NH Pay As You Throw Towns

City/Town

Population

Start Date

Program Management

Waste Collection

Program Type

Bag Size and Cost each for MSW

Distribution

Barrington

9,125

1993

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $20.00 per roll
  • (35 pound maximum)
• 15 Gallon - $15.00 per roll
  • (20 pound maximum)

• Local Stores

Canterbury

2,426

2006

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 30 Gallon - $20.00 for 10 bags
• 15 Gallon - $10.00 for 10 bags 

• Transfer Station
• Town Office
• Shaw's on Fort Eddy Road in Concord

Claremont

13,031

1987

Municipality

Curbside & Drop Off

Stickers

Sticker price based on bag size:

• 30 Gallon bag - $5.00 each
• 13 Gallon - $3.00 each

• Transfer Station
• Golden Cross Ambulance (cash only)

Concord

44,006

2009

Private Hauler

Curbside 

Bags

• 30 Gallon - $3.20 each
  • (up to 20 pounds)
• 15 Gallon - $1.60 each
  • (up to 10 pounds)

• Retail Stores

Dalton

950

2000

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• Large - $17.00 per roll
• Small - $11.00 per roll

•  Transfer Station

Dover

31,795

1991

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside

Bags & Tags

• 30 Gallon - $3.91 per bag
• 15 Gallon - $2.34 per bag
• Bulky Item Tags - $10 each

• Retail Stores

Exeter

14,845

1993

Municipality

Curbside

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $2.50 per bag
• 15 Gallon - $1.25 per bag

• Retail Stores 

Farmington

6,818

1993

Municipality

Drop Off

Stickers ON Clear Bags

• Stickers are $1.50 each
• 33 Gallon or less = 1 sticker
• Over 33 Gallon = 2 stickers 

• Transfer Station
• Town Office
• Retail Stores  

Franconia, Easton, Sugar Hill (shared transfer station)

1,083 - 292 - 647 (2,022)

2000

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 30 Gallon - $50.00 for 10 bags
• 15 Gallon - $30.00 for 10 bags

• Transfer Station
• Local Stores

Gilsum

743

1989

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $30.00 for 10 bags

• Transfer Station

Goshen

802

2018

Municipality

Drop Off

Punch Cards

• 1 Punch = $1.00 for all

Under Age 65:

• 15 Gallon = 2 punches
• 30 Gallon = 3 punches
• 42 Gallon = 5 punches

Age 65+:

• 15 Gallon = 1 punch
• 30 Gallon = 2 punches
• 42 Gallon = 3 punches

• Transfer Station
• Town Office

Hinsdale

3,980

1996

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside & Drop Off

Bags

Blue Bags:

• 33 Gallon - $25.00 for 10 bags
• 15 Gallon - $12.50 for 10 bags

• Transfer Station
• Town Hall
• Local Stores

Hopkinton

5,712

2010

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $1.25 each
• 13 Gallon - 75¢ each

• Town Office
• Local Stores

Keene

22,497

2005

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside & Drop Off

Bags & Punch Cards

• 33 Gallon or smaller - $2.00
• Larger than 33 gallons - $4.00
• Punch card disposal tickets - $40.00 each for loose refuse up to 400 pounds.

• Keene Recycling Center
• Keene City Hall

Lancaster

3,245

1999

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside & Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $20 for 10 bags
• 20 Gallon - $17.50 for 10 bags
• 13 Gallon - $15 for 10 bags

• Transfer Station
• Local Stores (Shaw's, North End, Jiffy Mart, Root Seller)

Lebanon

15,061

1984

Solid Waste Division DPW

Private Haulers

Punch Card for Lebanon residents

Bags for Lebanon and participating communities

Purple Bags:

• 30 Gallon - $10.00 for 5 bags
• 15 Gallon - $10.00 for 10 bags
• Punch Card - $22.00 for card with 10-punches

• Local Stores

Lisbon, Landaff, Lyman (shared transfer station)

