Walpole Reuse Center
The New Walpole NH Reuse Center opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony October 10th 2020! We are pleased to report that the Reuse Center brought in more cash donations on opening day than was typical for an entire month at the old reuse trailer. And 'Friends of the Walpole Library' is now an integral part of our operation. They are helping to stock and organize the Reuse "Library", with all proceeds from book sales going to the Friends. Books are $2 for a hardcover, and $1 for soft cover.
Do you have items you would like to donate to the Reuse Center? We take items in good to excellent condition and in working order. But be advised that the are a number of things we cannot take. (A list of what we can and cannot take will be posted here soon!) Just bring your donations to a Recycling Center attendant who will determine if we can accept it, and then items will be weighed so we have a record of the number of pounds of donated items.
The cash donations from items purchased at the Reuse Center are split 50/50 between the Fall Mtn. Food Shelf and Fall Mtn. Friendly Meals. Stop by to shop or volunteer (check sign up sheet) Tuesday/ Thursday/ Saturday from 8-4. We are staffed by Volunteers, and the Reuse Center will close anytime there is no volunteer. Thank you for checking us out!
Do you have items you would like to donate to the Reuse Center? We take items in good to excellent condition and in working order. But be advised that the are a number of things we cannot take. (A list of what we can and cannot take will be posted here soon!) Just bring your donations to a Recycling Center attendant who will determine if we can accept it, and then items will be weighed so we have a record of the number of pounds of donated items.
The cash donations from items purchased at the Reuse Center are split 50/50 between the Fall Mtn. Food Shelf and Fall Mtn. Friendly Meals. Stop by to shop or volunteer (check sign up sheet) Tuesday/ Thursday/ Saturday from 8-4. We are staffed by Volunteers, and the Reuse Center will close anytime there is no volunteer. Thank you for checking us out!
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Collection Hours:
Tuesday 8:00AM - 4:00PM Thursday 8:00AM - 4:00PM Saturday 8:00AM - 4:00PM * Closed to the public on holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day Physical Address: 207 Whitcomb Rd Walpole, NH 03608 Contact info: Manager: Benjamin Hoy 603-445-5197 bhoy@walpolenh.us Walpole Recycling Center PO Box 729 Walpole, NH 03608 |
Frequently asked Questions
Recycling - no fee
Recyclables with no fee can go directly to:
Outside bins:
- Aluminum
- Glass (clear, brown, green)
- Plastics (Marked as a 1 or a 2 in triangle on bottom of container)
- Tin cans
- Cardboard
- Corrugated
- Mixed
- Egg cartons
- Electric cords
- Magazines and mixed papers
- Newspapers
- Styrofoam peanuts
Designated areas:
- Brush from a household (behind the Center)
- Compost (behind the Center)
- Pallets or untreated wood (towards the garden and lake)
By way of an attendant:
- Motor oil
- Vegetable oil
For items that don't fit described categories, check with an attendant.
donations/ reuse center
The Reuse Center
Ecosmith Recyclers’ bin for donations takes (in tied off plastic bag):
Fall Mountain Food Shelf’s inside bin takes non-perishable donations.
Books & newer magazines (for donation & swaps)
- The Reuse Center is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, every day the Recycling Center is open,
- Most items there are available for donation. (Some items do have a price tag which is calculated at one-fourth its value.) All money made at the Reuse Center then goes to the Fall Mountain Food Shelf. Money for book donations and plants goes to the friends of the Walpole library.
- There are things they do not take: electronics, mattresses, VHS tapes, car seats, cribs, sheets (bed linens)
- Items must be donated on the scale in the recycling center. Items are not to come into reuse center.
Ecosmith Recyclers’ bin for donations takes (in tied off plastic bag):
- Clothes
- Shoes
- Blankets
- Sheets
- Towels
- Stuffed animals
Fall Mountain Food Shelf’s inside bin takes non-perishable donations.
Books & newer magazines (for donation & swaps)
- Inside the Recycling Center
- No limit on how many can be dropped off
- No limit on how many can be taken
- At the Reuse Center (when open)
- When open, there is a three-book limit on what can be taken.
- Check with staff on what can be donated.
Trash
Trash can be brought in two ways:
In a Walpole bag
It can be tossed without cost into the trash compactor. (Walpole bags -- 10 bags for $20 -- are available at the following stores: Aubuchon Hardware, Drewsville General Store, Fall Mountain Building Supply, 5 Star Beverage, Jake’s Market, Jiffy Mart, LaValley Building Supply, Discount Food Warehouse, Shaw’s, and the Walpole Village Store.)
In a non-Walpole bag
It goes to the weigh-and-pay section, where the fee is $0.30/lb.
In a Walpole bag
It can be tossed without cost into the trash compactor. (Walpole bags -- 10 bags for $20 -- are available at the following stores: Aubuchon Hardware, Drewsville General Store, Fall Mountain Building Supply, 5 Star Beverage, Jake’s Market, Jiffy Mart, LaValley Building Supply, Discount Food Warehouse, Shaw’s, and the Walpole Village Store.)
In a non-Walpole bag
It goes to the weigh-and-pay section, where the fee is $0.30/lb.
Hazardous waste
The Recycling Center does not take hazardous waste (such as asbestos or anything marked flammable, poisonous, toxic, combustible, corrosive, caustic, reactive, irritant, oxidizer, or hazardous).
- The Keene Recycling Center takes most of these. Their website describes what they do and don’t take and gives their yearly summer-fall schedule. (If amounts exceed free limits, payment is by check only.) (Phone: 352-5739.)
- There are things Keene Recycling won’t take that either local police departments or fire departments will.
- Consult local police (445-2058) for disposal of ammunition, gun powder, or medication. (Twice a year -- spring and fall -- the Walpole Police Department coordinates with the Recycling Center for public medication disposal at the Center.)
- Consult local fire department (756-3621) for disposal of fireworks.
Volunteering
We’re part of the community and want the community to be part of us. To volunteer, contact Recycling Center Manager Benjamin Hoy for information. (Phone: (603)445-5197 or email at transfer@myfairpoint.net.)
Waste & Recycling Index
Staff
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Attendant
Patty Whitcomb Attendant Tom Donovan |