EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Department of Public Works Refuse/Recycling Program is once again sponsoring Earth Day neighborhood cleanups and beautification projects throughout the city during the months of April and May in celebration of Earth Day.

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) will once again be waiving disposal (tipping) fees on solid waste for the city’s organized/registered groups involved in Earth Day-related cleanup efforts from now until June 3. These cleanups will collectively be eligible for a tip fee waiver of 10 tons (maximum). This tonnage will not count against the municipality’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) cap. City crews will collect the debris after cleanups and transport material to the RIRRC.

Anyone interested in volunteering, including Scouts or neighborhood groups, for Earth Day cleanup projects or would like additional information, please contact Donna McMahon, DPW, Refuse/Recycling Program Coordinator at 401-435-7710 or via email at dmcmahon@eastprovidenceri.gov. Registered groups receive yard bags for cleanups and work gloves (while supplies last). Students needing community service hours are also encouraged to volunteer.

All debris collected from cleanup events will be pickup for disposal by city crews. DPW can provide work gloves and trash bags. Supplies for Earth Day cleanups made possible with part funding from an Earth Day Grant award received from Narragansett Bay Commission.

2023 East Providence Community Earth Day Cleanups

• April 15: East Providence Girl Scouts
  Coordinator: Linda Arruda
  Cleanup area: East Providence Scout House/351 Willett Ave.
  Time: 9 a.m.-noon
  Rain Date: April 22
• April 16: Runnins River Watershed Alliance
  Coordinator: Jill Miller (RRWA Chairperson)
  Command Center/cleanup area: Kent Heights field, 80 Clyde Ave.
  Time: 10 a.m.-noon
  Rain date: Sunday, April 30
  Cleanup to include: Fields, playground, woods around fields and along Boyd Avenue.
• April 20: Rhode Island Energy
  Coordinators: Angela Li and Andrea Moshier
  Cleanup area: Kettle Point Bike Path area and Watchemoket Cove area.
  Time: 9 a.m. set up cleanup ends at 2 p.m.
• April 22: Narragansett Terrace Resident Association Coordinator: Melissa Book
  Command Center: The Jetty
  Time: 9-11 a.m.
  Cleanup area: Narragansett Terrace Jetty, Terrace Ave./Sea View Ave.
• April 22: East Providence /Seekonk Rotary Club
  Coordinator: David Kent
  Cleanup area: Veterans Parkway overlook parking lot to Waterfront Drive
  Time: 10 a.m. to noon, rain or shine
• April 22: Residents of Argyle Ave Community Cleanup
  Coordinator Kellie Marcil
  Cleanup area: trash and debris along Argyle to Wampanoag Trail
  Volunteers needed, please meet on Argyle Ave. Interested residents can call the Public Works office at 435-7701 for more information. Bags and work gloves will be provided.
  Time: 9-11 a.m.
• April 22: Crescent Park Carousel Neighborhood Cleanup
  Coordinator: Carousel Commission
  Cleanup area: Carousel Area, neighborhood, along Crescent View Ave. Also cleaning flower beds and planting flowers. Volunteers welcome and needed! Work Gloves and trash bags will be provided.
  Time: 9-11 a.m.
• April 22: Rhode Island Clean Water Association / Narragansett Bay Commission Coordinator: Evan Matz / Kerri Houghton
  Cleanup area: Beach cleanup, Squantum Point
  Time: noon-3 p.m.
  Volunteers needed. Site location/parking Squantum Association, 947 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
• April 22: Citizens/Resident Group
  Cleanup area Campbell Ave from Pilgrim Ave. to Pawtucket Ave.
  Volunteers Needed. If interested please call the Public Works Office at 435-7701 for more information. Bags and work gloves will be provided.
• April 23: Cub Scouts Pack 5 East Providence Willett Pond Coordinator: Anne Tan
  Cleanup area: Willett Avenue Pond fishing area and along the trail.
  Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• April 29: East Providence Historic District Commission, East Providence Historical Society and Friends of East Providence Historic Cemeteries
  Cleanup area: Historical Newman Cemetery cleanup
  Time: 10 a.m.-noon
  Please bring rakes, loppers, and trimmers if possible
• April 29: Save the Bay and Friends of Sabin Point Coordinator: Julie A. Major Grant / July Lewis
  Cleanup area: Sabin Point Park and Shoreline Riverside.
  Time: 10 a.m.-noon.
• April 29: Free Paper Shredding Event for East Providence Residents Coordinated by: EP Public Works and EP Public Library
  Weaver Library, 41 Grove Ave. (side parking lot)
  Time: 9 a.m.-noon. Need more info call 401-435-7701
  Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Hope & Faith Drive
• May 13: Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
  Coordinator: David Kelleher
  Cleanup area: cove north of EP Water Treatment plant up to Exxon property.
  Time: 9 a.m.-noon
  Rain Date: May 14
• May 20: East Providence Historic District Commission, East Providence Historical Society and Friends of East Providence Historic Cemeteries
  Cleanup area: Historical Littleneck Cemetery cleanup
  Time: 10 a.m.-noon
  Please bring rakes, loppers, and trimmers if possible