6 programs · checked October 17, 2026
Yard rebates in Rhode Island
6 programs pay Rhode Island residents for yard projects, 1 of them open to anyone in the state. 4 list themselves as open now.
Open to anyone in Rhode Island
Statewide programs and tax benefits. Local programs below usually stack on top of these.
- Seasonal
RI DEM Free Energy-Saving Trees Program
RI Department of Environmental Management (with Arbor Day Foundation)
One free 1-gallon tree per participating homeowner per round
Rain barrel and cistern rebates
Rebates, discounts and free barrels for catching roof runoff
- Seasonal
ERICD Residential Rain Barrel Make and Take Workshops
Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD)
Rain barrel built at workshop for a fraction of retail cost; exact price not published on the program page (workshop listings in past years showed roughly $45 to $66 per barrel)
Tree rebates and free trees
Free trees, tree rebates and shade-tree programs
- Open
PNPP Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Awards
Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP) with Providence Forestry
Free trees (number per property not published)
Compost bin and mulch programs
Discounted compost bins, free compost and free mulch
- Open
Barrington Discounted Curbside Food Scrap Composting Pilot
Town of Barrington with Black Earth Compost, 11th Hour Racing and ERICD
Free bin starter kit; year 1 $66.66 (66% off the $199.99 standard rate), year 2 $133.33 (33% off); free cubic-foot bag of compost each spring
- Open
Bristol Discounted Curbside Food Scrap Composting Pilot
Town of Bristol with Black Earth Compost, ERICD and 11th Hour Racing
Free bin starter kit ($36 value: 13-gallon wheeled tote plus 15 liners); year 2 price $99.99 per year (33% off $149.99); free cubic-foot bag of compost each spring
- Open
Newport Free Curbside Food Scrap Composting Pilot
City of Newport with Black Earth Compost, 11th Hour Racing and ERICD
Free weekly compost collection (valued $149.99 per year) plus free curbside bin starter kit (valued $36) and a free cubic-foot bag of finished compost each spring
Cities with their own programs
Each city page lists everything a resident can use, from the city’s own programs to countywide and statewide ones.
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
Plan your Rhode Island yard project in Sow
Lay out the new planting on a photo of your yard and keep the plant list in one place, ready for the application.