West Warwick adds fee for extra recycling bins to municipal fee schedule
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The town council amended Appendix B of the fees and charges to list a one-time $150 charge for an extra recycling bin and an annual $150 fee; councilors said the charge had been collected informally and the amendment formalizes that practice.
The West Warwick Town Council approved an amendment to Appendix B (fees and charges) to add fees for extra recycling bins.
Council members said the $150 initial charge and a $150 annual fee for a second recycling bin had been charged informally by the town’s public works department but had not been listed in the code. The change adds the fee to the formal schedule so residents know the cost and the town can bill it consistently. The DPW secretary was identified in the meeting as the staff member who tracks extra-bin accounts and bills residents each January.
Council discussion clarified the fee applies to a second bin requested by a household (replacement bins for damaged equipment are treated separately) and that the town has phased out smaller bins because of repeated replacements. After brief discussion the council approved the amendment by voice vote.
The amendment was framed as an administrative clean-up to reflect current practice rather than a new charge being invented; council members said the town has purchased hundreds of bins and the formal schedule will help administration and collection.
Vote: the motion passed by voice vote; the transcript records "Aye" and "Ayes have it."