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Tours / Field Trips

Resource Recovery offers free tours to individuals, families, and groups (government entities, schools, businesses, institutions, organizations, and housing communities) in Rhode Island. Out-of-state groups can tour for a fee of $100. Tours must be requested at least two weeks in advance, and are not booked until Resource Recovery staff confirms with you. Please determine which type of tour you need, and fill out the request form below.

  • MaxBus Full Facility Tours: These are 90-minute tours for individuals or small groups (10 people or less) consisting of a driving tour of the facility followed by a recycling presentation. Guests board a tour bus once on site. These tours are offered on pre-set Wednesdays (11:30 AM) and Saturdays (9:30 AM), from late-March through early-November.   

  • Full Facility Tour:  These are 90-minute tours that require your group to arrive in a bus or 10+ passenger van. They consist of a driving tour of the facility followed by a recycling presentation. You must keep one open seat for your tour guide. We can accommodate a maximum of two vehicles per tour. You can request these tours Monday-Friday, at 9:30 AM or 11:30 AM, or a Saturday at 9:30 AM. If you have special scheduling needs you can request an alternative start time. If you need an abbreviated tour, please let us know in the comments section of the form.
     
  • Materials Recycling Facility Tour: 45-minute tours of our Materials Recycling Facility are available for groups of 10+ without a bus or a van. You can request these tours for a Monday-Friday, at 9:30 AM or 11:30 AM, or a Saturday at 9:30 AM. If you have special scheduling needs you can request an alternative start time. If you need an abbreviated tour, please let us know in the comments section of the form.
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Please provide us with basic information about your group so we can create its profile. You will then be asked to enter information about yourself, and your specific request. For future requests, your group will come up as an option to select.

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To expedite scheduling in the chance your primary choice for a date and time are unavailable, please consider choosing an additional day and time. If you cannot make a 9:30 AM or 11:30 AM tour time, please let us know your needs and we will try to accommodate you.

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Occasionally Resource Recovery hosts special recycling events or announces new recycling opportunities. Would you like to receive occasional (no more than four times / year) email updates from Resource Recovery?


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