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City collection Furniture is priced on the Recycling Center fee list, and the city also gives it its own curbside week. Upholstered furniture and mixed materials are collected in the first week of the rotating bulky schedule, while wood furniture, wood scraps, painted or treated wood and pallets belong to the fourth week, and the drop-off fee is the same for either kind. $5 per item of upholstered or wood furniture at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee on top of that disposal cost. Portsmouth residents at the Recycling Center, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off; a household served by a private hauler is not eligible for the curbside pickup but can still use the center.
City collection Mattresses have their own line on the fee list rather than riding the furniture price. Both a mattress and a box spring are priced per item at the Recycling Center, and the city also accepts the same pieces through the curbside bulky pickup with the pickup fee added. $5 per mattress or box spring at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee on top of that disposal cost. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off.
City collection Appliances are priced in steps on the fee list, and they have the second week of the curbside rotation to themselves along with scrap metal. A washer, dryer or dishwasher sits at the low step, a cooking range one step up, and a refrigerator or any item containing Freon at the top because the price covers CFC removal. From $5 for the lowest published appliance fee at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, where a clothes dryer, washer or dishwasher is $5 each, a cooking range is $10, and a refrigerator or any item containing Freon including CFC removal is $20, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off; a household served by a private hauler has to use the drop-off route.
City collection Portsmouth publishes bulky waste as a priced service with two delivery routes. A resident can drop items at the Recycling Center and pay the published per item fee, or book a curbside pickup and pay the same disposal cost plus a fixed pickup fee. The curbside rotation assigns each material to its own week, so the timing depends on what is going out. From $5 for the lowest published bulky waste fee at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, where a mattress, box spring, washer, dryer, dishwasher, upholstered furniture, wood furniture, gas grill or propane tank of 20 pounds or larger is $5 each, a tire is $7, a cooking range or electronics item is $10, a refrigerator or Freon unit is $20, and clean wood is $15 for two cubic yards or $25 for four, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Portsmouth collects trash and recycling itself, once a week on a neighbourhood schedule, and it runs bulky waste as a priced programme rather than a free one. Large items travel by one of two routes. A resident can book a curbside bulky pickup and pay a pickup fee on top of the disposal cost of each item, or drop the item at the Recycling Center behind the Public Works yard on Peverly Hill Road and pay the published per item fee at the gate. The city publishes that fee list item by item, from a mattress at one price through a cooking range and electronics at a higher step to a refrigerator or Freon unit at the top, and it splits curbside collection into rotating weeks by material so upholstered furniture, appliances, electronics and wood each have their own week. Household hazardous waste is an event rather than a standing service, held twice a year at the same Recycling Center address, and the city publishes the next date along with a container limit and a latex paint exclusion.
Furniture is priced on the Recycling Center fee list, and the city also gives it its own curbside week. Upholstered furniture and mixed materials are collected in the first week of the rotating bulky schedule, while wood furniture, wood scraps, painted or treated wood and pallets belong to the fourth week, and the drop-off fee is the same for either kind.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per item of upholstered or wood furniture at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee on top of that disposal cost. Portsmouth residents at the Recycling Center, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off; a household served by a private hauler is not eligible for the curbside pickup but can still use the center.
When & how
For the curbside route, pay the item fee and the pickup fee through the payment portal, then call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to schedule, and expect the pickup in the upholstered week or the wood week depending on the piece. Items go out between 7:00 p.m. the day before and 6:00 a.m. on the pickup day, kept separate from the regular trash. For the drop-off route, the center is open Tuesday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Do not put bulky waste at the curb before Public Works has scheduled it, because the city states that unscheduled bulky waste will not be collected. Keep the piece separate from the regular trash on the pickup morning, and keep it inside the weekly 300 gallon waste limit that applies to the property. Keep the load clear of any chemical, tire or electronic item that belongs to a different week of the rotation, and never leave cash for the attendant, because the center does not accept it.
