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 2009
New Hampshire
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission, Contact: Victoria Davis at 448-1680 or see UVLSRPC
July 11, 9:00 am - Noon-- Town of Newport, NH Public Works Facility, South Main Street (Route 10).
Participating Towns: Lempster, Newport, Springfield, and Unity
July 25, 9:00 am - Noon-- City of Lebanon Solid Waste Facility, 370 Plainfield Road (Route 12A).
Participating Towns: Cornish, Enfield, Hanover, Lebanon, Lempster, Lyme, Plainfield, and Springfield
August 22, 9:00 am - Noon -- Town of Sunapee, NH Highway Garage, 621 Route 11.
Participating towns: Goshen, Lempster, Newbury, Springfield, Sunapee, and Wilmot
October 10, 9:00 am - Noon-- City of Lebanon Solid Waste Facility, 370 Plainfield Road (Route 12A).
Participating Towns: Cornish, Enfield, Hanover, Lebanon, Lempster, Lyme, Plainfield, and Springfield
North Country Council, Contact James Steele at 444-6303 or see NCC. Participating Towns: Ashland, Bethelehem, Campton, Carroll, Danbury, Dorchester, Easton, Ellsworth, Franconia, Groton, Lancaster, Landaff, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Piermont, Plymouth, Rumney, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, and Wentworth.
July 18, 9:00 am - Noon-- to be determined
August 15, 9:00 am - Noon-- Plymouth Recycling Center
August 30 (SUNDAY), 9:00 am - Noon--Littleton Transfer Station, Mount Eustis Road
Vermont
Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District; Participating Towns: Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Ludlow, Plymouth, Reading, Rockingham, Springfield, Weathersfield, West Windsor, and Windsor, Vermont; Contact Mary O'Brien at 802-674-9235 or see SWWC
May 9, 9:00 am - Noon-- Springfield, VT Transfer Station, 135 Fairground Road
May 9, 2:00 - 5:00 pm-- Rockingham, VT Transfer Station, 7446 Route 5
September 12, 9:00 am - Noon-- Weathersfield, VT Transfer Station, 5024 Route 106, Perkinsville
September 12, 9:00 am - Noon--Springfield, VT Transfer Station, 135 Fairground Road
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 6, 9:00 am - Noon-- Hartford Recycling Facility, Route 5 South, White River Junction, Vermont
September 26, 9:00 am - Noon-- Woodstock at the "Jungle" off Route 4
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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