Dover trash & recycling schedule
At a glance
| Trash | Items curbside by 7:00 a.m.; not earlier than 4:00 p.m. evening before. Verified 2026-10-15 · dover.nh.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Curbside by 7:00 a.m. collection day; not before 4:00 p.m. evening prior. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Contact the city for recycling details. Verified 2026-10-15 · dover.nh.gov |
| Bulk | Dover Tags on non-metal bulky ≤50 lb too large for bags (furniture, toilets, mattresses, carpet rolled 3-ft lengths, etc.). Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | Waste Management Inc. (City bag-and-tag contractor; toters 2027). |
| Contacts | Community Services / waste-recycling pages on dover.nh.gov. Verified 2026-10-15 · dover.nh.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Curbside by 7:00 a.m. collection day; not before 4:00 p.m. evening prior.
Where
Curb/edge of street; applies to city contractor and private contractors.
Limits
Bag weight caps; bulky tag ≤50 lb/item; C&D to Recycling Center scale.
Not allowed
C&D/special/haz in tagged bulky; bagged bottles/cans in recycling.
Bags
Dover Bags required for trash; recycling rules above.
Not yet confirmed: Brush, Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Verified 2026-10-15 · maps.dover.nh.gov
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Full details for Dover: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City bag-and-tag program via contractor Waste Management (until July 1, 2027 toter conversion). Use City of Dover marked bags (weight caps e.g. 15-gal ≤20 lb, larger sizes per bag-and-tag page). Day via interactive city map Street Map with Trash Collection Days (maps.dover.nh.gov). Items curbside by 7:00 a.m.; not earlier than 4:00 p.m. evening before.
- Recycling
- Weekly curbside with trash — use ≤22-gal container; no plastic bottles or metal/tin in plastic/paper bags. Paper bundled or in paper bag; cardboard flattened/bundled beside bin. Bins $8 at Recycling Center / Clerk / Community Services. Recycling Center drop-off Tue/Thu/Sat 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (C&D scale closes 15 min early).
- Bulk pickup
- Dover Tags on non-metal bulky ≤50 lb too large for bags (furniture, toilets, mattresses, carpet rolled 3-ft lengths, etc.). Not for C&D, special/universal/hazardous. Tags sold city/retail.
- Curbside: when
- Curbside by 7:00 a.m. collection day; not before 4:00 p.m. evening prior.
- Curbside: where
- Curb/edge of street; applies to city contractor and private contractors.
- Curbside: limits
- Bag weight caps; bulky tag ≤50 lb/item; C&D to Recycling Center scale.
- Curbside: brush
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: not allowed
- C&D/special/haz in tagged bulky; bagged bottles/cans in recycling.
- Curbside: bags
- Dover Bags required for trash; recycling rules above.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- Waste Management Inc. (City bag-and-tag contractor; toters 2027)
- Contacts
- Community Services / waste-recycling pages on dover.nh.gov
- Find your day
- city map trash collection day map
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: dover.nh.gov
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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