Town of Bow
Municipal Office Building
10 Grandview Road
Bow, NH 03034

A - Z Recycling Guide
Compiled by
Town of Bow Recycling & Solid Waste Committee
Updated September 2011

Contact Bow's Recycling & Solid Waste Committee members at: bowrecycles@gmail.com

Meetings the 1^st Tuesday of each month (except July) at 7:00 pm,
Town Municipal Offices, 10 Grandview Road, Bow, NH 03304

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Concord Transfer Station
77 Old Turnpike Road, Concord. Fees may apply.
M, W, F 8 to 4pm, Th 8 to 1pm, Sat 9 to 3 pm.
Closed Tuesday & Sunday. Tel. 224-0890

Bow Brush Dump on Allen Road
Open year-round (daylight hours)
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Bow Electronics and Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHWD)
October 3, 2009. Fees may apply.

Trash and Recycling information for Bow residents
This web page and the Recycling page.

For additions or corrections to this quide, please contact the Bow Recycling & Solid Waste Committee at bowrecycles@gmail.com.

Aluminum: Recycle cans at curbside or drop off at Bow Memorial School for fundraising.

Automotive liquids: Used oil is accepted at Concord Transfer Station and Bow Landscape & Supply. Save antifreeze, brake fluid, etc for HHWD.

Automotive batteries - return for credit with purchase of new battery or take to Bow Auto Salvage on Rte 3A.

Batteries: Standard alkaline batteries go in the regular trash. Lead, Ni-Cad and other rechargeable batteries are collected at Bow Fire Station/Community Ctr, or save for collection at HHWD.

Books: Donate to library, drop off at the “Got Books” bin at Concord Transfer Station, or swap them at swaptree.com.

Carpets: Visit www.carpetrecovery.org to find local reclamation partners to convert old rugs/carpets into new composite lumber, roofing shingles or automotive parts. Closest partner as of this printing is ECRS, 268 Main St., North Reading MA 01864, Tel 978-621-9540.

Cars / Retired Motor Vehicles: Make a tax deductible donation to www.Goodnewsgarage.org, 877-GIVE-AUTO or other charities or Green salvage yards.

CDs/DVDs: Go to swaptree.com to keep a fresh, rotating selection of music, movies and books. Just sign up, list your unwanted stuff, and choose the items you’d like to receive. Then complete the swap through the mail.

Cell Phones, Pagers, PDAs: Drop off at Bow Elementary & Middle Schools in lobby areas. Funds are used for local school programs.

Christmas trees: A single, undecorated tree will be accepted at Concord Transfer Station or Bow Landscape & Supply, 6 Gordon Rd., Bow, 226-0430.

Cleaning products: Take non-biodegradable products to HHWD; for safe alternatives go to www.eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm.

Clothing: Clean & bagged, place in bins outside Community Center or deliver to Planet Aid bins, Goodwill or Salvation Army centers.

Compost Materials: Produce waste, egg shells, coffee grounds, nutshells & yard waste can be composted easily = minimal maintenance, maximum benefit for your own garden!. See www.compostguide.com.

Computers/Monitors: Take to Goodwill on Loudon Rd or bring to HHWD. Fees may apply.

Electronics: TV, DVD/CD Players & Printers: Bring to HHWD (fees may apply). Electronics contain hazardous elements, including mercury and other heavy metals. See also “TVs” below for year-round disposal.

Eye glasses: Take to vision centers for recycling.

Fire Extinguishers: Salvation Army in Manchester and the Concord Fire Department accepts extinguishers for recycling.

Flammables & Fuels: Take to HHWD.

Fluorescent Bulbs/CFLs: Contain Mercury! Keep broken bulbs in a lidded glass jar and save for HHWD. Take unbroken bulbs to Concord Transfer Station.

Furniture: Donate or take to Concord Transfer Station (fees apply).

Light Bulbs (non-CFL): Regular trash. For CFLs, see Fluorescent/CFL above.

Junk mail: Recycle in curbside paper bin each week. Learn more about efforts to reduce junk mail at www.donotmail.org.

Mercury Thermometers/Products: Take to Wheelabrator Plant, 11 Whitney Rd, Penacook, 753-8411 to exchange for digital or save for HHWD.

Metal Scrap: Bikes, lawn chairs, tools, appliances, windows - donate, sell or take to Concord transfer station (fees apply)

Milk/Juice Containers: If PLASTIC, please recycle with curbside commingled containers. If WAXED cardboard, containers still go in the regular trash.

Motor oil: Accepted year-round at Concord Transfer Station and Bow Landscape & Supply on Gordon Road.

Packing Peanuts/Molded Styrofoam Packing: See www.epspackaging.org to locate a drop off or shipping location for recycling. The Concord UPS store at 26 S. Main St. may also accept small quantities for re-use.

Paints/strippers: Choose natural, water-based, zero VOC paints and non-caustic biodegradable paint strippers. Offer leftovers to clubs and schools or take to town HHWD. Add kitty litter or shredded newspaper to dry latex paints and put out with the regular trash.

Paper Products: newspapers, magazines, cardboard (broken down/flattened), all junk-mail, pizza boxes (lightly soiled ok), notepaper etc. should be recycled in curbside mixed paper bin.

Pesticides: Take to HHWD; see alternatives at www.pesticide.org.

Pet products: Take to HHWD; choose natural alternatives when possible.

Plastic Bags & Packaging: Bundle & recycle with commingled recyclables at curbside or at local supermarkets. Use cloth tote bags when possible and decline extra bags at the cash register.

Plastic containers: All plastics except Styrofoam are now taken with commingled curbside recycling.

Prescription drugs/Medications: DO NOT FLUSH down toilet! Add water or oil to dissolve pills, and kitty litter or newspaper to liquid meds, then put it out with your household trash.

Printer Cartridges & Toners: Drop off at Bow Elementary & Middle Schools. Funds are used for local school programs.

Refrigerators, Freezers, Air Conditioners, Microwaves: Drop off at Big Green Recycling, 10 Dunklee Road, no charge. Please call first to 1-800-REC-FREE (732-3733) or 715-2801. Also accepted at Concord Transfer Station (fees apply).

Sneakers: Donate with other clothing if in good condition, otherwise take to HHWD for shipping to Nike Reuse a Shoe Program for recycling into athletic fields & courts.

Tires: Recycle through tire company (fee usually applies) with a new tire purchase or donate to salvage yards.

Toys/Infant products: Deliver larger items directly to children ’ s charities or donate to charities listed on the Recycling Donations page.

TVs: Donate, bring to Concord Transfer Station or save for HHWD (fees apply).

Wine Corks: real corks only (not plastic), send to Wine Cork Recycling, Yemm & Hart Ltd, 425 North Chamber Dr, Fredericktown, MO 63645. See: www.yemmhart.com/news+/winecorkrecycling.htm

Workshop Products: Donate if possible, otherwise take to HHWD.

Yard Waste/Brush: Brush up to 4 ft x 5-inch diameter accepted at Allen Road Brush Dump. Take larger brush and tree stumps to Concord Transfer Station.

For additions or corrections to this guide, please contact the Bow Recycling & Solid Waste Committee members at bowrecycles@gmail.com

THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING!!

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