Free recycling for all Cornish residents
Location: Route 120, one mile north of Cornish Flat
Hours of operation: Saturdays, from 9:00 am to 1:00 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 Center Notice
Residents are asked to please observe the Recycling Center operating hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The gates are open before 9:00 a.m. because employees enter to set up operations. They are not prepared to receive recycling before 9:00 a.m.
- Cornish Recycling Center Seeks Helpers
The Cornish Recycling Center is looking for help at the Recycling Center. This is a part time position on Saturdays. The Town will pay for NH DES training and certification. This is a great way to serve our Town and be more involved with the community. If interested contact Mary Curtis, Administrative Assistant, at 603-675-5611.
- Recycling Center Notice
Cornish Recycling Center does not accept brush, leaves, yard waste, etc. Due to the constraints of the property the Town will no longer accept yard waste. The facility will continue to accept Cornish Residents recyclables and household garbage is still accepted by the third-party vendor. Thank you for your understanding.
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days.
Free to Cornish residents! Bring up to 5 Gallons/25 pounds of household hazardous waste to one of the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days. Please see the 2026 Collection Days poster for dates and locations.
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