City of Providence DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW)

MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Public Works provides efficient, cost-effective, high-quality services relative to the operations, maintenance, planning, construction and engineering of public works infrastructure and waste management for the City of Providence.

Daily Street Closures Daily Traffic RestrictionsUpdated4/17/2024

The Department of Public Works staff is responsible for the maintenance of Providence’s infrastructure. The Department is comprised of seven divisions that include Administration; Engineering, Traffic, Parking, Highway, Sewer, and Environmental. Click on the link below for more information about the DPW Division.

Garbage & Recycling:

Waste Pickup Schedule Request a Trash-Recycling Bin FAQ Bulky + Large Items Recycling Program Rodent Prevention

TRASH PICKUP – Monday through Friday, with the exception of holidays that fall on a week day. Click here to see the Holiday Pickup Schedule. If a holiday falls on your trash pickup day, your trash will be picked up the very next day. All pickups for the rest of the week will also be operating on a one-day delay. (Friday’s pickup will be on Saturday)

DPW’s depot is now accepting recyclable materials on Saturdays between 7:00am and 12:45pm.

E-Waste
E-waste collection happens every Saturday from 7:00am-12:45pm at 700 Allens Ave. (Rear of Building), with mattress collection.
For more information about E-Waste and what we can collect, click here.

Eco-Depot
To make an appointment for one of Resource Recovery’s Eco-Depot collection events for Household Hazardous Waste (Residuos domésticos peligrosos), visit https://www.rirrc.org/ecodepot or call 942-1430 x3241.

Missed Garbage or Recycling Pick-Up? – call WASTE MANAGEMENT @ 1-800-972-4545

NEWS + ANNOUNCEMENTS

Yard debris collection begins April 15, 2024 through December 28, 2024
Move In/Move Out Guide
Sewer and Stormwater Mapping
New online forms/permits
The Environmental Division now sells Mattress bags for WM pickups at the DPW facility. The King size, one-size-fits-all bags can be purchased in person at 700 Allens Avenue and are thick enough to prevent tearing or water to get in. As a reminder, Waste Management requires that all mattresses be put in plastic bags to be recovered. We are happy to offer this at a competitive price as compared to retailers.