NH Pay As You Throw Towns

Information Sheet

Pay As You Throw

Additional Resources

For resources to help set up a PAYT program or to order bags or disposal stickers:

Pay As You Throw Toolkit

Resident Disposal Stickers

Pay-As-You-Throw Bag and program Vendors

New Hampshire Pay-As-You-Throw Experiences

We suggest checking with municipalities directly for up to date programs and costs.

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
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 - $25 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 $4.00 (may be more depending on weight) 33 Gallon bag - $3.00 13 Gallon bag - $2.00 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