Mattresses have their own line on the fee list rather than riding the furniture price. Both a mattress and a box spring are priced per item at the Recycling Center, and the city also accepts the same pieces through the curbside bulky pickup with the pickup fee added.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per mattress or box spring at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee on top of that disposal cost. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off.
When & how
The drop-off route works during center hours, Tuesday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For the curbside route, pay first, then call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to schedule, and put the piece out between 7:00 p.m. the day before and 6:00 a.m. on the pickup day.
Get it ready
Count each mattress and each box spring as a separate item, because the fee is charged per piece. Keep the pieces separate from the regular trash on the pickup morning, keep them out of the recycling bin and the yard waste bags, and keep the load inside the weekly 300 gallon limit that applies to the property.
Appliances are priced in steps on the fee list, and they have the second week of the curbside rotation to themselves along with scrap metal. A washer, dryer or dishwasher sits at the low step, a cooking range one step up, and a refrigerator or any item containing Freon at the top because the price covers CFC removal.
City cost & eligibility
From $5 for the lowest published appliance fee at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, where a clothes dryer, washer or dishwasher is $5 each, a cooking range is $10, and a refrigerator or any item containing Freon including CFC removal is $20, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off; a household served by a private hauler has to use the drop-off route.
When & how
Appliances and scrap metal including refrigerators and Freon units are collected in the second week of the rotating bulky schedule, so a curbside booking lands in that week, scheduled through Public Works on 603-427-1530 after payment. The drop-off route works during center hours, Tuesday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and remove food, water and loose parts before it leaves the property. Keep the appliance out of the recycling bin and away from the regular trash pile, and tell the attendant or the booking line what the unit is, because the fee depends on whether it is a laundry appliance, a range, or a refrigerator or other Freon unit that needs CFC removal.
Electronics are priced per item at the Recycling Center and they share the third week of the curbside rotation with tires, televisions and computers. The city treats a screen or a computer as a priced bulky item rather than as refuse, so there is a published route for both.
City cost & eligibility
$10 per electronics item at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee on top of that disposal cost. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off.
When & how
Tires, televisions, computers and electronics are collected in the third week of the rotating bulky schedule, so a curbside booking lands then once Public Works has scheduled it on 603-427-1530. The drop-off route works during center hours, Tuesday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from any computer, laptop, tablet or phone before handover. Keep electronics out of the recycling bin, which takes paper, cardboard, cartons, cans, glass and plastic bottles rather than devices, and keep them out of the regular trash pile, because the centre prices them as a separate bulky item.
Some construction material has a published route and some does not. Wood furniture, wood scraps, painted or treated wood and pallets are collected in the fourth week of the curbside bulky rotation, clean wood is priced by volume at the Recycling Center, and shingles or roofing are outside the city service entirely.
City cost & eligibility
From $15 per load of clean wood at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, where two cubic yards is $15 and four cubic yards is $25, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted; the city publishes no rate for shingles or roofing because Public Works does not handle that material.
When & how
Wood furniture, wood scraps, painted or treated wood and pallets come curbside in the fourth week of the rotating bulky schedule, booked through Public Works on 603-427-1530 after payment. Clean wood goes to the Recycling Center during its hours, Tuesday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Get it ready
Sort the wood from everything else, because only clean wood carries the volume rate and treated or painted wood travels in the fourth curbside week instead. Take shingles and roofing to Aggregate Recycling Corp in Eliot, Maine on 207-439-5584, since the city states that Public Works is not set up to handle that material, and keep the load inside the weekly 300 gallon limit while it waits for a scheduled pickup.
Exercise equipment is not named on the Recycling Center fee list, so a treadmill or weight machine is a question for the department rather than an assumed price. The curbside rotation has a week for upholstered furniture and mixed materials and a week for appliances and scrap metal, which between them cover most machines.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine price is published, so confirm the item and the week with Public Works on 603-427-1530 before paying. A metal framed machine is most likely to fall in the appliance and scrap metal week, while a mixed material machine fits the upholstered furniture and mixed materials week, but the city publishes no rule naming exercise equipment.
