Town of Tamworth Transfer & Recycling Station Days of Operation Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday Summer Hours are from 9 am to 5 pm Winter Hours are from 8 am to 4 pm Dumping by permit only- A Transfer Station Permit sticker or Non Resident Temporary Permit. DIRECTIONS to facility: The Transfer Station is located at 550 Ossipee Mountain Highway (Rte 25) From the intersection of 16 & 25 it is 3.3 miles on the left hand side, and from the intersection of 113 and 25 it is 1 mile on the right hand side. The Following Must be Recycled: Aluminum cans - (Beverage cans only) Steel and other cans Glass Corrugated cardboard - must be flattened (no waxed cardboard or pizza boxes) Brown paper bags Batteries all rechargeable Newspaper Magazines & Catalogs Paper Products Plastics Brush (5 diameter max.) White Goods: (Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Water heaters, etc.) Dumping Fees All tops/caps must be removed ~ Items should be empty Labels do not have to be removed ~ Items do not need to be crushed Any Questions please ask the Attendant Bulky Items $5.00 S/10.00 M/$15.00 L each Mattresses, Box Springs, Rugs, Couches, Chairs & All Upholstered Items Tires: Bicycle/wheelbarrow/small utility Turf/Motorcycle Car & Light Truck (up to 16 /No Wheel) With Wheel Larger Truck16.5" to 12-24's $ 1.00 each $ 2.00 each $ 3.00 each $ 5.00 each $12.00 each These Guidelines apply to materials brought to the Tamworth Transfer and Recycling Station 1
No Wheels Accepted Loader/Skidder/Backhoe/Equipment No Wheels Accepted $100.00 each Refrigeration Units: Refrigerators, Freezers, Air Conditioners Construction/Demolition: Painted wood, Drywall, Insulation, Plastic Pipe, etc $12.00 each $30.00 per Cubic Yard Asphalt Shingles, Bricks, Concrete, and Cement blocks: $70.00 Per Cubic Yard There is a minimum charge of $3.00 for any item placed in a container. E. Waste: Answering Machines, Calculators, home printers, Radios Scanners, Telephones, VCR s, Video Equipment, and Video Game Players are all $3.00 each ** Pocket size calculators and video games will not be charged.** ** Cell Phones are no charge but please see the attendant** Computer Monitors & Peripherals, C.P.U. s, CRT s, Fax machines $ 5.00 each Stereo Equipment $3.00-$5.00 Copiers $5.00-$15.00 Microwave ovens TV s 0-25 TV s greater than 25 and console TV s $5.00 each $ 5.00 each $15.00 each The following will not be accepted anywhere in the Transfer Station: Hazardous Waste-Stumps-Pine Needles-Lawn Clippings-Leaves Other Yard & Garden Debris, Propane Cylinders, Automobile Batteries & Animal and/or Human Waste. These Guidelines apply to materials brought to the Tamworth Transfer and Recycling Station 2
Scrap Metals Recycling Guidelines White Goods: (Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Water heaters, etc.) Units with Freon include a fee (see fee schedule) Not Wires/Cables over 4 in length Plastic Commingled Containers Recycling Guidelines Plastics # s 1,2,3,5 &7 (look on the Bottom to Identify) Soft Drink and Liquor Bottles Oil and Anti-Freeze Containers Milk, Water, Juice Containers Laundry, Bleach, and Cleaning Containers Not Plastics # s 4 & 6 Grocery Bags, Sandwich Bags Five Gallon Pails (unless cut up) Lids and Caps Brittle Dairy Food Containers Needles Glass Ceramic and Porcelain Cups and Plates Drinking Glasses, Stemware Heat Resistant Ovenware Vases Mirror and Windowpane Glass Not Light Bulbs These Guidelines apply to materials brought to the Tamworth Transfer and Recycling Station 3
Commingled Containers Recycling Guidelines Metals Steel (Tin and Soup Cans) Aluminum, Pie Tins and Foil Aerosol Cans (Empty) Non-Paint or Pesticide Not Paint Cans, Gasoline Cans Any Container that has Previously Contained a Hazardous or Toxic Material How to Prepare Commingled Containers for Collection All containers must be rinsed and free of all contaminants. Items you place in your bin do not need to be scrubbed clean and labels do not need to be removed. Any removable corks, tops, rings, metal bottleneck wraps should be removed prior to recycling. Flatten containers whenever possible to allow more room in your recycling container and in recycling truck. Do not worry about broken glass or plate. Just place it in your bin and recycle it. These Guidelines apply to materials brought to the Tamworth Transfer and Recycling Station These Guidelines apply to materials brought to the Tamworth Transfer and Recycling Station 4
Paper Clean and Dry and Not Limited to Newspaper Phonebooks Greeting Cards Brochures Folders Gift Wrap Paperboard May be mixed with paper (Clean, Dry and Not Limited to ) Paper Food Boxes Cereal, Rice, Cracker, Pasta and Shoe Boxes Kleenex boxes & Paper Towel Rolls Writing Pad Backs Paper Pizza Boxes (clean with liners removed) Mixed Paper Recycling Guidelines Magazines Old Mail Flyers Catalogues Old Bills and Statements Brown Bags Not Waxed Paper Soiled Paper Used Tissues Plastic, Wood, Metal Plastic Bags Tyvak Envelopes Waxed or Coated Boxes Food Waste Dirt or Other Trash Ribbons or Bows How to Prepare Mixed Paper for Collection Remove or empty all plastic bags Remove any Non-Acceptable items and discard with your regular trash Place mixed papers in any brown paper bag, or bundle with string Keep your paper separate from cans, plastics, and glass. Please do not mix them together. These Guidelines apply to materials brought to the Tamworth Transfer and Recycling Station 5
Air Conditioner Refrigerants Antifreeze Arts & Crafts Supplies Asphalt Batteries (Vehicle/marine/equipment) Brake Fluid Carburetor Cleaner Chemistry Kits Creosote Degreasers Dioxin or anything containing Dioxin Drain Cleaners Empty Containers from Hazardous Waste Products Explosives including Ammo & Fireworks July 1990 Hazardous Waste Oil Based Paint Oven Cleaners Paint Thinner Pesticides Pharmaceuticals Photo Chemicals Pool Chemicals Radiator Flusher Rodent Killers Roofing Tar Rug & Upholstery Cleaners Rust Preventatives Sealants Solvents Varnish Fertilizers Flea Powder Floor Cleaners Furniture Polish Florescent tubes & bulbs Herbicides Household Batteries Insect Sprays Lead Based Paint Metal Polish Moth Balls Motor Oil Muriatic Acid No-Pest Strips Wax/Polish Window Cleaners Wood Preservatives Wood Stains Wood Strippers In addition to this list: ***Any Substance Labeled*** Pesticide Caustic Acid Flammable Warning Poison Toxic ** will not be accepted** These regulations were adopted in 2004 Amended 3/23/2017 effective 3/23/2017 These Guidelines apply to materials brought to the Tamworth Transfer and Recycling Station 6