Article 03: Curbside Collection Program

118.4      Curbside Collection

Curbside collection of recyclable and non-recyclable waste shall be provided to each non-commercial and non- multiunit residence within the Town.  Curbside collection of recyclable waste shall be provided to each commercial / multiunit enterprise within the Town. The collection schedule shall be determined by the Town’s Public Works Director.

118.5      Commercial / Multiunit  Disposal Fee Subsidy Prohibited

The Town shall not pay commercial / multiunit disposal/tipping fees unless the Town contracts such haulers.

118.6      Private Ways Excluded

Unless a written agreement exists to the contrary, approved by the Public Works Director, Town waste collection vehicles shall not travel on private ways.

118.7      Use of Approved Refuse and Recyclables Containers Required

All solid waste to be collected at curbside as part of the regular municipal collection schedule shall be in approved Refuse and Recyclables Containers. The Town shall supply recyclables containers as specified in the implementing regulations of this ordinance.

118.8      Community  Cleanup

The Town’s Public Works Director shall have the authority, on a case-by-case basis, to provide non-profit, volunteer community cleanup organizations with free disposal of solid waste.

118.9      Subsidized SWMF Entrance Permit and Disposal Fees

The Town Business Manager shall have the authority to provide SWMF Entrance Permit and Disposal Fees at reduced rates to residents who are otherwise eligible for assistance under RSA Chapter 165. 

118.10      Placement or Storage of Recyclable and Non-Recyclable Waste Containers

Except on the day of or the night before scheduled curbside collection, no person shall place any containers of recyclable or non-recyclable waste in any street, alley, or other public place within the Town.  At all other times, containers of recyclable or non-recyclable waste shall be stored on private property in such a manner as to be screened from view from any public way. Applications for relief from the provisions of this section may be made to the Town Administrator, with recommendation from the Public Works Director, which may be granted for good cause shown. 

118.11      Offensive Matter 

No owner or person having control of a property shall place, leave, or cause to be placed or left, in or near a highway, street, alley, public place, or wharf or on private property any substance liable to become putrid or offensive, or injurious to the public health, or deposit garbage, refuse or waste (including but not limited to recyclable waste, recyclable bulky waste, non-recyclable waste and non-recyclable bulky waste) in containers or on premises not designated for recyclable or non-recyclable waste disposal.  (Section 118.11 amended by Ord. #2011-04 dtd 8/15/11).

118.12      Unauthorized Removal of Recyclable Waste Curbside   

Unauthorized removal of recyclable waste curbside is prohibited.

118.13      Items NOT Acceptable for Curbside Collection During Weekly Operations

• Waste materials not properly segregated for recycling
• Hazardous Waste
• Fireplace ash
• Waste Oil / Oil Filters
• Antifreeze
• Bulky Waste
• Yard Waste
• Rocks, dirt, gravel, asphalt, bricks, concrete, sand and other such solid fill