Junk Removal in Salem, NH

Salem does NOT provide curbside bulk pickup. Residents bring bulk items to the Salem Transfer Station at 101-109 Shannon Road, and the facility is for residents only. PERMIT: a Transfer Station permit sticker is required and must be permanently affixed to the inside top left of the vehicle window. Permits are obtained at the Town Clerk / Collections office with a vehicle registration, and run October 1 through September 30. A resident over 65 receives a first permit at no charge. BULKY COUPONS: three bulky coupons are issued once per household per year and come with the permit. The coupon number must match the vehicle sticker number. Coupons are required for furniture, chairs, couches, stuffed furniture, mattresses, box springs, carpet, vinyl, and siding. Coupons are NOT required for metal, appliances and white goods, or brush and leaves. VEHICLE LIMIT: bulky coupons must be used with a vehicle no larger than a pickup truck or a household-size trailer, so a full-house or multi-room load does not fit the town system. REFUSED OUTRIGHT: construction and demolition material, tires, concrete, asphalt, bricks, and rocks are not accepted at the transfer station at all, with or without a coupon. Solid waste rules are set by Salem Municipal Code Chapter 409. Rules and hours change — check salemnh.gov before you haul. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS — THE TOWN SELLS COUPONS FOR IT: the Salem Transfer Station itself does not take C&D, but the Town sells C&D coupons that are used at the privately owned LL&S Transfer Station at 87 Lowell Road, Salem, NH, (603) 894-9800. As of the Town of Salem’s C&D and TV/Monitor coupon page (https://www.salemnh.gov/507/CD-Coupons-TV-Monitor-Coupons, checked 2026-09-20): coupons are $25 each, good for up to 500 pounds disposed of at one time, with $0.07 per pound over that paid in cash at the time of disposal, and a limit of three coupons per household per year. Coupons are bought from the Town Clerk’s / Collections Office, (603) 890-2110. Fees and limits change — confirm with the Town before you haul.

The Salem Transfer Station does NOT accept household hazardous waste. It refuses oil-based paint, paint thinner, antifreeze, flammables, and medical waste year-round; only dried latex paint is accepted in regular disposal. Salem instead holds a dedicated Household Hazardous Waste Day at the DPW garage parking lot at 21 Cross Street. As of the Town of Salem’s Household Hazardous Waste Day page (https://www.salemnh.gov/878/Household-Hazardous-Waste-Day, checked 2026-09-20): “The 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 8am - 1pm”, collection site 21 Cross St., DPW Garage, Parking Lot. The date is set annually, so confirm on the Town page before you go. The town contact is the Transfer Station at 603-890-2164.