What it costs to dump in New Hampshire: 2026 fees by town
In New Hampshire your town runs the dump and sets the price. Household trash is free for residents at the Bedford, Goffstown and Nashua stations, stickers run from free to $60 a year, and construction debris usually costs 7 to 11 cents a pound.
2026 cost to dump in New Hampshire, town by town
| Town | Small load | Bigger loads | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | Household trash free (sticker) | $170 a ton for debris and bulky items | Cash or check only |
| Goffstown | Household trash free (free sticker) | 10 cents a pound for bulky and debris | No curbside bulky pickup |
| Nashua (Four Hills) | Household trash free ($5 permit) | $303.50 a ton for debris | Electronics: 2 free a year |
| Manchester | 5 bulky items free a year ($5 permit) | 10 cents a pound | Only 1st and 3rd Saturdays |
| Hooksett | Curbside trash; furniture by the piece | 7 cents a pound for debris | Every other Saturday |
| Amherst | Sticker required | 10 cents a pound for debris | Open noon to 8 Tue and Thu |
| Derry | Couch $10, mattress $35 | 11 cents a pound for debris | Gate locks at 3:30 |
| Merrimack | Trash free with decal; no curbside pickup | Debris free up to 1,000 lbs (750 from 2027) | Over the limit, the whole load pays |
| Salem | $60 permit with 3 bulky coupons | No debris or tires accepted | Free permit at 65+ |
| Exeter | $20 permit; blue bags | $8 construction bags or stickers | No bulky items or tires |
| Pelham | Free sticker | No debris accepted | Fees on request at the station |
| Raymond | $43 permit; no household trash | 7.7 cents a pound for debris | Non-residents allowed at 10.7 cents |
| Keene | $3 a bag of trash | $186 a ton (9.3 cents a pound) | Checks or tickets only |
| Concord (regional) | $25 minimum | $212.15 a ton for Concord residents | Serves 27 cooperative towns |
| Epping | $20 permit; no curbside pickup | Bulky items $10, mattress $25 | Open Wed, Sat and Sun |
| Barrington | Town bags $18 to $24 a package | $45 to $165 a truckload | No brush or leaves |
| Londonderry | Curbside trash; overflow bag $3 | $24 a cubic yard for debris | Seasonal; no cash |
| Newmarket | Mattress or couch $30 | $50 to $250 a load | No tires; no cash |
| Henniker | Free decal; furniture $20 | About $100 an 8-ft bed of debris | Open Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
| Weare | Mattress $20, couch $15 | $44 to $120 a yard | Closed Thursdays |
| Conway | Sticker for Conway, Albany, Eaton | $85 a ton for debris | Cash or check |
| Milford | Free permit | Fees at the scale house | Open to 8 p.m. Tue and Thu |
| Windham | Free sticker | Fees on request | Open Wed to Sat |
Rates verified from each town's own published pages, October 2026. Mattresses, appliances, tires and electronics cost extra almost everywhere. Confirm with the station before a big load.
Find a landfill near you
Enter your city or ZIP for the nearest disposal sites across New Hampshire, then open your city's page for its exact hours, fees and what it accepts.
Why prices vary so much in New Hampshire
There's no county system here: each town runs its own transfer station and sets its own sticker, rules and fees. Some charge for the sticker (Salem $60, Raymond $43, Exeter and Epping $20, Nashua and Manchester $5 a year), others give it away (Goffstown, Pelham, Milford, Windham). Some take household trash free; Exeter and Barrington require pay-as-you-throw bags, and Keene charges $3 a bag. A few stations are regional: Concord's serves 27 cooperative towns at $212 to $244 a ton.
Big items are where the money goes. Bulky waste and construction debris are usually priced by the pound (7 cents in Hooksett, 10 in Amherst, Goffstown and Manchester, 11 in Derry) or by the piece (a sofa $8 in Hooksett, a couch $10 in Derry, a mattress $25 in Bedford and $35 in Derry).
Free and nearly free options
- Bedford, Goffstown and Nashua take residents' household trash free.
- Manchester residents drop off five bulky items a year free with a $5 permit.
- Merrimack takes up to 1,000 pounds of construction debris free (750 pounds from January 1, 2027).
- Londonderry, Keene and Concord take four passenger tires free for residents with a registration, and Newmarket takes brush and leaves free.
- Derry and Hooksett take four tires free per registered vehicle, and Manchester a set of four with a city registration.
- Salem's $60 permit includes three bulky coupons a year, and residents 65 and older get a permit free.
The catches that cost people money
- Check what your station refuses. Salem and Pelham take no construction debris; Salem, Exeter and Newmarket take no tires; Exeter takes no couches or mattresses; Raymond takes no household trash; Barrington and Concord take no brush or yard waste.
- Bring the right payment. Bedford and Conway are cash or check only, and Keene checks or disposal tickets only; Londonderry and Newmarket take no cash; Derry and Pelham add a fee for cards.
- Check the day. Amherst opens at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Hooksett opens every other Saturday, and Manchester's Saturdays are the first and third of the month. Londonderry's Drop Off Center is seasonal (Saturdays through November 21 in 2026), and Epping opens Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday only.
What New Hampshire law keeps out of the trash
RSA 149-M:27 bans three things from New Hampshire landfills and incinerators: car (wet-cell) batteries, lithium-ion batteries (since July 1, 2025) and electronic devices, which the law defines to include computers, monitors, printers, TVs, phones, copiers and fax machines. Leaf and yard waste is banned from landfills too.
New Hampshire doesn't ban tires from landfills; state rules regulate how landfills handle them, and each town decides what it takes. There's no appliance ban, no PaintCare program and no mattress recycling law.