Welcome to
Milford, New Hampshire
Established 1794
 

Director
William F. Ruoff


Manager
Tammy Scott

Transfer Station
Phone: (603) 673- 8939
North River Road
Milford, NH

Information about Recycling

Schedule of Fees

PREVTransfer Station & Recycling Center
  
FOR MILFORD RESIDENTS ONLY - PERMITS REQUIRED!

Milford has adopted a mandatory recycling program that is projected to reduce our reliance
on incineration disposal by achieving a volume reduction of 30 %.
Milford’s recycling program is designed to be as easy as possible, allowing you to bring a variety of items in a single container.
This facility is open during all regular Transfer Station hours.

Hours of Operation - Effective Jan 2, 2004

  Residential Commercial
Sunday Closed Closed
Monday Closed Closed
Tuesday 8:00am - 8:00pm 8:00am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 8:00am - 12:00pm 8:00am - 11:30am
Thursday 12:00pm - 8:00pm 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Friday 8:00am - 1:00pm 8:00am - 12:30pm
Saturday 8:00am - 4:30pm* No Commercial

* Residential demolition materials only until 1:00 pm


      Information about recyclable materials: (paper, cardboard, metal, composting)


Magazines:
            no carbons
Computer Paper:
clean and dry
no carbons
Office Paper:
white paper w/black ink only (copy paper, bond paper, typing paper)
no NCR paper
Newspaper:
dry – placed in paper bag or tied in bundles. 
glossy inserts, ads, magazines, fliers, etc. can all be recycled as newspaper
Corrugated Cardboard:
dry and flattened / no styro-foam, wood, shiny cardboard
no wax-coated or otherwise lined boxes accepted
Brown Paper Bags (recycled with Cardboard):
clean and dry
Miscellaneous Metals:
Cast Iron, Light & Heavy Metals, Aluminum, Copper & Brass Appliances
Remove Doors on Refrigerators, Remove plastic Racks from Dishwashers.
Composting:
FREE Yard and Leaf Waste

Wood Chips - FREE for taking.

      
Co-mingle Recyclables ( Plastic, Metals):

Keep Glass seperate - Empty in hoppers at Transfer Station at designated locations  (All 3 colors)

      
Clean Glass Bottles:
green, brown & clear (FOOD and BEVERAGE containers only)
Emptied & rinsed, with lids and caps removed!
no ceramics (plates, mugs, crockery)
no broken glass, window panes, opaque, Pyrex, mirrors, crystal, light bulbs
no blue bottles
Clean Plastic Bottles:
(definition of bottle: opening is smaller than the body of the container)
milk jugs (or similar containers), soda bottles, colored laundry detergent bottles,
lids and caps removed, and empty and rinsed!
      
       Other plastic bottles are recyclable if they have the following recycling symbols on the bottom:
    
    
Note: #’s 3 thru 7 inside the recycling symbol are NOT recyclable in our program and must be disposed of in your regular trash.
           
        No plastic toys or plastic products other than specified above
No yogurt containers, cottage cheese or pudding containers or foam containers.
Metals:
Aluminum cans
Steel/Tin cans (emptied and rinsed, labels removed)
No aerosol cans
No aluminum foil and food trays

For your information:

  • Any household trash not specifically listed as recyclable will continue to be transferred to an incinerator for disposal.
  • Newspaper is collected in the special bin on the left hand side of the Transfer Dock Station
  • Recyclables (glass, plastics, aluminum / tin cans) and paper products (newsprint and magazines only) are deposited in designated areas at the Transfer Station.
  • Cardboard and brown paper bags are left at the T-Station Dock placed in the baler. See the attendant.
  • Leaves and grass clippings should be brought to our composting area, located on the hill. Empty out all bags!
  • Clean waste oil, tires, and batteries are accepted at the designated area. 
    Dumping permits may be obtained at scale house.
  • For tire disposal, batteries and household appliances stop at Scale House. Those containing freon will incur a $ 16.00 disposal fee.
  • Mattress disposal – businesses only $ 16.00 each

Schedule of fees:

$ 88.00/ton Residential Tipping Fee (Recycled - Milford Only)
$104.00/ton Demolition (Residential – Milford Only)
$ 16.00/Ea. Freon Removal from Appliances
$ 2.00/Ea. Battery Disposal
$ 2.00/Ea. Propane tanks (1 lb - 20 lbs)

Tires:

Passenger tires off rims $2.00 each
Passenger tires on rims$3.50 each
Small Truck tires off rims $11.00 each
Small Truck tires on rims$12.00 each
Large Truck tires off rims $18.00 each
Large Truck tires on rims$24.00 each
    

Construction Equipment and Farm Tractor Tire Disposal Pricing to be determined at the time of current Market Pricing

Last Update 10/31/2007 DAKemail webmaster