Newport's 2021 Yard Waste Collection Schedule

NEWPORT, RI — Spring has arrived in Rhode Island, leading many Newport residents to take advantage of the warm weather and start clearing out winter debris from their yards. If you've already begun filling up yard waste bags, don't place them at the curb for pickup just yet.

The city had a special one-week pickup at the beginning of March, but will not bring back regular yard waste collection until April, when collection will happen every week. Residents are asked to place their yard waste at the curb with their trash and recycling bins on their regular pickup day.

Waste must be placed in large paper bags or a trash barrel clearly marked "yard waste." Plastic bags will not be accepted. Branches less than four inches in diameter and under three feet long can be bundled at placed alongside bags. Yard waste only stickers are not required, the DPW said.

The full 2021 calendar is below. Blue shaded weeks show when yard waste will be collected.

Read more about yard waste pickup and other trash collection rules on the Newport Department of Public Works' website.