Landfill Punch Cards for Sale at Local Merchants Beginning July 1st

To increase availability of purchasing landfill punch cards, Lebanon Landfill Punch Cards will be available for purchase at the following local merchant locations beginning July 1, 2019: 

• Lavalley’s Building Supply
• West Lebanon Feed and S...

C&D Waste No Longer Accepted

The Lebanon Solid Waste Division is evaluating options to extend the disposal capacity of the Lebanon Landfill located on 12A in West Lebanon. The current permitted capacity of the landfill is 10 years. Additional disposal capacity is being considered. It...

Please Help Prevent Landfill Fires

The Lebanon Solid Waste Division, in partnership with the Lebanon Fire Department, is asking for your help to prevent landfill fires.

Nationally, fires at solid waste facilities have increased by 40%. That increase is also being seen here in Lebanon. Over ...

Proper Disposal of Sharps

Sharps is a term used for medical devices with sharp pointed edges that can cut or puncture your skin (safeneedledisposal.org).  Sharps are used by many to manage ongoing health needs such as diabetes, allergies, cancer, and other health conditio...

This Holiday Season… Clean your Plate

We are fast approaching the holiday season. Wonderful food will be shared with family and friends. Unfortunately, far too much of that delicious food will be wasted. The EPA estimates that 22% of waste sent to landfills in the US was food waste in 2015.&a...

Leaves, Brush and Yard Waste, Oh My!

Fall is in full swing and that means raking the yard.

In New Hampshire, leaves and yard waste are banned from being disposed in landfills. This means you can’t “throw them away” in your trash. 

Leaf and yard waste can be managed in a home leaf pile...

Invasive Plants: Dispose, Don't Compost

Throughout the Upper Valley, non-native invasive plants have become an overwhelming problem to the natural environment. These plants seem to do very well in this region; both growth and reproduction have caused them to spread into areas and at rates that ...

Recycling Right

The State of Global Recycling Markets

Recently, there has been a lot of media attention focused on changes happening in global recycling markets. For years, overseas markets paid higher prices for American scrap recycling. As a result, U.S. domest...

Learning the 3 Rs to Eliminate Waste

Reduce, Reuse, RecycleWe are now into 2018. Last month, we challenged you to make 2018 a “greener” year. We would love to hear from you about how you are living up to this challenge.Over the next few weeks I will be writing about the 3R’...