HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) PROGRAM
The Lakes Region Planning Commission is currently soliciting bids for our HHW Collections Days through June 30, 2023. Please click here for more information and to see the bid documents.
Section Links
The Lakes Region Planning Commission is currently soliciting bids for our HHW Collections Days through June 30, 2023. Please click here for more information and to see the bid documents.
Section Links
- Lakes Region HHW Collection FAQ's
- Meetings & Event Dates
- Maps & Videos - Where are the HHW collection sites? What should I expect?
- Types of Hazardous Wastes - What items are accepted/unaccepted?
- Lead Fishing Tackle
- Alternative Disposal Options - What if I missed the event?
- HHW Event Results (2021)
- Resource Library (Misc) - links to other waste organizations
Maps
MAPS: (OPEN MAPS WITH GOOGLE CHROME)
- 2023 Lakes Region HHW Collection Sites — address locations coming soon
- Electronic/Appliance Repair Shops & Transfer Station Fees (as of April 2020)
- Lakes Region Oil Collection Sites — address locations
- Lakes Region Transfer Stations — address locations
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT WHEN I ATTEND THE HHW EVENT?
Watch the video below to find out!
Types of Household Hazardous Wastes
How we dispose of common household products depends on the product's contents and its toxicity to people, animals, and the environment. Some materials, if entirely used, can be placed in the landfill, other items can be recycled, but the majority should be taken to a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection site.
Visit NHDES website for specific information regarding paint, batteries, tvs and monitors, fluorescent bulbs, mercury devices, and fluorescent lamp–ballast–mercury recycling facilities.
What can I bring to a HHW collection site?
The items below are common hazardous products used in the home, yard, and garage. These items can be brought to a HHW collection site for safe disposal.
NOTE: Many transfer stations take universal wastes year round (batteries, fluorescent bulbs, used motor oil, antifreeze). Check with your local facility!
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UNACCEPTED ITEMS: We DO NOT take the following items at our annual HHW collections. Click on the item to identify alternative disposal options:
- Asbestos
- Thermostats - Information on specific state mercury thermostat laws and collection programs.
- Propane Tanks - some local transfer stations accept tanks for a fee
- Smoke Detectors
- Tires
- Acrylic/Latex Paint:
- Paint Calculator
- How to Dry Out Latex Paint for Disposal — LRPC Quick Guide
- Electronics (e-waste):
- Electronic/Appliance Repairs — A list of places to repair/restore, sell, and dispose of your household electronics and appliances in the Lakes Region.
- Electronic/Appliance Repairs — An interactive map of places to repair/restore, sell, and dispose of your household electronics and appliances in the Lakes Region (as of July 2020).
- Electronic Waste Brochure
- Medical waste & household sharps:
- Medicine Collections at Lakes Region Household Hazardous Product Facility
- National Drug Take Back Day in the Spring/Fall
- Visit the "Helpful Links" section of our SOLID WASTE PAGE for information about household sharps.
Alternative HHW Disposal Options
WHAT IF I MISSED THIS YEAR'S COLLECTION?
If by chance you missed the event or cannot wait until our regional HHW collections, here are other disposal options available throughout the year.
Alternative HHW Disposal Options (flyer)
- Goffstown Dept. of Public Works accepts hazardous waste from non-residents (by appointment) on a quarterly basis.
- City of Keene HHW Collections allows residents from non-participating communities to dispose of hazardous waste for a fee (up to 50 gallons). There are 12 collections scheduled between March and June of each year.
- Pemi-Baker Solid Waste District allows non-district residents to drop off HHW for a fee ($25 for every 5-gallons or 20 pounds of waste).
- Contact the North Country Council for more info at (603) 444-6303 or email
- Contact the North Country Council for more info at (603) 444-6303 or email
- Lakes Region Household Hazardous Product Facility (LRHHPF). A permanent facility in Wolfeboro where all NH taxpayers can dispose of hazardous waste. The facility can also accomodate small businesses by appointment. Open every 3rd Saturday May-October from 8:30AM - Noon.
- LRHHPF BROCHURE
- There is a disposal fee of $45 for every 5 gallons of waste
- Questions? Contact Sarah Silk (Site Coordinator) at (603) 651-7530 or email sms@metrocast.net
- Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission (UVLSRPC) allows non-residents and businesses to dispose of their waste for a fee. Anyone (homeowners and businesses) with 25 gallons or more MUST pre-register.
- Call (603) 448-1680 or email vdavis@uvlsrpc.org for more info
Our 2021 Household Hazardous Waste Collection went great! We served over 1,700 households and diverted nearly 78,000 pounds of HHW from potentially ending up in our waterways. Thank you to all our workers and volunteers for making this event successful.
- American Coatings Association - The parent organization of PaintCare, working on paint product stewardship in a number of states.
- Appliances & Electronics Recycling: A Green Guide - When recycling large appliances or electronics, there are certain guidelines that should be followed.
- Call2Recycle, Inc. - Takes rechargeable batteries from toys, tools, and various electronic devices for free.
- Earth911.com - A privately owned, for-profit company that specializes in providing consumers with accessible and actionable recycling information across the country. Their Recycling Directory contains information for recycling over 240 different products, including local drop-off locations, and is free to use.
- NH Department of Environmental Services Hazardous Waste Program - Fact sheets, rules/regulatory, contacts, grants, FAQs, training options, and information for small businesses.
- North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA) - Dedicated to pollution prevention and reducing the hazardous components entering municipal streams. The #1 resource for hazardous waste professionals.
- Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) - Responsible for introducing Extended Producer Responsiblity (EPR) policies, programs, and law. In 2022 alone, legislators in 18 states considered 62 unique EPR bills covering 15 different product categories – and five of them became law. Visit their EPR Laws Map for laws by state and by product.
- Rehab the Lab - EPA's web-based toolkit providing for safe chemical management in K-12 schools.
- Community Action Works (fka Toxics Action Center) - Organizers have worked with hundreds of communities across New England to clean up hazardous waste sites, reduce industrial pollution, curb pesticide use, ensure healthy land use, replace dangerous chemicals with safer alternatives, and oppose dangerous waste, energy, and industrial facilities. Contains information on accomplishments, state toxic maps and reports (NH), statistics for action, energy, solid & zero waste, pesticides, sludge, toxics, salvage yards, mold, etc.
- UNH Cooperative Extension - A great place for sound advice on environmentally safe methods of maintaining gardens and lawns.
Part of this material is based upon work supported under a grant by the Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture.* Lakes Region Planning Commission is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