When & how
Call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to confirm the week, which will be either the first week for upholstered furniture and mixed materials or the second week for appliances and scrap metal depending on how the machine is built, and put the piece out between 7:00 p.m. the day before and 6:00 a.m. on the pickup day.
Get it ready
Strip the machine down as far as it will come apart and take the console off the frame so it can be handled on the route. Keep loose batteries and any oil or chemical out of the pile, since batteries and oil have their own drop-off routes at the Recycling Center, and keep the piece out of the recycling bin.
Portsmouth publishes bulky waste as a priced service with two delivery routes. A resident can drop items at the Recycling Center and pay the published per item fee, or book a curbside pickup and pay the same disposal cost plus a fixed pickup fee. The curbside rotation assigns each material to its own week, so the timing depends on what is going out.
City cost & eligibility
From $5 for the lowest published bulky waste fee at the Portsmouth Recycling Center, where a mattress, box spring, washer, dryer, dishwasher, upholstered furniture, wood furniture, gas grill or propane tank of 20 pounds or larger is $5 each, a tire is $7, a cooking range or electronics item is $10, a refrigerator or Freon unit is $20, and clean wood is $15 for two cubic yards or $25 for four, with the curbside bulky pickup adding a $10 pickup fee. Portsmouth residents, paid by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted, or paid online in advance with the receipt shown at drop-off.
When & how
Curbside pickups run on rotating weeks based on the item type and the regular trash day: the first week for upholstered furniture and mixed materials, the second for appliances and scrap metal including refrigerators and Freon units, the third for tires, televisions, computers and electronics, and the fourth for wood furniture, wood scraps, painted or treated wood and pallets. Pay through the portal and then call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to schedule, and put items out between 7:00 p.m. the day before and 6:00 a.m. on the pickup day, separate from regular trash.
Get it ready
Do not place bulky waste curbside without scheduling it, because the city states it will not be collected otherwise, and keep the load inside the weekly 300 gallon limit for the property. Keep it clear of the recycling bin and the yard waste bags, and note that rubbish, recycling and yard waste each have their own placement rules while bulky items travel separately.
Yard waste is seasonal rather than year round. Collection runs from April 1 to November 30, material goes in paper yard bags or clearly labeled barrels, bags are capped by weight, and brush has to be bundled with string or twine inside published size limits.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the seasonal yard waste rules but no separate yard waste fee on the pages read, so confirm the current terms with Public Works on 603-427-1530. There is no published yard waste drop-off price at the Recycling Center either, so a household clearing material outside the season has to ask.
When & how
Yard waste is collected from April 1 through November 30 on the neighbourhood collection day. The Recycling Center, which is a separate route, is open Tuesday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with extended Tuesday hours to 6:15 p.m. from July 1 to October 9.
Get it ready
Use paper yard bags or clearly labeled barrels marked for yard waste, and keep each bag at or under the published weight limit. Bundle brush with string or twine rather than wire or plastic, and keep the bundle inside the published diameter, length and branch thickness limits. Keep yard waste out of the recycling bin and out of the bulky pile, because the three streams are collected and priced differently.
Portsmouth runs household hazardous waste as an event rather than a standing drop-off. It is held twice a year in spring and fall at the Recycling Center on Peverly Hill Road, the next published date is Saturday October 24, 2026 from 8 a.m. to noon, and the event is limited to residents with proof of residency and a five gallon container size.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the event, the date, the container limit and the accepted chemical list but no fee for the collection, so confirm any charge with Public Works on 603-427-1530 before loading. Several household items are separately free to drop at the Recycling Center, including antifreeze, batteries, cooking oil, fluorescent bulbs, oil and oil filters and empty one pound propane cylinders.
