Disposal Fees - NH Municipal Transfer Stations
The following are examples of disposal fees from a variety of facilities across New Hampshire serving small and large communities. These examples have been gathered for comparative purposes only; most facilities list their disposal fees on the town website. *Last updated January 17, 2025.
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Facility Disposal Fee Examples
(alphabetical order)
BCEP Solid Waste District
(Serving Barnstead, Chichester, Epsom, and Pittsfield)
Population: 16, 901
- (603) 435-6237
- BCEP website
Mandatory recycling.
Resident permit sticker required - one per vehicle. No charge to residents of the 4 district towns.
- Tires
- Up to 19 inches - $4 per tire
- 20-24.5 inches - $8 per tire
- Equipment - $75 each
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- (calculated at 10¢ per pound) - $200/ton
- Mixed or Unseparated Garbage
- (calculated at 10¢ per pound) - $200/ton
- Wooden Furniture
- Dressers, tables, chairs, head or footboards
- (calculated at 10¢ per pound) - $200/ton
- Bulky Furniture
- Sofas, recliners, and any other stuffed furniture - $10 each
- Sofa-bed (hide-a-bed) - $15
- Mattress and Box Springs - $5 each
- Electronics
- Computers, monitors, TVs, laptops, tablets, CRTs - $20 each
- Paint (calculated at 45¢ per pound) - minimum fee of $4/gallon
- Antifreeze - $1/gallon
- Freon-containing Items
- Refrigerators, freezers, ACs, dehumidifiers, water coolers, etc. - $10 each
- Propane Tanks
- 20lbs - $5 each
- 30lbs - $10 each
- 40lbs - $15 each
- 100lbs - NOT ACCEPTED
- Metal Picked is CHARGED for!
- Steel or scrap metal (calculated at 10¢ per pound) - minimum fee of $1
- Aluminum (calculated at 50¢ per pound) - minimum fee of $1
Charleston, NH Recycling Center
Population: 4,939
- (603) 826-3201
- Recycling Center website
Mandatory Recycling - NO "Dump Picking."
Resident permit sticker required - $75 for first vehicle, $20 for each additional vehicle in the household.
- Scale Fee - $10
- Tires
- Cars/light truck tires with rim - $4 each
- Cars/light truck tires without rim, with debris - $5.25
- 19 - 22 inches with rim - $15.50
- 19 - 22 inches without rims, with debris - $17.50
- Heavy truck and tractor tires - $50
- Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D)
- Painted or treated wood, sheetrock, etc.
- Under 20lbs - $2
- 20lbs and over - calculated at 7¢ per pound
- Furniture and Bulk Plastic Items - calculated at 7¢ per pound
- Mattresses - $30 each
- Electronics
- Televisions - 25¢ per pound
- Computer (CPU, monitor, keyboard) each - $5
- Computer (CPU, monitor, keyboard) set - $10
- Misc. electronics - $2 each
- Microwaves - $10
- Freon-containing Items
- Refrigerators, freezers, ACs, dehumidifiers - $15 each
- Fluorescent Light Tubes - 25¢ per foot
- Fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) - $1 each
- Propane Tanks
- Torch - $1 each
- 20 - 100lbs - See Attendant for Pricing
- Helium Tanks - $5 each
Derry, NH Recycling Center
Population: 33,248
- (603) 845-5574
- Recycling Center website
Mandatory Recycling.
Resident permit sticker required. The town of Derry is now accepting C&D from area towns.
- Tires (residents only)
- Each valid Derry car registration entitles residents at no charge to dispose of up to 4 car tires (must be off the rim).
- Additional passenger car or light truck tires - $3 each
- Motorcycle tires - $2 each
- Big truck tires (ie dump truck) - $5 each
- Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D)
- Includes: rugs, painted or treated furniture, including desks, bookcases, shelves
- Includes: treated or untreated wood waste, shingles, sheetrock, logs greater than 5 inch diameter, insulation, plywood, chipboard, building materials, and rubble
- Residents - 11¢ per pound
- Non Residents & Contractors - 13¢ per pound
- Furniture
- Stuffed chairs less than 6 feet - $10
- Couches less than 6 feet - $10
- Mattresses (residents only)
- Mattress - $35
- Box Spring - $5
- Electronics
- TVs and Monitors up to 25 inches - $15
- TVs and Monitors 26 inches or larger - $25
- Freon-containing Items
- Air Conditioners - $20 each
- Dehumidifiers - $20 each
- Refrigerators - $20 each
Francestown, NH Transfer Station
Population: 1,641
- (603) 547-3469
- Transfer Station website
Mandatory Recycling.
Resident permit sticker required.
