Frequently Asked Questions

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  • The hours of operation are Monday, Friday, and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. It is closed on Wednesday, Sunday, and holidays.
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  • You must be a Portsmouth resident to use the station.
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  • Yes it will.
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  • No. Separate “beach only” resident stickers will be available for residents who want to use Sandy Point Beach, but choose to not purchase a Transfer Station sticker. Use of Sandy Point Beach is free to residents.
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  • No. The Transfer Station is for the disposal of Portsmouth household waste only. No waste from businesses, contractors, landscapers or any form of commercial or agricultural activity is accepted. Only Portsmouth residents can generate the sort of solid waste that is accepted at the Transfer Station.
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  • Yes. Seasonal and part time residents of Portsmouth may purchase a resident sticker and dispose of the household refuse they generate while living in Portsmouth.
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  • No, not at this time. However, it will be reviewed in future years.
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  • No. Please note that it is anticipated that the property tax exemptions already available to the elderly and other special situation taxpayers are sufficient to provide fairness to those individual taxpayers.
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  • The town establishes the fee by projecting the minimum user fee to cover the town’s costs. All money collected will be deposited in a town-managed Enterprise Fund to provide the money needed to pay for the town’s solid waste and recycling program.
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  • This is an annual program and the stickers now on sale are for calendar year 2013.
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  • Remove your old resident sticker and throw it away. It has no further use. Affix your new sticker to the upper right hand corner of your windshield (passenger’s side) underneath the tint.
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  • You will be issued a replacement sticker if you remove the sticker from your windshield and present it and your vehicle registration at the Town Hall (Tax Collection).
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  • This year the full charge is for one sticker and a $10 charge is for one additional sticker only per household. Maximum of 2 stickers per household.
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