When & how
The next collection is Saturday October 24, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Recycling Center on 680 Peverly Hill Road. Hazardous material cannot wait at the curb in the meantime, because the city does not collect it on any regular route.
Get it ready
Bring proof of residency, because the event is open only to residents and not to commercial or industrial users. Keep every container at five gallons or smaller and leave drums at home. Do not bring latex paint, which the event refuses, and instead harden it with kitty litter, sawdust or a paint hardener, or leave the can open to dry all the way through, then take the solid paint to the Recycling Center for disposal rather than putting it at the curb so staff can confirm it is solid. Note that light bulbs and non-lithium alkaline batteries are not treated as hazardous waste at all and can go in the curbside trash or be taken to the transfer station, and keep smoke detectors out of the event because the contractor cannot ship low level radioactive material.
Residential curbside after 7 p.m., bulky between the evening and 6 a.m.
Residential properties put trash and recycling at the curb after 7:00 p.m. the night before the collection day. Downtown businesses work to a different clock, because the ordinance allows material out no more than two hours before pickup and the department typically starts around 4:00 p.m. Bulky items follow the booking rule instead, going out between 7:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled pickup and 6:00 a.m. on the day itself, always separate from the regular trash.
The curbside bulky weeks are set by material rather than by address. The first week takes upholstered furniture and mixed materials, the second takes appliances and scrap metal including refrigerators and Freon units, the third takes tires, televisions, computers and electronics, and the fourth takes wood furniture, wood scraps, painted or treated wood and pallets. A booking is placed in the week that matches the item, and nothing goes to the curb before Public Works has scheduled it.
Pay before the gate or the pickup, and never in cash
Both bulky routes are paid up front. At the Recycling Center the attendant takes a credit card with a processing fee or a check, and the center does not accept cash, while an online payment before drop-off needs the receipt printed and shown at the gate. For a curbside pickup the item fee is paid through the portal with the $10 pickup fee added and the pickup location entered, and Public Works then schedules the date on 603-427-1530.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Solid Waste Division
Book a curbside bulky pickup
A Portsmouth household serviced by the city that has a couch, an appliance, a mattress, a screen, wood or another bulky item and would rather not haul it.
Cost & conditions
From $10 for the curbside bulky pickup fee of $10 on top of the disposal cost of each item, where a mattress, box spring, washer, dryer, dishwasher, upholstered furniture, wood furniture, gas grill or 20 pound propane tank adds $5, a tire adds $7, a cooking range or electronics item adds $10, a refrigerator or Freon unit adds $20 and clean wood adds $15 or $25 by volume. Portsmouth residents on the city collection route, paid through the payment portal before scheduling; a household served by a private trash hauler is not eligible for curbside pickup and has to use the Recycling Center instead.
Arrange it
Pay the item fee and the pickup fee through the payment portal, check the schedule pickup box and enter the pickup location, then call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to fix the date. The pickup falls in the rotation week for that material, and the item goes out between 7:00 p.m. the day before and 6:00 a.m. on the day.
Nothing goes to the curb without a booking, because unscheduled bulky waste is not collected. The item has to be inside the weekly 300 gallon property limit, kept separate from the regular trash, and matched to the right week of the rotation. Payment is by card or check rather than cash, and a household on a private hauler has no curbside option at all.
City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Solid Waste Division
Drop bulky items at the Recycling Center
A Portsmouth household with a bulky item, including one served by a private hauler, that can be carried to the Peverly Hill Road site.
Cost & conditions
From $5 for the lowest published bulky waste fee at the Recycling Center, where a mattress, box spring, washer, dryer, dishwasher, upholstered furniture, wood furniture, gas grill or 20 pound propane tank is $5 each, a tire is $7, a cooking range or electronics item is $10, a refrigerator or Freon unit is $20, and clean wood is $15 for two cubic yards or $25 for four. Portsmouth residents, paid at the facility or online before drop-off, by credit card with a processing fee or by check with no cash accepted.
