Permit by Notification

Certain small-scale facilities and activities that pose little or no threat to human health or the environment may be permitted by a Permit-by-Notification.  There are several facility categories that fall under the Permit-by-Notification, which are listed below.  It is the intention of the Department to process Permits-by Notification in a timely fashion.
 

Municipal transfer stations that receive less than 30 tons per day of waste are eligible for a Permit-by-notification.
 

Permit-by-notification for Limited Public Solid Waste Transfer Station/Recycling Facility [pdf]

Food waste composting facilities that incorporate no more than 20% of food waste in the compost mixture, limited to vegetable and bakery waste.
 

Permit-by-notification for Small Food Waste Composting Facility [pdf]

Facilities that produce certified waste derived products from processed non-select recyclable material.
 

Permit-by-notification for facilities producing Certified Waste-Derived Products using processed non-select recyclable materials [pdf]

Truck transfer stations per Env-Sw 407.05 of the Solid Waste Rules for each location that the truck uses for collection. A collection truck can be temporarily parked at a site where persons may deliver waste from off-site locations.

Permit-by-notification for Truck Transfer Stations [pdf]

Scrap Metal Collection and Recycling Centers
 

Permit-by-notification for Scrap Metal Collection and Recycling Centers [pdf]

The following facilities may also be eligible for permits-by-notification. Application forms for these facilities are not available at this time and therefore it is necessary to follow the application procedures outlined in Env-Sw 311 and Env-Sw 303.
 

	Permit by Notification For Collection Center for Select Recyclables - Collection centers for select recyclables per Env-Sw 407.03 of the Solid Waste Rules if the recyclables are the only material received by the facility and the recyclables have been separated by material type prior to delivery to the facility.
	Infectious waste treatment facilities/incinerators per Env-Sw 507.02 of the Solid Waste Rules provided that the facility serves only the health care facility itself, affiliated health care facilities and households within the community served by the health care facility.

If you have questions or require additional information about the Permit-by-Notification Application Process, please contact Wayne Wheeler at (603) 271-2925 or at wwheeler@des.state.nh.us.