HHW Collection Schedule
These hazardous waste programs are for both residents and small businesses. Residents from participating towns can come to HHW Collections at no charge. Residents from non-participating towns will be charged a fee. Businesses and institutions are charged direct costs only and must pre-register by calling the sponsor agency at least two weeks prior to the collection event.
Hazardous Waste Collections 2010 Schedule
New Hampshire
New This Year: Accepting "Unwanted Medicines" at these three New Hampshire collections
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission, Contact: Victoria Davis at 448-1680 or see UVLSRPC
Participating Towns for all three collections: Cornish, Enfield, Goshen, Hanover, Lebanon, Lempster, Lyme, Newbury, Orford, Piermont, Plainfield, Springfield, Sunapee, Unity, Wilmot
July 17, 9:00 am - Noon-- City of Lebanon Solid Waste Facility, 370 Plainfield Road (Route 12A).
August 28, 9:00 am - Noon-- Town of Newbury Highway Garage, 50 South Road, South Newbury.
September 25, 9:00 am - Noon-- City of Lebanon Solid Waste Facility, 370 Plainfield Road (Route 12A).
Vermont
Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District; Participating Towns: Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Ludlow, Plymouth, Reading, Rockingham, Springfield, Weathersfield, West Windsor, Windsor; Contact Mary O'Brien at 802-674-9235 or see SWWC
Saturday, May 8th, 9:00 am - Noon-- Springfield Transfer Station
Saturday, May 8th, 2:00 - 5:00 pm-- Rockingham Transfer Station
Saturday, September 11th, 9:00 am - Noon-- Springfield Transfer Station
Saturday, September 11th, 9:00 am - noon--Weathersfield Transfer Station
NEW! Rural Rover
Saturday, May 22nd, 9:00 am - 10:00 am-- Townshend Town Garage, 1102 Grafton Road (Route 35)
Saturday, June 12th, Noon - 2:00 pm--Ludlow Transfer Station
Saturday, July 10th, 9:00 am - 11:00 am--Windsor Recycling Center
Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District; Participating Towns: Bridgewater, Hartland, Norwich, Pomfret, Sharon, Strafford, Thetford, Vershire, West Fairlee, and Woodstock, VT; Contact John Hurd at 802-296-3688 or see GUVSWD.
June 5th, 9:00 am - Noon-- Hartford Recycling Facility, Route 5 South, White River Junction, Vermont
September 26th, 9:00 am - Noon-- Norwich Town Garage, Turnpike Road (behind Transfer Station)
WHAT TO BRING:
From the House - Rechargeable and button batteries (New Hampshire only-Vermont has program for button batteries at pharmacies and drop-off of rechargeables at local transfer stations; New Hampshire transfer stations may also have rechargeable battery drop-off), oven cleaners, floor and metal polishes, rug and upholstery cleaners, photo chemicals, chemistry sets, drain and toilet cleaners, spot removers.
From the Workbench - Oil paint, stains, varnishes, wood preservatives, paint strippers, paint thinners, adhesives.
From the Garden - Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides), chemical fertilizers, weed killers, moth balls, flea control products.
From the Garage - Fuel, gasoline, kerosene, antifreeze, engine degreaser, brake fluid, car wax, polishes, driveway sealer, roofing tar, swimming pool chemicals.
If you have an item and you are not sure if it is hazardous, read the label. If there are cautionary statements that read: CAUTION, DANGER, HAZARD or WARNING then any waste should be treated as hazardous waste.
What NOT to Bring:
Motor oil (Take oil to your local transfer station or commercial service station), Fluorescent Bulbs (Many towns collect these bulbs at a lower cost than these collections; many True Value and Ace Hardware stores take up to 6 bulbs for free), Latex paint (mix latex paint with kitty litter to dry out and throw away as trash), empty containers such as paint cans which can be recycled and cleaning bottles, non-household waste, radioactive wastes (e.g. smoke detectors), explosives, ammunition, medical waste.
Upper Valley Household Hazardous Waste Committee
c/o Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission
30 Bank St, Lebanon, NH 03766-1756
(603) 448-1680
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