Trash & Recycling in Nashua, NH (2026)
3 verified trash & recycling rules for Nashua, New Hampshire, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Nashua collects trash weekly and recycling every other week on the same day. Check the city's Trash & Recycling Schedule for your day. When a holiday falls on a weekday, collection shifts one day later for the rest of the week.
Nashua Trash Pickup Schedule & Rules
Some RestrictionsBin Placement Rules
The City of Nashua Division of Public Works, Solid Waste Department, requires automated-collection carts to be positioned at the road edge, within 2 feet of the curb, with at least 3 feet of separation from mailboxes, fences, utility poles, and recycling bins, and at least 10 feet from parked vehicles. The cart handle must face the house. Carts must be set out no earlier than 24 hours before pickup, must be at the curb by 6:45 a.m. on collection day, and must be returned off the public right-of-way by the end of the collection day. Cart lids must be fully closed; overflow carts are skipped.
Refuse Cart Placement in Nashua
Some RestrictionsBulk Item Disposal
The City of Nashua Division of Public Works, Solid Waste Department, picks up the first 5 oversized items per residential account per year at NO charge through its curbside bulky-item program; additional items are $25 each. Curbside oversize pickup runs mid-April through mid-October only. Requests must be submitted by Friday afternoon for the following week's pickup. Electronics and construction and demolition (C&D) debris are NOT collected curbside but can be brought to the Four Hills Landfill / Nashua Recycling Center at 840 West Hollis Street. Household hazardous waste is handled at scheduled HHW collection events. Effective July 1, 2025, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are prohibited from NH landfills and incinerators.
Bulk and Special Waste Disposal in Nashua
Some RestrictionsLooking for Hillsborough County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Nashua city rules.
Trash & Recycling in Hillsborough County →