1,656 - 449 - 592 (2,697)

1996

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside & Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $35.00 for 10 bags ($3.50 each)
• 15 Gallon - $25.00 for 10 bags ($2.50 each)

• Transfer Station

Littleton

6,005

1993

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 30 Gallon - $3.00 each or $30 for 10 bags
• 20 Gallon - $2.00 each or $20 for 10 bags

• Transfer Station
• Local Stores

Lyme

1,757

2005

Municipality

Drop Off

Stickers

• Trash Bag Stickers - $15 (5 per sheet and 30 pound limit)

• Town Office
• Lyme Home & Hardware
• Lyme Country Store

Manchester

115,954

Unknown

Municipality

Curbside & Drop Off

Bags

• 30 Gallon - $2.00 each
• 15 Gallon - $1.25 each

• Local Stores

Newmarket

9,496

1995

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside & Drop Off

Bags

• 30 Gallon - $2.25 each or $11.25 for 5 bags
• 15 Gallon - $1.50 each or $7.50 for 5 bags

• Town Office

Orford

1,258

1993

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• White Kitchen Bags - $3.00 each
• 30 or 33 Gallon Bags - $4.00 each
• Contractor Bags - $5.00 each

• Residents purchase regular trash bags

Peterborough & Sharon

6,508 & 352

(6,860)

1999

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $15.00 for 10 bags
• 15 Gallon - $7.50 for 10 bags

• Local Stores

Piermont

783

2005

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $4.25 each
• 15 Gallon - $2.50 each
• Contractors pay $7.00 each for their own bag at the transfer station.

• Town Office
• Local Stores

Plainfield

2,495

1992

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside

Stickers

• 30 Gallon - $10.00 for 5 bags
• 15 Gallon - $10.00 for 10 bags

• Local Stores

Raymond

10,903

2005

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $21.25 for 5 bags
• 13 Gallon - $16.25 for 5 bags 

• Town Office
• Local Stores 

Sanbornton

3,063

1995

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags/   Stickers

Sticker for own bag:

• 33 Gallon - $1.75
• 20 Gallon - $1.50

Sanbornton Bag:

• 33 gallon - $2.00
• 20 gallon - $1.75

Stickers:

• Transfer Station
• Town Office

Bags:

• Transfer Station Only

Shelburne

355

2005

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• Town Bags (undetermined size) $7.50 for 5 bags.

• Transfer Station
• Town Office

Somersworth

12,066

1991

Municipality & Private Hauler

Curbside

Bags

Blue Bags

• 30 Gallon - $24 for 10 bags ($2.40 each)
• 15 Gallon- $18.50 for 10 bags ($1.85 each)

• Local Stores
• City Hall

South Hampton

829

1997

Municipality

Curbside

Bags

• First two 35 gallon barrels are free.
• After that, Yellow Bag must be used at $2.00 each.

• Town Office
• Library
• 100 Acre Farm Stand

Tilton

3,998

2013

Municipality

Curbside

Bags

Purple Bags

• 33 Gallon - $7.50 for 5 bags
• 15 Gallon - $10.00 for 10 bags 

• Town Hall

Troy

2,149

2000

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $10.00 for 10 bags ($1 each)
• 15 Gallon - $5.00 for 10 bags (50¢ each)

• Transfer Station
• Town Office

Walpole

3,673

1995

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 33 Gallon - $20.00 for roll of 10 bags

• Local Stores

Warren

825

1996

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 55 gallon bags $3.00
• 30 Gallon - $2.00  (roll of 10 bags)
• 15 Gallon - $1.00 (roll of 10 bags)
• Trash without bags charged at discretion of TS attendant

• Transfer Station
• Town Office
• Local Stores

Whitefield

2,513

1997

Municipality

Drop Off

Bags

• 30 gallon- roll of 10 bags - $17.00
• 15 gallon - roll of 10 bags - $12.00

• Town Office
• Jiffy Mart
• Market & Deli