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.

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.