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City collection Bulky waste including couches, chairs, tables and rugs is collected at the curb free of charge once a month per unit for households in the city program, using a green sticker and a Waste Management appointment. No charge. Residents of city properties with three dwelling units or less that receive city curbside collection, using a free green sticker from the Department of Public Works and an appointment with Waste Management. The limit is one bulky item per month per unit, and some bulky items are accepted free at the Material Recycling Facility instead, while properties outside the city program are excluded from the sticker route.
City collection A mattress or box spring is dropped off free at the Material Recycling Facility with proof of Woonsocket residency after an on-site inspection, or collected from the curb for a fee by appointment. No charge. Woonsocket residents dropping a mattress or box spring at the Material Recycling Facility on River Street with proof of residency and identification, where the attendant inspects every piece and the resident bags and seals an accepted mattress on site with their own bags and tape. Any Woonsocket resident may also book the curbside collection through Waste Management for a fee, and a mattress that the attendant rejects has to be disposed of at the owner's cost elsewhere.
City collection White goods such as refrigerators, dryers and dishwashers are collected curbside free once a week per unit with an orange sticker, and they are accepted free at the Material Recycling Facility with no sticker for any city property. No charge. Residents of city properties with three dwelling units or less that receive city curbside collection, using a free orange sticker from the Department of Public Works and a Waste Management appointment for one white good per week per unit. Any city property may instead drop white goods at the Material Recycling Facility free with no sticker, and a refrigerator or other unit that still holds refrigerant is accepted on the same basis.
City collection Bulky waste including couches, chairs, tables and rugs is collected at the curb free of charge once a month per unit for households in the city program, using a green sticker and a Waste Management appointment. No charge. Residents of city properties with three dwelling units or less that receive city curbside collection, using a free green sticker from the Department of Public Works and an appointment with Waste Management. The limit is one bulky item per month per unit, and some bulky items are accepted free at the Material Recycling Facility instead, while properties outside the city program are excluded from the sticker route.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Woonsocket runs its own collection and its own drop-off yard, so most large items have a free route close to home. Couches, chairs, tables and rugs leave the curb free once a month per unit with a green sticker from Public Works and an appointment with Waste Management, while refrigerators, dryers and dishwashers use an orange sticker and are allowed once a week. Mattresses, televisions, computers, scrap metal and white goods can all be dropped at the Material Recycling Facility on River Street at no charge, with proof of residency and an on-site inspection for a mattress. Tires are the exception: they have no city route, so they go to the state facility in Johnston or a tire dealer.
A mattress or box spring is dropped off free at the Material Recycling Facility with proof of Woonsocket residency after an on-site inspection, or collected from the curb for a fee by appointment.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Woonsocket residents dropping a mattress or box spring at the Material Recycling Facility on River Street with proof of residency and identification, where the attendant inspects every piece and the resident bags and seals an accepted mattress on site with their own bags and tape. Any Woonsocket resident may also book the curbside collection through Waste Management for a fee, and a mattress that the attendant rejects has to be disposed of at the owner's cost elsewhere.
When & how
Take the set to 943 River Street, open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., or call Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545 to book the curbside collection.
Get it ready
Bring your own bags and tape, because an accepted mattress has to be bagged and sealed at the site, and keep the piece dry and whole. An adjustable, air, crib or futon mattress is treated as its own item type by the state program, so ask at the gate if the set is unusual.
Electronic waste goes to the Material Recycling Facility at no charge, covering televisions, computers, printers, monitors, microwaves and vacuums, with proof of residency required.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Woonsocket residents dropping electronic waste at the Material Recycling Facility on River Street, which includes televisions, computers, printers, monitors, computer equipment, microwaves and vacuums, with proof of Woonsocket residency and identification required. The city's large item list shows that electronics and televisions have no curbside route and belong at the recycling center.
When & how
Drop the items at 943 River Street, open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., excluding holidays.
Get it ready
Bring a license or another proof of Woonsocket residency, keep screens whole, and wipe personal data or remove the drive before a computer is dropped off. Do not leave electronics at the curb, because the city routes them to the recycling center rather than the collection truck.
Bulky waste including couches, chairs, tables and rugs is collected at the curb free of charge once a month per unit for households in the city program, using a green sticker and a Waste Management appointment.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residents of city properties with three dwelling units or less that receive city curbside collection, using a free green sticker from the Department of Public Works and an appointment with Waste Management. The limit is one bulky item per month per unit, and some bulky items are accepted free at the Material Recycling Facility instead, while properties outside the city program are excluded from the sticker route.
