The 2025 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event for Exeter, Stratham, Newfields, East Kingston, Epping, Seabrook, and South Hampton has been scheduled for October 4, 2025 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Exeter Public Works Garage, Newfields Road (RT 85).
Important information about this year's event:
Prohibited Items:
We accept a wide range of materials at the Household Hazardous Waste collection, but there are certain items that you should never bring. These include latex paint, fluorescent bulbs, ionizing smoke detectors, radioactive compounds, propane tanks and compressed gas cylinders, explosive and shock sensitive materials, medications, needles, and other medical waste.
About the HHW Collection Program:
The Rockingham Planning Commission has organized regional HHW serving communities in central Rockingham County New Hampshire since the mid 1980’s. Our program objectives include:
This regional collection serves the communities of Exeter, Stratham, Newfields, East Kingston, Epping, Seabrook and South Hampton with a combined population of 42,452. The collection is conducted in partnership with the Town of Exeter, whereby the RPC is the organizer and manager of the event and Exeter is fiscal agent, executes the NHDES household hazardous waste grant (which subsidizes the collection), and hosts the event at the Exeter Department of Public Works facility.