Rhode Island Department of Statewide Planning in collaboration with Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) are developing the Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) to provide a framework for solid waste management for the next 20 years. The State Guide Plan is Rhode Island’s centralized and integrated long-range planning document. The State Guide Plan is not a single document but a collection of plans that have been adopted over many years. It comprises many separately published elements covering a range of topics​.