Department Contacts & Hours
Contact Information
- Address: 24 Main Street, Gorham, NH 03581
- Phone: (603) 466-5025
- Fax: (603) 466-3115
Hours of Operation
- Monday–Thursday: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
- Friday: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Saturday: 8:00 am to 11:45 am (year-round)
Staff Contacts
- John Bijeau – Public Works Director
- Joe Ramsey – Foreman
- Carole Boisclair – Administrative Assistant / Recycling Coordinator (603-466-5025)
Curbside Recycling Collection Guidelines
Mandatory for collection
- All containers MUST be rinsed out with caps removed
- All items MUST be sorted according to guidelines below
BIN #1
- Plastic bottles #1 PET-these include clear or colored soda bottles
- Plastic bottles #2 PET-these include milk jugs, water bottles, detergent, juice, and dishwasher liquid containers.
DON’T INCLUDE-peanut butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, plastic bags, Styrofoam, packing pellets, food trays, coffee cups and saran wrap. These items go into the trash.
BIN #2
- Glass bottles and jars, clear and colored
- All aluminum and tin cans-food and beverage only
- ALL CONTAINERS MUST BE EMPTY!!
DON’T INCLUDE-cans larger than 1 gallon in size, aerosol cans, aluminum trays, plates, pie pans and tinfoil. These items go into the trash.
BIN #3
- Dry, clean newspapers and magazines ONLY.
DO NOT INCLUDE: Junk mail, North Shore Paper Mix (white and colored ledger paper, soda/beer cartons, and cereal/cracker boxes) nor any SMOW paper (office paper mix). These items may be dropped off at the Town Garage Transfer Station.
Additional Resources & Information
Transfer Station Permit Policy
(Eff. 6/9/2020)
Effective July 1, 2020, Gorham property owners/residents will be required to obtain a Transfer Station Permit. The Sticker Application Form will be available at the Town Clerk/Tax Collector’s office and on the Town’s website.
Upon completion and submission of the Transfer Station Sticker Application Form along with payment of a $5.00 permit fee to the Town Clerk/Tax Collector, up to two permits will be issued per property. Stickers will be valid for three (3) years from July 1st, The sticker shall be displayed on the passenger-side, lower corner of the windshield of the residents’/business owner’s vehicle.
Stickers can also be obtained by mail by completing the form (found online as noted above) and sending the form along with a check payable to the Town of Gorham along with a “Self-Addressed, Stamped” envelope to: Town Clerk, Town of Gorham, 20 Park Street, Gorham, NH 03581.
For any residents/business owners who have large loads of solid waste/building debris (pickup truck full or larger), you will be required to obtain a permit from the Public Works Office to bring the solid waste/building debris directly to the solid waste district, Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District (AVRRDD).
For any contractors that own or rent property in the Town of Gorham, you may apply for a transfer station permit. You will be issued a permit and allowed to drop off small amounts of solid waste/building debris at the Transfer Station. For any full pickup truck (or larger) loads, you will be required to obtain a permit from the Public Works Office to bring the solid waste/building debris directly to the solid waste district, AVRRDD.
For any contractors who are from out-of-town and do not own or rent property in the Town of Gorham, you will be required to bring the solid waste/building debris directly to the solid waste district, AVRRDD.
For transfer station permit holders, the Transfer Station will continue to accept cardboard, magazines, brush, leaves, metal, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, refrigerators and freezers.