When & how
Get the green sticker at City Hall in the Public Works Department, 169 Main Street, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., then call Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545 to book the appointment and put the item out only after 7 p.m. the evening before.
Get it ready
Bring identification and proof of residency or ownership when you collect the sticker, keep the item to one piece for the month, and put it at the curb no earlier than 7 p.m. the evening before the appointment. Check the city large item list first, because some pieces are taken free at the recycling facility and pianos, organs, pool tables and cut oil tanks are refused.
Woonsocket publishes no city tire collection, so a tire goes to one of the statewide options, the Resource Recovery drop-off in Johnston or a tire dealer, and the state fee schedule prices a car tire per tire.
City cost & eligibility
From $8 per car tire in the Resource Recovery fee schedule effective July 1, 2026, with tractor trailer tires at $15 each and oversized off-road tires at $125 each. The statewide options on the Resource Recovery tire page, which are open to any Rhode Island resident and are the Resource Recovery drop-off in Johnston at 3 Shun Pike and Bob's Tire Company across the state. Fees may apply, and Woonsocket has no town-specific tire instruction.
When & how
Take the tire to the Resource Recovery drop-off gate at 3 Shun Pike in Johnston, open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., or use the statewide tire dealer the state directory lists.
Get it ready
Ask about the rim before you load, because the state schedule prices tires by type rather than by rim, and keep tires out of the curbside carts and the bulky pile, which do not accept them. Call the scalehouse on 401-228-3102 if the load is unusual.
Scrap metal is dropped off free at the Material Recycling Facility, and a small appliance that holds no refrigerant and is made primarily of metal can be dropped off with the scrap metal.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Woonsocket residents dropping scrap metal at the Material Recycling Facility on River Street, with no sticker required for any city property. A small appliance that holds no refrigerant and is made primarily of metal can be included with the scrap metal, and the city large item list also puts metal pipes, cabinets, radiators, metal doors, metal sheds cut to four feet and metal swing sets at the facility.
When & how
Take the metal to 943 River Street, open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., excluding holidays.
Get it ready
Cut long metal to the length the facility accepts, empty and clean anything that held fuel or refrigerant, and keep an appliance that contains refrigerant separate from ordinary scrap because a cooling unit needs its own handling. Ask at the gate before bringing a fuel tank, since a cut oil tank is refused.
White goods such as refrigerators, dryers and dishwashers are collected curbside free once a week per unit with an orange sticker, and they are accepted free at the Material Recycling Facility with no sticker for any city property.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residents of city properties with three dwelling units or less that receive city curbside collection, using a free orange sticker from the Department of Public Works and a Waste Management appointment for one white good per week per unit. Any city property may instead drop white goods at the Material Recycling Facility free with no sticker, and a refrigerator or other unit that still holds refrigerant is accepted on the same basis.
When & how
Collect the orange sticker at 169 Main Street, call Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545 for the appointment, and put the unit out only after 7 p.m. the evening before, or take it to 943 River Street during facility hours.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost a cooling unit, tape or remove the doors, and keep the appliance upright in the vehicle. The city does not treat a unit that contains refrigerant any differently at the facility, but the state drop-off in Johnston charges a per unit fee for a white good that still holds CFC coolant, so the free city route is the cheaper one.
A bulky item needs a free green sticker from the Public Works Department at 169 Main Street and is limited to one piece per month per unit, while a white good such as a refrigerator, dryer or dishwasher needs a free orange sticker and is limited to one piece per week per unit. Both then need an appointment with Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545, and the item may be put out only after 7 p.m. the evening before the appointment. Stickers are issued only for properties with three dwelling units or less that receive city curbside collection.
The Material Recycling Facility at 943 River Street is free for all Woonsocket residents for the items the city list assigns to it, including electronics, mattresses and box springs, scrap metal, white goods, batteries, propane tanks, bulky rigid plastic, textiles, books and media, cardboard, extra recycling, antifreeze, plastic film and shredded paper. Hours are Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., excluding holidays, proof of residency and identification are required for electronics and mattresses, and the Swap Shed takes small dishes, small appliances, toys, tools, fixtures and nick-knacks for reuse.