- Tires
- Auto tires up to 19 inches - $6 each
- Truck tires over 19 inches - $22 each
- Other tires - priced by size, see Attendant
- Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D)
- 6-foot truck or trailer - $70
- 8-foot truck or trailer - $90
- Smaller loads and amounts priced at attendant discretion
- Furniture
- Chairs, recliners, tables - $10
- Sofas, couches, bureaus - $20
- Mattresses and Box Springs (charged separately)
- Crib - $5
- Twin - $10
- Double or Queen - $20
- King - $25
- Carpets or Rugs
- 100 square feet or less - $10
- Over 100 square feet - $20
- E-waste: Lighting
- 4-foot fluorescent or LED tube - $1
- 8-foot fluorescent or LED tube - $2
- Round or U-shaped fluorescent or LED tube - $1
- Compact fluorescent (CFL) or LED bulb - 50¢
- HID, Metal Halide, Low-High Pressure Sodium - $1
- E-waste: Televisions, Monitors, Flat Screens (measured diagonally)
- 25 inches and under - $10
- 25.5 to 36 inches - $20
- 36.5 inches and larger - $30
- E-waste: Computers and Peripherals
- CPU, tower, laptop, gaming console - $10
- Printer, fax, VCR, DVD player, stereo - $10
- Microwave, copier, coffee maker - $5
- Miscellaneous
- Propane tanks - 5lbs and over - $5
- Fire extinguisher (ABC and BC only) - $5
Lee, NH Recycling Center
Population: 4,598
- (603) 659-2239
- Recycling Center website
Mandatory Recycling.
Resident permit sticker required.
- Tires
- 14 inches or less - $5
- 15 inches or more - $5
- Truck tires (7.50 x 20+) - $10
- Equipment tires - $35
- Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D)
- Less than 50lbs - FREE
- 51 - 100lbs - $10
- 100 - 1000lbs - fee increases by $5 with each 5lb increment
- 1001+ lbs - $100
- Furniture
- Overstuffed chair - $5
- 2 cushion sofa - $5
- 3 cushion sofa - $5
- Mattress and Box Springs
- Twin or double - $10
- Queen or king - $10
- Electronics
- TVs or Monitors 15 inches or less - $10
- TVs or Monitors 16 inches or more - $15
- Other electronics, microwaves, stereos - $5
- Computers, laptops, cell phones - FREE
- Refrigerators, freezers, ACs - $15
- Washers, dryers, dishwashers, stoves - FREE
- Propane tanks
- 16oz - FREE
- 20lbs - $5
- 30lbs - $10
- 100lbs - $20
- Any equipment with a small engine - FREE
Merrimack, NH Recycling Center
Population: 28,916
- (603) 424-2604
- Recycling Center website
Mandatory Recycling.
Resident permit sticker required.
- Tires (with or without rims - same price per tire)
- Passenger car - $5
- Truck - $10
- OHRV - $15
- Commercial Waste
- All commercial material must come from the geographic limits of the town of Merrimack.
- Commercial trash - $133 per ton
- Commercial Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D) - $150 per ton
- Commercial recycling - $124 per ton
- Residential Material
- Residential C&D less than 1000lbs - FREE
- Residential C&D more than 1000lbs - $150 per ton
- Electronics - $15
- Includes: TVs (all sizes), computer monitors (all sizes), computer tower, microwaves, stereos, printers, video game consoles, receivers, scanners, CD/DVD player, VCR, radio, circuit board, mother board
- Freon Bearing Appliances - $15
- Includes: refrigerators (all sizes), freezers (all sizes), dehumidifiers, ACs, water bubbler
- Propane Tanks
- 1lb - FREE
- 20 - 30lbs - $5
New Boston, NH Recycling Center
Population: 6,182
- (603) 487-5000
- Recycling Center website
Mandatory Recycling.
Resident permit sticker required.
Note: Fee schedule is for guidance purposes only. Fees may be adjusted to meet market conditions or be set to cover costs on an individual basis. Signed receipts will be provided for all transactions.
- Scale Materials - 14¢ per pound ($5 minimum)
- Includes: painted wood, sheetrock, ceiling tiles, stained wood, property cleanups (garage, barn, house, storage unit), windows, construction loads, shingles, move-out loads, eviction loads, carpeting, worksite loads, particle board, reinforced concrete, ceramics, toilets, plywood, large plastic items, large tarps, fiberglass, stumps, mixed loads, furniture, unsorted
- Furniture - 14¢ per pound ($5 minimum, 30lbs or less)
- Couch, loveseat, armchair - $15
- La-Z-Boy Recliner - $15 (minimum for standard size)
- Mattresses
- King - $40
- Queen - $30
- All other sizes - $20
- Box spring - $5
- E-waste (pieces - 15lbs or less) - 35¢ per pound ($5 minimum)
- Flat screen TV (fee by diagonal inches) - VARIES
- Printer, laptop, small electronics - $5
- Non-conforming electronics (over 15lbs) - 35¢ per pound
- Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) - 35¢ per pound ($15 minimum)
- Freon
- Air conditioner or dehumidifier - $15
- Refrigerator - $25
- Battery (automotive & rechargeable) - $1
- Propane Tanks
- 1lb - $1
- 20 & 30lbs - $5
- 40 - 100lbs - $20
- Fire extinguisher - $5