Section 01: Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) Entrance Sticker

Section  1 -  Solid  Waste  Management  Facility  (SWMF) Entrance  Sticker

This dated and numbered sticker allows a Durham resident or taxpayer to enter the SWMF and drop off the following items for disposal/swap shop: household refuse, cans, bottles, paper, newspaper, cardboard, textiles, tires, brush, leaves, lawn clippings, motor oil, and decontaminated metals.  Also included with this entrance sticker a Durham resident or taxpayer will receive one (1) bulky waste coupon which allows the resident or taxpayer to drop off one item or up to a pickup truck load of non-recyclable bulky waste items such as stuffed furniture, insulation, and mattresses.  Following the above criteria a bulky waste coupon will also allow the drop off of recyclable items such as clean construction lumber, sheet rock and roof shingles.  The cost of the SWMF Entrance Sticker shall be $10.00. The proposed implementation date is January 1, 2007. This list is not intended to be a complete list of every item accepted at the SWMF.

A.  Upon receipt of a completed permit application, which requires proof that the applicant is a resident or taxpayer of the Town of Durham, a one-year numbered permit shall be issued by the Town of Durham Department of Public Works. This permit may be rescinded for failure to adhere to the rules and regulations posted at the SWMF.  (The last sentence in this subsection was added on 9/10/07 through advice and consent of DTC).

B.  One (1) bulky waste coupon shall be given for each SWMF entrance sticker sold.

C.  The cost of the permits shall be ten dollars.  ($10.00)

D.  The sticker is valid January 1st – December 31st of the year issued.

E.  Permits, other than paper permits, shall be affixed to the lower left (driver’s) side of the vehicle windshield.

F.  There shall be no charge for a replacement permit if a vehicle is replaced, provided the old permit is returned to the Durham Public Works Department.

G.  Additional permits for vehicles from the same residential household are available at no additional cost.

H.  Hours of operation of the SWMF shall be set by the Public Works Director.

I.  A second bulky waste coupon can be purchased for $15.00 per coupon. Additional bulky waste coupons in excess of two can be purchased for $65.00 per coupon.

J.  A bulky waste coupon will be collected for all waste disposed of in the bulky waste containers. A bulky waste coupon shall be presented at each visit to the SWMF whether it is for a pick-up truckload or a single item.

K.  Commercial, Multiunit and Apartment buildings will follow the same criteria as above for bulky waste items.

L.  A resident is someone who owns property in Durham, has legal identification showing Durham as their place of residency, registers their motor vehicle in Durham, or registers to vote in Durham as generally defined in RSA 654:1.

(Section 8 amended on 12/18/06 by vote of the Durham Town Council)