A few reminders about how to bring trash to the Transfer Station (TS): Canterbury has been a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) community since Oct., 2006. If you bring trash to the TS, it should be in the green PAYT bags. This system helps ensure that residents who generate trash help offset disposal tipping fees.

Green PAYT bags are available at:

• Transfer Station. Can pay by cash, check, or credit.
• Sam Lake House (Town Offices) during business hours
• Market Basket at Exit 17

PAYT Bag prices:

• Roll of 10 Small (20-gallon) bags — $15.00
• Roll of 10 Large (30-gallon) bags — $25.00

If you bring trash in regular black bags, 
the drop-off fees for full bags are:

• Small (20-gallon) — $3.00 each
• Large (30-gallon) — $5.00 each
• Extra-Large (50-gallon) — $6.00 each

Recycling is mandatory in Canterbury. 

• Sorting cans, bottles, paper, corrugated cardboard, etc. before arriving at the TS helps keep the line moving. 
• If you have questions about what can be recycled, 
or where it goes, be sure to ask the staff at the TS. 
• An updated recycling list is being prepared and should be available later this summer.
• If you use a private trash pickup service such as 
Casella Waste Systems, you may still bring your recycling to the Transfer Station!

Check the fee schedule posted at the TS and on the Town Website for items such as old tires, sofas, and construction debris. When in doubt — ask!  🙂