The answer depends on the dumpster you have. Please note that permanent/front-load containers are for “municipal solid waste” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_solid_waste—commonly known as garbage, trash, or rubbish—only. This type of waste is non-bulky and refers to the everyday items that come out of your home, office, shop, or restaurant. In other words, it’s not construction or demolition material. “C&D” should rather be disposed of in one of our open-top roll-off containers.
Additionally, there are a number of items and substances that due to environmental and safety concerns we cannot accept in any container type we offer:
- Liquids (especially paint, cleaning supplies, oil, flammable liquids, etc.)
- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) for more, see here: https://www.des.nh.gov/waste/household-hazardous-waste
- Fluorescent bulbs more here: https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt341/files/documents/2020-01/fluor-lighting-recycle-disposal.pdf
- Batteries more here: https://www.des.nh.gov/news-and-media/blog/batteries
- Lithium-ion batteries (these are particularly susceptible to causing fires) more here: https://www.des.nh.gov/news-and-media/blog/new-rechargeable-battery-disposal-ban-take-effect
- Items containing mercury more here: https://www.des.nh.gov/news-and-media/blog/mercury-added-products
- Asbestos materials more here: https://www.des.nh.gov/waste/asbestos/management and https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt341/files/documents/2020-01/ard-59.pdf
- Hazardous materials
- Oversize tires (e.g. the size you may find on a farm tractor, or other equipement)
- Rubber continuous tracks (e.g. snowmobile, excavator, skid-steer tracks)
Because of the extra precautions we have to take in order to properly dispose of them, there may be an extra charge for the following items in a roll-off/construction style container. These following items should not be put in temporary/front-load containers.
- Standard tires
- Tractor trailer tires
- Empty propane tanks
- Video display devices (TVs, monitors, etc.)
- Refrigerators
- Air conditioners
- Mattresses
- Box springs
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