Hudson, NH Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted
- May 29, 1990, Ord. No. O90-2
- Rule
- Only town collector may take curbside recyclables
- First offense fine
- $25
- Second offense fine
- $50
- Third+ offense fine
- $250 to $500
- Offense unit
- Each residence taken from is separate offense
Summary
Hudson's Code Chapter 266 bars anyone except the town's own collection service from taking recyclables once a resident sets them at the curb. Adopted in 1990 as Ordinance No. O90-2, the chapter targets scavengers who strip curbside bins ahead of pickup. Violators face escalating fines up to $500 for repeat offenses, with each residence counted separately.
§ 266-2. Collection by unauthorized persons. From the time of placement of any recyclables at the curb of any resident, it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firms or corporations to collect, remove or dispose of recyclables. Each such collection, removal or disposal in violation hereof from one or more residences shall constitute a separate and different offense. ... § 266-3. Violations and penalties. A person, persons, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation, which is punishable as follows: A. For a first conviction, by a fine of $25. B. For a second conviction, by a fine of $50. C. For a third, and all subsequent convictions, by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500.
Full Breakdown
The Board of Selectmen's predecessor, the Town Council, adopted Chapter 266, Recycling, on May 29, 1990 as Ordinance No. O90-2, after unauthorized scavengers began stripping curbside recycling bins ahead of scheduled pickup. ' Section 266-2 turns that concern into an enforceable prohibition: from the moment recyclables are placed at a resident's curb, no person, firm or corporation may collect, remove or dispose of them except the town's own collection service. The chapter treats every separate residence stripped as its own offense, so a scavenger working several houses on one morning can rack up as many violations as houses visited.
Section 266-3 sets the penalty scale: a $25 fine for a first conviction, $50 for a second, and not less than $250 nor more than $500 for a third or any later conviction. The chapter cross-references Chapter 226 (Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse) and Chapter 245 (Landfill Facility) as related solid-waste provisions, but the anti-scavenging rule itself lives only in Chapter 266. The ordinance remains Hudson's own local mechanism for protecting curbside recyclable material rather than a restatement of any state statute.
Violations & Fines
A first conviction for taking curbside recyclables draws a $25 fine; a second conviction, $50; a third or any later conviction, not less than $250 nor more than $500 (§ 266-3). Each unauthorized collection, removal or disposal from a single residence counts as its own separate offense under § 266-2, so multiple households stripped in one sweep can produce multiple convictions and fines.
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