Arrange it
Take the item to the Recycling Center behind the Public Works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road during open hours, Tuesday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with extended Tuesday hours to 6:15 p.m. from July 1 to October 9. Pay at the gate or online first and show the receipt at drop-off.
The fee depends on the item, since the list prices furniture and mattresses at the lowest step, ranges and electronics higher, and refrigerators or Freon units at the top because CFC removal is included. Cash is not accepted, and Public Works may discontinue service for violations of the solid waste ordinances.
City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Solid Waste Division
Use the twice yearly household hazardous waste day
A Portsmouth resident with paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, gasoline, corrosives or another household chemical that cannot go in the trash.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the event, the date, the container limit and the accepted chemical list but no fee for the collection, so confirm any charge with Public Works on 603-427-1530. Antifreeze, batteries, cooking oil, fluorescent bulbs, oil and oil filters and empty one pound propane cylinders are separately free to drop at the Recycling Center.
Arrange it
Go to the Recycling Center on 680 Peverly Hill Road on the published event date, which is Saturday October 24, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and bring proof of residency. The event runs twice a year, in spring and fall, so material that misses a date has to be stored safely until the next one.
The event is limited to residents with no commercial or industrial users, containers are capped at five gallons with no drums, and latex paint is refused. Latex paint has to be hardened all the way through and taken to the Recycling Center instead. Light bulbs and non-lithium alkaline batteries are not hazardous waste and belong in the curbside trash or at the transfer station, and smoke detectors cannot be accepted at the event.
Take shingles and roofing to Aggregate Recycling Corp
A household or contractor with shingles or roofing material that the city will not take.
Cost & conditions
The city states that Public Works is not set up to handle shingles or roofing and directs the material to Aggregate Recycling Corp in Eliot, Maine on 207-439-5584, and the city page publishes no price for the company, so the rate has to be confirmed directly.
Arrange it
Call the company on 207-439-5584 before loading, and confirm the accepted material, the hours and the price for a roofing load. Keep the material off the curb and out of the bulky pile in the meantime, because the city has no route for it.
This is a private facility outside New Hampshire, so the trip crosses a state line and the terms are set by the company rather than by the city. Clean wood is a different case and can go to the Recycling Center at the published volume rate instead.
City drop-off for bulky waste, clean wood, recycling and free specialty items
Portsmouth Recycling Center
680 Peverly Hill Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Bulky waste on the published per item list, covering mattresses and box springs, appliances including refrigerators and Freon units, electronics, tires, upholstered and wood furniture, gas grills and propane tanks of 20 pounds or larger, cooking ranges and clean wood by volume. Several specialty items are free for residents: antifreeze, batteries, clothing, cooking oil and vegetable oil, eyeglasses, fluorescent light bulbs, food waste, oil and oil filters, and empty one pound propane tanks or cylinders. Paper, cardboard, cartons, cans, glass and plastic bottles are recycled here as well.
Cash is not accepted, so payment is by credit card with a minimum processing fee or by check, and an online payment has to be made before drop-off with the receipt shown at the gate. Recyclables are not bagged. Used propane tanks arrive either through a tank exchange or at this center. Public Works may discontinue service for violations of the city solid waste ordinances.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with extended Tuesday hours to 6:15 p.m. from July 1 to October 9. Phone 603-427-1530.