Every mattress and box spring brought to the Material Recycling Facility is inspected on site by the attendant, and an approved piece has to be bagged and sealed by the resident using their own bags and tape. A mattress that is rejected has to be disposed of at the owner's cost elsewhere, either at the state facility or through a private hauler, so check the condition before loading the car.
Scrap metal belongs at the River Street facility with no sticker, and a small metal appliance that holds no refrigerant can go with it, while tires have no Woonsocket route at all and must go to the statewide options, the Resource Recovery drop-off in Johnston or a tire dealer. Pianos, organs, pool tables and oil tanks cut in half are refused by the city program altogether.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Woonsocket Public Works with the Material Recycling Facility and the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Use the free sticker pickup for one bulk item or white good
A household in a building of three units or fewer that receives city curbside collection and has one couch, rug, refrigerator, dryer or dishwasher to send away.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Residents of city properties with three dwelling units or less that are in the city curbside program, using a free sticker from the Public Works Department and a Waste Management appointment. The bulky item allowance is one per month per unit and the white goods allowance is one per week per unit, with no separate collection charge published for the sticker item.
Arrange it
Collect the green sticker for a bulky item or the orange sticker for a white good at 169 Main Street between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on a weekday, then call Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545 and put the item out after 7 p.m. the evening before the appointment.
One bulky item a month and one white good a week, stickers only for buildings of three units or less, and properties outside the city collection program cannot use the route. Pianos, organs, pool tables and cut oil tanks are refused, and some items are easier to take straight to the River Street facility.
City of Woonsocket Public Works with the Material Recycling Facility and the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Drop it at the Material Recycling Facility on River Street
Any Woonsocket household with electronics, a mattress, scrap metal, white goods, batteries, propane, textiles, cardboard or extra recycling to drop off at no charge.
Cost & conditions
No charge. All Woonsocket residents for the items the city list assigns to the facility, with proof of residency and identification for electronics and mattresses and no sticker required. White goods are accepted free including units that still hold refrigerant, and scrap metal is free.
Arrange it
Drive to 943 River Street during the posted hours, show residency for the sensitive items, and use the Swap Shed for reusable small goods if the item still works.
The facility only takes the item categories the city assigns to it, so a sofa, wooden desk, porcelain sink, toilet, window, wooden swing set, piano, pool table or cut oil tank has to use the sticker route or another outlet. A mattress has to pass an on-site inspection and be bagged and sealed by the resident.
City of Woonsocket Public Works with the Material Recycling Facility and the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Take tires to the statewide drop-off
A household with car tires to get rid of and no city collection to use.
Cost & conditions
From $8 per car tire in the Resource Recovery fee schedule effective July 1, 2026, with tractor trailer tires at $15 each and oversized off-road tires at $125 each, and a commercial load priced at $300 per ton. The statewide tire options open to any Rhode Island resident, which are the Resource Recovery drop-off in Johnston and Bob's Tire Company across the state. Fees may apply and Woonsocket publishes no town-specific tire instruction.
Arrange it
Drive to the Resource Recovery tire gate at 3 Shun Pike in Johnston, open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., and call the scalehouse on 401-228-3102 with any question about the load.
Tires are not part of the city sticker program or the River Street facility list, so the state route is the only published option besides a tire dealer, and the price depends on the tire type rather than on the vehicle.
Electronics including televisions, computers, printers, monitors, microwaves and vacuums, mattresses and box springs, scrap metal, white goods including refrigerators, dryers and dishwashers, batteries with rechargeable types only, propane tanks, bulky rigid plastic, textiles, books and media, cardboard, extra recycling, antifreeze, plastic film and shredded paper, with a Swap Shed for small reusable goods.
Proof of Woonsocket residency is required for electronics and mattresses, mattresses must pass an on-site inspection and be bagged and sealed by the resident with their own bags and tape, and alkaline or single-use batteries are not accepted. Items the city assigns to the sticker route, such as sofas, wooden desks and doors, porcelain sinks, toilets and windows, are not taken here, and pianos, organs, pool tables and oil tanks cut in half are refused outright.
Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., excluding holidays.
No charge. Free drop-off for all Woonsocket residents for the item categories the city lists for this facility, with no sticker required and proof of residency and identification needed for electronics and mattresses.
State facility for tires, mattresses, white goods and scrap metal
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
3 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI 02919
Tires at the tire gate, mattresses and box springs for recycling, white goods with and without CFC coolant, and scrap metal, with the residential recycling area taking special and bulky item drop-offs.
