Free recycling for all Cornish residents
Location: Route 120, one mile north of Cornish Flat
Hours of operation: Saturdays, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Only three (3) cars are allowed to unload at a time. Please stay in line and wait your turn. If the line of traffic into the Recycling Center is backed up to Route 120, drive right on by and come back in a little while.
Trash removal is offered by Jeff’s Rubbish removal for a per bag fee: 13 gal. bag $2.00, 30 gal bag $4.00.
Guidelines
You are responsible for handling your own recyclables.
GLASS JARS AND BOTTLES ONLY
- NO Ceramics (toilets, sinks)
- NO Window panes
- NO Lightbulbs, headlights
- NO Tempered glass, windshields
- NO Dishes, plates, cups
SOFT PLASTICS
- See poster below for what we accept.
NO BULKY RIGID PLASTICS
ALL CARDBOARD (Please flatten all boxes.)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Lightweight and box cardboard (e.g., cereal boxes, soda boxes, food boxes)
- Brown bags, egg cartons
PAPER ONLY
- Newspapers, books, magazines, letters, etc.
We cannot accept food-soiled items or used Kleenexes, napkins, paper towels, or plates.
Recycling Announcements
- Recycling Notice.
As of October 31, 2025, the Recycling Center will not be accepting leaves, limbs, or miscellaneous debris, permanently.
- Reminder re: Battery Disposal.
Please be aware that per RSA 149-M:27, no person shall dispose of any wet-cell batteries, lithium-ion batteries, or electronic devices in any solid waste landfill facility or incinerator in New Hampshire.
Lithium, Rechargeable, Button, and Ni-Cad batteries may be recycled FREE OF CHARGE at the UVLSRPC Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day.
To All Residents and Recyclers:
Please take special care in your recycling process. We are currently having issues with the paper dumpster being contaminated in many ways.
If a load is rejected, we then have to pay per ton for disposal plus additional trucking to go to another location. So, PLEASE help us keep the cost down by doing your part.
Thank you,
The Select Board