If you’re here, you already know the value of a strong recycling program—and now you can help amplify the message across R.I.
RIRRC has created a set of ready-to-use social media posts designed to educate and reinforce good recycling habits. These resources are available for local governments, recycling haulers, and Rhode Island organizations to share with their communities. By working together, we can spread consistent, accurate messages about the benefits of recycling, and how to do it right.
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Together, we can keep Rhode Island cleaner, greener, and more sustainable!
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Infographic Recycling Helps Video 🌎💚 When we recycle correctly, we save money, preserve the life of RI’s Central Landfill, and protect the environment! 🙌♻️ #RecycleRI #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #ProtectOurPlanet
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Infographic Single Use Swaps Video Think reusable whenever possible—small changes in your daily habits add up to a BIG impact. Here are a few easy ways to start: ♻️ Swap single-use styrofoam containers for reusable glass ♻️ Swap single-use plastic straws for reusable metal ♻️ Swap single-use paper napkins for reusable cloth Every choice counts—together, we can create a more…
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Infographic Batteries Fire Post 🔥 Rechargeable Batteries = Fire Risk 🔥 Rechargeable batteries can spark, overheat, or explode when crushed or damaged—making them extremely dangerous in recycling carts and trash bins. 🚫 Do NOT put rechargeable batteries in your trash or recycling. 🔋 Lithium batteries are commonly found in phones, laptops, power tools, toys, and many everyday electronics. 📍…
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Infographic Don’t Contaminate ✅ Keep recycling clean. ✅ Keep recycling green. ❌ Don’t contaminate. ➡️ Contamination happens when the wrong items—or the right items prepared incorrectly, like recyclables placed inside plastic bags—end up in the MIXED RECYCLING carts. 👉 Follow the rules, and help us recycle more and save money! 🔎 Visit rirrc.org/az-search and use the RI Recycling…
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Infographic A Circular Economy ♻️What is a Circular Economy? 👉 According to the EPA, a circular economy: ➡️ Keeps materials and products in circulation for as long as possible ➡️ Reduces material use ➡️ Redesigns materials and products to be less resource intensive ➡️ Recaptures “waste” as a resource to manufacture new materials and products #CircularEconomy #BetterForThePlanet https://www.epa.gov/circulareconomy
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Infographic Recycling & Disposal Guide 🤔🔎 When it doubt, search it out! 👉 Our RI Recycling & Disposal Guide can help you when you don’t know the correct disposal method for an item. 🗑️♻️From aerosol cans to zip-top bags, look up any item and get clear answers on how to recycle (or safely dispose of) it in Rhode Island. Visit…
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Infographic What To Recycle In Cart Your recycling cart is ONLY for these items: 📄 Paper, 📦 Cardboard & Cartons, 🥫 Metal Cans, Lids & Foil, 🍾 Glass Bottles & Jars, and 🧴 Plastic Containers ♻️ That’s it, nothing else #RecycleRI #WhatIsInYourCart
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Infographic Monster Truck ➡️ In 2024, RI’s Central Landfill received 1,800 tons of TRASH EACH DAY, OR the equivalent of 360 Monster Trucks! 🛻 🚚 🚛 #RecyclingMatters
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Infographic Composting – 3 Frames 🍃Backyard Composting: Turn Scraps Into Soil 🟤 Carbon-Rich Browns: 🥬Fall leaves & straw 🪵Twigs & untreated wood chips/shavings 📦Shredded cardboard – (no wax coating/tape/glue) 📰Shredded newspaper & brown bags 🟢 Nitrogen-Rich Greens: 🥀Grass clippings & garden trimmings – (no weeds with seeds) 🍎 Fruits & veggie scraps – (no produce stickers) 🥚 Egg Shells –…
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Infographic Avoid Waste – 3 Frames ✅ The most sustainable choice is avoiding waste in the first place. 👉 Reducing your consumption means fewer resources used, greater support for a circular economy, and a smaller impact on the planet. Waste Management Hierarchy: ⬇️Reduce: Buy less and look for better quality and longer lasting products. 👍Reuse: Repair broken items, repurpose for longer…
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Infographic Why Does Recycling Matter Question: Why does recycling matter? Answer: 👉Recycling conserves trees, water, and energy 👉Reduces pollution and emissions 👉Supports a circular economy 👉Helps protect our planet #WhyRecyclingMatters #ReducesPollution #CircularEconomy #ProtectsPlanet
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Infographic 292MM Tons Trash 🗑️In the United States in 2018, 292.4 million tons of trash were generated, according to the EPA. 👎146.1 million tons ended up in landfills. 👉 You can dramatically reduce the amount of trash by recycling. ♻️ #KeepOutOfLandfill
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Infographic 74pct Repurposed 🗓️ Over a year’s time, RI Resource Recovery Corporation successfully sorted and repurposed 74% of the material that was accepted for processing at our Material Recovery Facility (MRF.) ♻️ #RecycleRI
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Infographic Drug Takeback 💊 Got unused or expired medications? Turn them in safely at a DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event! 📍 Find a location near you: https://www.dea.gov/takebackday Got empty pill bottles? Larger bottles can be recycled, but small ones (less than 2″ x 2″) belong in the trash. 🔍 For more tips on safely disposing of medications,…
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Infographic Statue of Liberty ♻ RI Recycling in Action! Over a year’s time, RI Resource Recovery repurposed 74% of all accepted mixed recycling—that’s over 71,000 tons, or the equivalent of 2 1/2 Statues of Liberty kept out of the landfill!🗽 #KeepItGreen #WasteNot #RIRecycling
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Recycling Myths ♻️Rhode Island, recycling does make a difference! Don’t let the myths fool you. ✅ Fact: It’s easy and efficient ✅ Fact: Every bottle, can, and box recycled saves energy and keeps waste out of the landfill. ✅ Fact: Here in RI, recycling is alive and well – materials are sorted and sold to be turned…
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Infographic Landfill 20 Years ⏳ At current disposal rates, Rhode Island’s Central Landfill will be full in just 20 years. Once full, RI’s trash disposal costs will likely increase. Recycling more today can delay that. ♻ Every bottle, can, and paper you recycle helps delay the landfill’s full capacity and preserves our environment. #RecycleRI #WasteLess #SustainableFuture #RecycleRight
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Statue of Liberty ♻ RI Recycling in Action! Over a year’s time, RI Resource Recovery repurposed 74% of all accepted mixed recycling—that’s over 71,000 tons, or the equivalent of 2 1/2 Statues of Liberty kept out of the landfill! 🗽 Recycling matters, Rhode Island! 🌎 #RecyclingMattersI #KeepItGreen #WasteNot #RIRecycling
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