Rhode Island
Recycling drop-off
Cranston recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Cranston Public Works Garage (Walter Cornell Municipal Complex).
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12
Who can use it
The official Other Trash Items page describes several drop-off services at the Highway Department / Public Works Garage. Automobile waste oil is limited to 10 gallons per resident. The fetched page does not separately spell out a written residency rule for the tire or electronics drop-offs.
Hours
- Highway garage: Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Tire dumpster: Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Television and electronic-waste container: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (official wording "7:30 Am").
- Automobile waste oil (Oil Igloo): Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- This is not described as a Saturday or Sunday public drop-off on the fetched page.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No fee is printed for the tire dumpster, the television and electronic-waste container, or the Oil Igloo.
Where to buy: N/A
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Tires at the Highway Department dumpster | No fee. Tires are no longer collected with regular trash. |
| Televisions and electronic waste at the Public Works Garage container | No fee. The container is self-serve at the rear of the property, between the two buildings as you enter the complex off Phenix Avenue. Official wording includes "TV?s and E-Waste." |
| Automobile waste oil at the Oil Igloo | No fee; 10 gallon limit per resident. |
| Curbside bulky-waste pickup through Waste Management | $30 per item; schedule by calling (800) 972-4545. This is a pickup program, not a garage drop-off. |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: The fetched official page has a mattress heading without a usable drop-off description in the extracted text. Confirm with the City before assuming a garage mattress drop-off.
- TVs / electronics: Televisions, computers, monitors, CPUs, laptops, and printers may be dropped off in the self-serve container at the Public Works Garage, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., no fee.
- Tires: Bring tires to the dumpster at the Highway Department, 929 Phenix Avenue, Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., no fee.
- Household hazardous waste: Not described as a drop-off at this garage. Official page points to the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Eco-Depot at (401) 942-1430, extension 241.
Statewide context: Mattresses · Tires · AC / dehumidifier · TVs / electronics · Furniture · Appliances · Paint · Propane · HHW · Car batteries · Motor oil · Scrap metal · All guides
Hazardous waste
Household hazardous waste is not picked up curbside and is not described as a drop-off at this garage. The official page directs residents to the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Eco-Depot at (401) 942-1430, extension 241, for items such as expired gas grill tanks, paints, and pesticides. Automobile waste oil is accepted at the Oil Igloo at this complex, 10 gallons per resident, no fee.
Holiday closures
No dated holiday list for these Public Works Garage drop-offs appears on the fetched official Other Trash Items page. Christmas trees are a separate curbside program collected on regular trash day for the first two weeks in January. Confirm with the City at (401) 461-1000 before a holiday week.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources .
Other notes
- This is not a general trash dump. The official page covers special-item drop-off at the Public Works Garage / Highway Department.
- The (401) 461-1000 number is the City Hall contact printed on the official page, not a separately labeled garage line.
- A Mattress Conditions For Acceptibility heading appears on the fetched page without a usable drop-off description in the extracted text, so no mattress hours or fees are listed here.
- Christmas trees are collected curbside on the regular trash day for the first two weeks in January and must be free of decorations, including tinsel, garland, tree stands, or other non-recyclable ornamentation, with no plastic tree bags.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-12. If something conflicts, trust the town.