Address: 65 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI 02919

Description: The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is the state environmental agency dedicated to providing the public with environmentally sound programs and facilities to manage solid waste. The agency funds and manages the stateÂ’s recycling program, and owns and operates a landfill and a materials recycling facility. Created by the General Assembly in 1974 as the Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation, the corporation changed its name August 1996. Although not a department of the state government, RIRRC is a public corporation and a component of the State of Rhode Island for financial reporting purposes. To be financially self-sufficient, the agency earns revenue through the sale of recyclable products, methane gas royalties and fees for its services.

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Address: One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908

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Address: 44 Washington St., Providence, RI 02903

Description: Rhode Island Housing is the StateÂ’s principal housing agency, helping everyday Rhode Islanders obtain homes they can afford. We work to ensure that every person who lives or works in Rhode Island can afford a safe, healthy home that meets their needs. Rhode Island Housing is a self-sustaining public agency. We fund our programs primarily through the sale of taxable and tax exempt bonds in the capital markets. Everything we earn is reinvested to meet the housing needs of our state.

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Address: 5 Richmond Townhouse Road, Wyoming, RI 02898

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