Cardboard Recycling in Portsmouth, RI

Portsmouth residents can drop it off at the Hedly Street Transfer Station with your annual sticker.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Portsmouth

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · PortsmouthNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
How it works
Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Portsmouth Hedly Street Transfer Station (sticker required)City service · PortsmouthPortsmouth residentsVisit fee only
How it works
Main transfer station at 305 Hedly Street (Mon, Fri, Sat 7:30–4; Tue and Thu 7:30–7; closed Wed, Sun and holidays). An annual residential sticker ($290 for the first; $10 for a second in the household) or a $50 one-week pass is required. With it, furniture, bulky waste, appliances (refrigerator doors removed), recyclable mattresses (call first to check container space), scrap metal and cardboard are taken at no extra charge; tires $6 per car tire, $21 per truck tire, no rims.
Cost & rules
Fees
Annual residential sticker (covers drop-off) $290
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RI Resource Recovery Residential Recycling Area (Central Landfill)Drop-off · outside Portsmouth · 3 Shun Pike, JohnstonOpen to everyoneFree
Where
3 Shun Pike
Johnston, RI 02919
Hours
Mon–Fri 6 a.m.–3:45 p.m.; Sat 6 a.m.–12 p.m.; closed holidays
Cost & rules
Cardboard
AcceptedFree (documented)
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Fees
Annual residential sticker (covers drop-off)	$290

Before you go

Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.

More about cardboard

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.
- Accepted RRA categories include appliances, batteries, oversized cardboard, e-waste, scrap metal and tires; mattresses are taken elsewhere on the campus. 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
- Cardboard (dedicated load) 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.
RIRRC A-Z: Portsmouth-specific disposal instructions (opens in new tab) · Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
- A 12-month sticker is $290 for the first ($10 for a second in the household); a one-week pass is $50. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cardboard is taken free with an annual sticker or pass. Checked October 26, 2026.

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