From $5 for the lowest published bulky waste fee, where a mattress, box spring, washer, dryer, dishwasher, upholstered furniture, wood furniture, gas grill or 20 pound propane tank is $5 each, a tire is $7, a cooking range or electronics item is $10, a refrigerator or Freon unit is $20, and clean wood is $15 for two cubic yards or $25 for four. Portsmouth residents, paid at the facility or online before drop-off by credit card with a processing fee or by check, with no cash accepted; the specialty items listed as free are dropped at no charge.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I get rid of a couch in Portsmouth?+
Book it as bulky waste. Upholstered furniture is in the first week of the city's rotating bulky schedule, the disposal fee at the Recycling Center is a flat per item price for upholstered furniture, and a curbside pickup adds a fixed pickup fee on top of that disposal cost. Pay through the payment portal, then call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to schedule, and put the couch out between 7:00 p.m. the day before and 6:00 a.m. on the pickup day rather than ahead of the booking.Official guidance
What does it cost to dispose of a mattress in Portsmouth?+
A mattress and a box spring are each priced per item on the Recycling Center fee list, and the same price applies whether the piece is dropped off or collected at the curb, where the city adds a fixed pickup fee. Pay through the payment portal or at the gate by credit card or check, because the center does not accept cash, and call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to schedule a curbside pickup before the piece goes out.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Portsmouth?+
Take it to the Recycling Center at 680 Peverly Hill Road or book it into the curbside bulky week for appliances and scrap metal. A refrigerator and any item containing Freon sit at the top of the fee list because the price covers CFC removal, while a washer, dryer or dishwasher is at the lowest step and a cooking range one step above that. Pay by credit card or check, never cash, and call Public Works on 603-427-1530 if you want the curbside pickup.Official guidance
Where do old televisions go in Portsmouth?+
Electronics are a priced bulky item at the Recycling Center on 680 Peverly Hill Road, and they share the third week of the city's rotating curbside schedule with tires, televisions and computers. The fee is per item, the curbside route adds a fixed pickup fee, and payment is by credit card or check rather than cash. Call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to schedule a curbside week before the screen goes out.Official guidance
How does bulky waste pickup work in Portsmouth?+
There are two routes and both carry a price. A resident can take items to the Recycling Center at 680 Peverly Hill Road and pay the published per item fee at the gate, or pay the fee through the payment portal, add the curbside pickup fee and call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to schedule a pickup. Curbside collection rotates by material, with upholstered furniture first, appliances second, tires and electronics third, and wood fourth, and nothing goes out before the booking because unscheduled bulky waste is not collected.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Portsmouth?+
The Department of Public Works collects it through its Solid Waste Division, once a week on a neighbourhood schedule Monday through Friday, with recycling on the same round. The recycling center at 680 Peverly Hill Road handles bulky waste, clean wood and the free specialty drop-offs, and Public Works answers on 603-427-1530. Recycling is mandatory for both paper and fiber and containers.Official guidance
What does bulky waste cost in Portsmouth?+
It depends on the item and the route. The Recycling Center charges a per item fee from a published list, and a curbside pickup adds a $10 pickup fee on top of that disposal cost. Furniture and mattresses are at the lowest step, tires above them, cooking ranges and electronics higher again, and refrigerators or Freon units at the top because the price includes CFC removal. Clean wood is charged by volume, and payment is by card or check rather than cash.Official guidance
Do I have to schedule a bulky pickup in Portsmouth?+
Yes. Nothing goes to the curb without a booking, because the city states that bulky waste placed out without scheduling with Public Works will not be collected. Pay the item fee and the $10 pickup fee through the payment portal, and then call Public Works on 603-427-1530 to fix the date, which falls in the rotation week that matches the material. Items go out between 7:00 p.m. the day before and 6:00 a.m. on the pickup day, separate from the regular trash.Official guidance
How do holidays affect collection in Portsmouth?+
Most weekday holidays do not change anything, because the city follows the normal weekly schedule, so a Monday area still puts trash out on Labor Day. Downtown is the exception, since trash and recycling move to Tuesday when a holiday falls on a Monday. Only three dates reschedule collection, and each has a Saturday make up day: Thanksgiving Day with no collection on Thursday November 26, 2026, Christmas Day with no collection on Friday December 25, 2026, and New Year's Day with no collection on Friday January 1, 2027.Official guidance
