap metal is $0. Checked October 26, 2026.
- RIRRC: Materials Acceptance Criteria (last updated 05/14/26) (opens in new tab) · Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation · effective May 14, 2026
- Only mattresses/box springs last used and disposed of in Rhode Island are eligible for free recycling at Resource Recovery. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Town of North Kingstown: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · North Kingstown
- Transfer Station: 345 Devils Foot Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852. Checked October 26, 2026.
- RIRRC A-Z: North Kingstown-specific disposal instructions (opens in new tab) · Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
- Scrap metal: $300 per ton or $0.15 per pound, $15 minimum. Checked October 26, 2026.
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