Rhode Island

Pop = Population
HH = Households
RSD = Rate Structure Design
SD = Start Date
CT = Container Type

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State Solid Waste Program
Office of Waste Management
Bureau of Environmental Protection
Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908-5767
Phone: (401) 222-2797
Fax: (401) 222-3812
Web site

PAYT in Rhode Island
Office of Strategic Planning & Policy
Bureau of Policy and Administration
Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management
Phone: (401) 222-3434
Fax: (401) 222-2591
Web site

= Information from Unit-Based Pricing in the United States: A Tally of Communities, M.L. Mirando, Duke University, 1999.

Community	Pop	HH	RSD	SD	CT
Naragansett	14,985	5,881	fully variable	1994	tag
New Shoreham	836	358	fully variable	1980's	by weight
North Kingstown	23,786	9,348	fully variable	1999	no info
Richmond	5,351	1,784	no info	pre-1992	by weight
South Kingstown	24,631	7,456	fully variable	1994	tag
Westerly	21,605	8,471	additional base tax	1994	bag

Number of programs from 1999 study: 6

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