Acceptance criteria and fees apply, the mattress program takes up to three units a day without charge and charges above that, a white good that still holds CFC coolant carries a per unit fee, and a load has to meet the materials acceptance criteria posted by the authority. Fees may apply to other material and the scalehouse decides what a load is.
Operating hours Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., with office hours Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scalehouse 401-228-3102 and main line 401-942-1430.
From $8 per car tire in the fee schedule effective July 1, 2026, alongside mattress recycling at no charge for up to three units per day and $70 each above that, white goods at no charge without CFC coolant and $12 each with it, and scrap metal at no charge. The statewide options open to any Rhode Island resident, with fees set by the authority and paid at the scalehouse. The tire gate is 3 Shun Pike and the Woonsocket sticker program does not apply here.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I get rid of a mattress in Woonsocket?+
The free route is the Material Recycling Facility at 943 River Street, which takes mattresses and box springs at no charge from Woonsocket residents with proof of residency. The attendant inspects every piece, and if it is accepted you bag and seal it on site using your own bags and tape. The alternative is a curbside collection through Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545, which any Woonsocket resident may book for a fee. A mattress the attendant rejects still has to be disposed of at your own cost.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Woonsocket?+
To the Material Recycling Facility at 943 River Street, at no charge, with proof of Woonsocket residency and identification. The site takes televisions, computers, printers, monitors, computer equipment, microwaves and vacuums, and the city's large item list puts every electronic item at the recycling center rather than on the collection route. The facility is open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., excluding holidays.Official guidance
How do I get a couch picked up in Woonsocket?+
The city collects bulky items from the curb free of charge for households in the curbside program, up to one item per month per unit. Collect a free green sticker from the Public Works Department at 169 Main Street, then call Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545 to book the appointment and put the piece out only after 7 p.m. the evening before. Properties with more than three dwelling units, and households that do not receive city curbside collection, are excluded from the sticker route.Official guidance
Which bulky items can I take to the Woonsocket recycling facility instead?+
The city's large item guidelines put a specific set of pieces at the Material Recycling Facility free for any Woonsocket resident, including televisions, computer monitors, mattresses and box springs, scrap metal, bicycles, exercise bikes, treadmills, weight benches, gas grills, snow blowers, lawn mowers, microwaves, dishwashers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, hot water heaters, metal cabinets and radiators. Sofas, wooden desks, wooden doors, porcelain sinks, toilets, windows and wooden swing sets sit in the bulk sticker column instead, and pianos, organs, pool tables and oil tanks cut in half are refused.Official guidance
Where does scrap metal go in Woonsocket?+
To the Material Recycling Facility at 943 River Street, free of charge, with no sticker needed for any city property. The town page lists scrap metal as a facility drop-off, and it adds that a small appliance that holds no refrigerant and is made primarily of metal can be dropped off with the scrap metal. The city large item guidelines also send metal pipes, cabinets, radiators, metal doors, metal sheds cut to four feet and metal swing sets to the same facility.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator or dryer in Woonsocket?+
White goods such as refrigerators, dryers and dishwashers are collected curbside free of charge for households in the city program, up to one item per week per unit, using a free orange sticker from the Public Works Department at 169 Main Street and an appointment with Waste Management on 1-800-972-4545. Any Woonsocket property can also drop white goods at the Material Recycling Facility at 943 River Street free of charge with no sticker, and a unit that still holds refrigerant is accepted there on the same basis, while the state drop-off in Johnston charges for a unit that still holds CFC coolant.Official guidance
What does large item disposal cost in Woonsocket?+
Most of it is free. The city collects one bulky item a month and one white good a week from the curb for households in the program at no separate charge, using free stickers from Public Works and an appointment with Waste Management. The River Street facility takes electronics, mattresses, scrap metal and white goods free from any Woonsocket resident. The paid routes are the curbside mattress collection booked through Waste Management and tires, which have no city service and are priced per tire at the state drop-off in Johnston.Official guidance
Who do I call about a pickup or a drop-off in Woonsocket?+
The Public Works Department issues the green and orange stickers at 169 Main Street on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and answers program questions on 401-767-8880. Waste Management schedules the sticker pickups on 1-800-972-4545. The Material Recycling Facility on River Street is the city drop-off, and the Resource Recovery scalehouse in Johnston answers questions about tires and state fees on 401-228-3102, with the main line on 401-942-1430.Official guidance
