Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW) come from everyday products used in the home, yard, or garden. By definition, they are corrosive, flammable, toxic, or reactive. Oil-based paints and solvents, oven cleaners, pool chemicals, pesticides, drain openers, and auto chemicals are just a few examples. NRPC holds HHW Collections to allow residents to properly dispose of these products.

We are always looking for volunteers to help at our collection events. If you are interested, please contact Jill Longval, jillL@nashuarpc.org.

2013 Collection Schedule | Cost | Accepted Items |Prohibited Items | Surveys | Participating Towns | Why Participate
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Saturday, April 20, 2013 ~ in Nashua, 8:00am-12:00pm

Saturday, May 4, 2013 ~ in Milford, 8:00am-12:00pm

Thursday, June 6, 2013 ~ in Nashua, 3:00pm-7:00pm

Saturday, August 3, 2013 ~ in Nashua, 8:00am-12:00pm (tentative)

Saturday, October 5, 2013 ~ in Nashua, 8:00am-12:00pm (tentative)

Saturday, November 2, 2013 ~ in Nashua, 8:00am-12:00pm (tentative)

Location ~ Nashua Public Works Garage, 9 Stadium Drive

Location (MAY 4 ONLY) ~ Milford Public Works Garage, 289 South Street

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User Fees = $10 per vehicle, for up to 10 gallons or 20 pounds of waste

We accept cash or check.

If you only bring household hazardous waste, please make your check payable to "NRSWMD."

If you only bring electronics, you do not have to pay the $10 user fee. Click here for electronics pricing and please make your check payable to "RMG."

If you bring household hazardous waste and electronics you will have to pay a $10 user fee plus the price of your electronics. Please make your electronics check payable to "RMG." Please make your $10 hazardous waste user fee check payable to "NRSWMD."

Carpooling is encouraged. If you and your neighbors collectively have less than 10 gallons or 20 pounds of materials and you carpool in one vehicle, you’ll only be charged $10 total.

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Amherst | Brookline | Hollis | Hudson | Litchfield | Merrimack | Milford
Mont Vernon | Nashua | Pelham | Windham

If you are not from one of these communities, click here to find HHW collections in your area.

Small quantity business generators are also eligible to participate. Click here for more information.

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Hydrochloric Acid
Lead Paint
Light Fixture Ballasts
Lithium Batteries
Mercury
Metal Polish
Mixed Gasoline
Ni-CAD Batteries

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No-Pest Strips
Oil-Based Paint
Oven Cleaner
Paint Thinner
Pesticides
Pool Chemicals 
Rodent Killers Strippers
Varnish
Wood Preservatives

Latex Paint ~ click here

Fire Extinguishers ~ return free of charge to ASAP Fire Company, 90 Progress Avenue, Tyngsboro MA 01879, phone: 978-649-4945

Smoke Detectors ~ smoke detectors contain radioactive material and must be returned to the manufacturer. Click here for a mailing list.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors ~ most carbon monoxide detectors do not contain radioactive material and can be put in the trash after removing the battery.

Radioactive Compounds ~ consult the manufacturer.

Used Oil ~ as long as the oil is not mixed with anything else, you can bring it to your local transfer station or a participating store

Auto Batteries ~ the municipalities of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Litchfield, Merrimack, Nashua, Pelham, and Windham accept auto batteries from their residents at their transfer stations or landfills. Auto batteries can also be recycled at a participating store

Propane Tanks ~ the municipalities of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, Nashua, Pelham, and Windham accept propane tanks from their residents at their transfer stations or landfills. Check with your local municipality to see if there are any restrictions on the size of tanks that are accepted.

Creosote ~ call private contractor

Asbestos ~ Nashua residents bring to landfill; all other residents click here and check under "Technical Assistance" for a list of licensed contractors

Medications ~ do NOT flush medications! For a small fee, chain pharmacies such as CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid often provide disposal envelopes for prescription and over-the-counter medications. Ask your pharmacist for details and program restrictions.

The Drug Enforcement Administration also sponsors a National Take-Back Initiative, with collections held in municipalities across the country in the spring and fall. The next Take-Back Day is April 27, 2013 from 10:00AM-2:00PM. Click here to find out if your community is participating in this collection.

If you cannot participate in a collection, place medications in your household trash following these guidelines by NH DES. For more information, click here.

Sharps ~ sharps may be brought to St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua (172 Kinsley St) at any time. Home syringe users must place their sharps in a sealed sharps container, liquid laundry detergent bottle, or fabric softener bottle. Containers must be taped shut and marked "used sharps." For more information, please call 882-3000.

Sharps can also be brought to Southern NH Medical Center in Nashua during select hours. For more information, call 577-2547.

The NH DOT Rest Area off exit 6 in Nashua also supplies a sharps container. For more information, call 485-3806.

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All participants are required to complete a brief survey. Surveys are available at the collection, or participants may fill them out ahead of time and bring them to the event.

HHW Survey (required for all participants)
Electronics Survey (required only for participants bringing electronics)

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When hazardous waste is improperly disposed of—in the trash, on the ground, down the sink, or into a storm drain—it poses a threat to water quality and may kill fish and wildlife. Household toxins may also injure humans and animals if they are exposed to these chemicals due to careless storage and handling.

Furthermore, our growing demand for the newest technology has resulted in a significant number of discarded electronics. In addition to the large volume of space these items take up in landfills, their improper disposal poses serious environmental risks due to hazardous materials, such as lead and mercury, commonly found in electronics. Discarded electronics also contain valuable resources, such as precious metals, engineered plastics, and glass, which require significant energy to manufacture. When electronics are disposed of instead of recycled, these resources cannot be recovered and additional pollution will be generated in order to manufacture new products.

New Hampshire is taking steps to keep certain electronics out of the solid waste stream. As July 1, 2007 the disposal of video display devices in solid waste landfills or incinerators is prohibited under RSA 149-M:4.

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Earth Friendly Alternatives

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Nashua Regional Planning Commission
9 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201
Merrimack, NH 03054
Phone ~ 603.424.2240 | Fax ~ 603.424.2230