Budget cuts will eliminate Salem recycling program

By: Teddy Tauscher

Outlets: Eagle-Tribune

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 778

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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SALEM, N.H. — Next year residents may have to rely on private haulers if they want to continue to recycle.

On Wednesday, the Town Council preliminarily approved a roughly $65,000 reduction to the solid waste budget, with the intention of eliminating the recycling program at the transfer station. The cut will have less than a 1 cent impact on the town’s tax rate and was among $154,821 trimmed from Town Manager Joseph Devine’s 2027 $73.5 million …

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