Green Team
The Green Team focuses on environmental issues through projects, community activities, and educational events such as:
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Church recycling
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Solar power initiative
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Speakers and films​
Good News about composting for South Kingstown and Narragansett Residents! (September 2024)
The Town of South Kingstown is offering free collection of materials suitable for composting at the Rose Hill Regional Transfer Station located at 163 Rose Hill Road in Peace Dale.
Materials may be placed in designated compost bins Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m., except for holidays. The bins are serviced and emptied on Mondays. No additional materials will be accepted when the bins are full.
It is estimated that 38% of food in the United States is thrown away. When we send our household garbage to a landfill, Methane gas is produced. Methane gas creates heat in the atmosphere. Composting does not produce methane gas, but helps to capture carbon, thus reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. This is beneficial because carbon dioxide causes the Earth’s temperature to rise. Composting can be part of the solution to climate change by capturing carbon and by providing a byproduct that improves soil. Everyone can play a role in making a difference.
Some of the materials that will be accepted at no cost include: coffee grounds and filters, certain coffee pods, non-synthetic tea bags, eggs and egg shells, meat and seafood, lobster shells, fruits and veggies, dairy, specific pet waste, as well as pasta, grains and bread. Please remember to remove stickers from fruits and veggies.
For a more detailed list of items that will be accepted for composting, as well as those that will not be accepted, please visit the Composting Options page on the South Kingstown Town website or What Can I Put in My Bin? by Black Earth Compost.
Leaves and garden waste can be composted with the purchase of stickers at either the Town Clerk’s office or onsite at the Transfer Station.
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We've gone solar!
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PDCC made a commitment to go solar to reduce energy costs and consumption. The church solar system is providing electricity for the church building.
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