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Amherst Transfer Station - Updated Dec 4, 2012 Back

Services are restricted to residents of Amherst only.

Tuesday and Thursday noon to 8pm, Friday 7am to 11am, and Saturday 7:30am to 4:30pm

www.amherstnh.gov/public-works/transfer-station

(603) 673-5469

260 Rte 101

Amherst, NH 03031

The Transfer Station is located on Route 101 heading east between Walnut Hill and Horace Greeley Roads. Most non-hazardous wastes can be left there.

Fees are charged for some items, including appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners, tires, electronics, brush and logs larger that 6? in diameter, propane gas cylinders, and construction debris. Note that the specific disposition and prices for particular materials may change quickly, depending on market conditions. Please check at the scale house for information on recent changes in prices or handling of specific materials. Information available at the scale house is definitive and final.

Please rinse and crush containers, and remove lids. Please flatten boxes.

Materials Accepted

Services:

Dropoff

Pickup

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Material Residential Business Note
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles

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none

#1 Plastic Clamshells

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none

#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles

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none

#1 Plastic Trays

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none

#1 Rigid Plastics

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none

#2 Plastic Bottles

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none

#2 Plastic Clamshells

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none

#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear

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none

#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored

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none

#2 Rigid Plastics

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none

#3 Plastic Bottles

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none

#3 Rigid Plastics

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none

#4 Plastic Bottles

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none

#4 Rigid Plastics

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none

#5 Plastic Bottles

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none

#5 Plastic Caps

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none

#5 Plastic Clamshells

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none

#5 Plastic Cups

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none

#5 Rigid Plastics

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none

#6 Plastic Bottles

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none

#6 Rigid Plastics

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none

#7 Plastic Bottles

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none

#7 Rigid Plastics

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none

Adult Toys

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none

Aluminum Beverage Cans

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none

Aluminum Foil

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none

Aluminum Food Cans

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none

Aluminum Lids

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none

Aluminum Pie Plates

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none

Aluminum Trays

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none

Antifreeze

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none

Asphalt

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none

Audio Equipment

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none

Auto Bodies

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none

Auto Parts

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none

Bicycles

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none

Blue Glass Beverage Containers

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none

Blue Glass Containers

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none

Booklets

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none

Branches

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none

This site accepts wood and logs up to six inches in diameter.

Brick

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none

Brown Glass Beverage Containers

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none

Brown Glass Containers

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none

Brush

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none

Car Batteries

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none

Cardstock

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none

Carpet

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none

Carpet Padding

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none

Catalogs

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none

Ceiling Tiles

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none

Cell Phone Accessories

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none

Cell Phones

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none

Ceramic Tile

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none

CFLs

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none

Please recycle fluorescent lights in covered plastic containers near trash compactors.

Chipboard

dropoff

none

Christmas Trees

dropoff

none

Please remove any lights, decorations, ornaments, accessories, stands, bags, etc. There is a fee for brush and logs larger than 6 inches in diameter.

Clear Glass Beverage Containers

dropoff

none

Clear Glass Containers

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none

Clothing

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none

This site accepts clean clothing. It must be dry and in plastic bags.

Computer Peripherals - External

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none

Concrete

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none

Construction Debris

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none

Construction Materials

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none

Cookware

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none

Corrugated Cardboard

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none

CRT Computer Monitors

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none

CRT Televisions

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none

Desktop Computers

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none

Digital Cameras

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none

Dirt

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none

Dishwashers

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none

Appliances that do not contain Freon are accepted.

Doors

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none

Ferrous Metals

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none

Fluorescent Tubes

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none

Please recycle fluorescent lights in covered plastic containers near trash compactors.

Game Consoles

dropoff

none

Gift Boxes

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none

GPS Systems

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none

Grass Clippings

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none

Green Glass Beverage Containers

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none

Green Glass Containers

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none

Greeting Cards

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none

Gypsum Drywall

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none

Hardware

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none

Home Electronics

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none

Household Furniture

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none

Laptop Computers

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none

Lawnmowers

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none

LCD Computer Monitors

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none

LCD Televisions

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none

Leaves

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none

Light Fixtures

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none

Linens

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none

This site accepts clean linens. They must be dry and in plastic bags.

Linoleum

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none

Lithium-ion Batteries

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none

Lumber

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none

This site accepts clean, untreated lumber.

Magazines

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none

Medical Equipment - Large

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none

Metal Clothes Hangers

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none

Metal Paint Cans

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none

Metal Tags

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none

Microwaves

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none

Mixed Paper

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none

Motor Oil

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none

Please do not mix with antifreeze or synthetic oil.

MP3 Players

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none

Newspaper

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none

Nickel-cadmium Batteries

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none

Nonferrous Metals

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none

Office Machines

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none

Office Paper

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none

Pallets

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none

Paper Bags

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none

Paper Labels

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none

Paper Shredders

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none

Paper Sleeves

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none

Paper Tubes

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none

Paperback Books

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none

Please remove covers off of hard cover books.

Paperboard

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none

Phone Books

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none

Pipe

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none

Porcelain Products

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none

Printers

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none

Propane Tanks

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none

Receivers

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none

Roofing Materials

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none

Sand

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none

Sawdust

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none

Scrap Metal

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none

Shingles

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none

Shredded Paper

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none

Small Appliances

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none

Steel Cans

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none

Steel Lids

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none

Stone

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none

Tablets

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none

Telephones

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none

Television Accessories

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none

Tile

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none

Tires

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none

Please remove tires from the rim.

Treated Glass Containers

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none

Two-Way Radios

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none

Vacuum Cleaners

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none

VCRs

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none

Weeds

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none

Windows

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none

Wood

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none

This site accepts clean lumber from demolition and logs up to six inches in diameter.

Wood Furnishings

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none

Yard Waste

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none

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