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NH Bans Lithium-Ion Batteries from Trash Stream
As of July 1st, it is illegal for anyone in New Hampshire – resident, business, hauler, or transfer station (just to name a few) – to throw lithium-ion batteries into the waste stream to end up in a landfill or waste-to-energy incinerator.
Hooksett NH Company Diverts 10 Million Pounds of Textiles
Textiles are one of the fastest growing waste streams in the country, approaching 10 percent of total municipal solid waste. Local business diverts 10 Million Pounds from landfill.
NH is Talking Trash
We all live with garbage, and there is nothing simple or inexpensive about it. The nearly 2 million tons of garbage generated in NH and trucked here from out of state is part of a complicated, expensive, and expansive network of players, handlers, and facilities.
NH DES Blocks Recycling Facility in Claremont
NH DES denies permit for Recycling Services Inc., to convert facility to accept more materials….

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