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DPW RESOURCES

For a brief video introduction to the Department of Public Works, please click here.

Click on the tabs above for the various resources available to residents.

Under the "Projects" tab you will find links to the GIS map information on all projects and tabs for major projects currently underway.

Complete Streets

In addition to these, several of the street construction projects are implementing the City's Complete Streets Policy, adopted in 2013. The City has committed to “approach every transportation improvement and project phase as an opportunity to create safer, more accessible streets for all users,” and to use the best and latest design standards available. For links to more information about specific Complete Streets projects - click here.

Recycling Center & Bulky Waste Curbside Collection Fees

BULKY WASTE PICK-UP FLAT FEE = $5.00
  plus the cost of any items listed below

FEE PER ITEM:
  $5.00 per item  
      Box Springs
      Clothes Dryer
      Clothes Washer
      Dishwasher
      Mattress
      Propane Tank (20 lbs. or larger)
      Tire
      Upholstered Furniture 

  $10.00 per item
    Cooking Range
    Electronics

  $20.00 per item
    Refrigerator
    Items containing Freon - (CFC removal)

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ONLINE PAYMENT PORTAL

 

 

For more information about the Portsmouth Recycling Center - click here

For more information on Bulky Waste Curbside Collection - click here

Things to Know

400 Trees for the 400th

Sign Up to receive a "400 Trees for the 400th" program tree:

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The National Arbor Day Foundation has named Portsmouth a “Tree City” for more than 20 consecutive years, thanks to annual efforts to plant and care for the City's urban forest of more than 15,000 trees. Fittingly, in 2023, the City will celebrate Portsmouth’s 400th anniversary by planting 400 trees.

In 1876, the City of Portsmouth celebrated the nation's 100th birthday with the dedication of Langdon Park on the bank of South Mill Pond and the planting of 100 trees by the community. For the 400th, the City again welcomes local citizens to take part in the project.

The Department of Public Works will plant 400 trees: the 100 that are part of the usual annual enhancement of the City's urban forest, an additional 100 trees donated by Portsmouth Rotary to in celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2023 and 200 more trees that will be made available to local residents.

DPW and the State Urban Forestry Center have placed an order for 200 trees, divided in lots of four different varieties selected for their suitability for City neighborhoods. Residents (first come, first served) who agree to plant and care for one of these trees will receive a cloth bag containing a 4-to-6 foot sapling, an appropriate amount of compost to help prepare the ground for the tree and instructions on planting and caring for the new tree in whatever location on their property they choose.

Residents interested in receiving one of these trees for planting on their private property should sign up using the form above. They will be notified in April, once a date is selected for a tree-planting workshop and pickup at the Urban Forestry Center.

Go to more information about the City’s urban forest and its Tree Protection and Planting guidelines.

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