How to get rid of a mattress in Frankenmuth, MI.

The City's Trash & Recycle page sets the allowance and the mechanism: "If you desire to dispose of household furniture, appliances or refuse that is too bulky to place into a bag, residents are allowed up to two (2) large items placed out to the curb each week. Place the item(s) by the curb and collection employees will tag the item(s), note the location and arrange for pick-up at a later time by a specialized vehicle. Please note that depending upon the pick-up volume, a delay of up to several days may occur." The Municipal Services Guide 2025 repeats it: "For the disposal of household furniture, appliances or refuse too bulky to place into a bag, residents are allowed up to two large items placed at the curb each week." There is no booking step and no fee published. The collection day is Wednesday and everything must be at the curb by 7:00 A.M.; "REFUSE IS NOT TO BE PLACED OUT TO THE CURB ANY EARLIER THAN 7:00 P.M. ON THE EVENING BEFORE COLLECTION." The ordinance sets the same window and allows for the tagged item sitting out longer - Section 2.4(5) forbids leaving solid waste at the collection point "earlier than 5:00 pm the day before the collection or after 7:00 pm on the designated day of collection, with the exception of a special collection or large item collection whereby the Authority is allowed delayed collection." Ordinary refuse is unlimited in bags but cans are forbidden: "Unlimited plastic bags, no greater than 33 gallons", under 50 pounds, waterproof and tight-sealing, and "Plastic or metal receptacles are not permissible at the curbside, unless disposal of the receptacle is requested." Section 2.2(9) of the ordinance folds bulk items into "Rubbish", which the City collects. A weekday holiday delays the rest of the week by one day: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Material left at the curb improperly may be removed by the City under Section 2.4(2) with "All costs (including labor, equipment, materials disposal and overhead)" charged to the owner, and a violation of the chapter carries "a civil fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, plus costs and other sanctions, for each violation" under Section 2.7(1). Solid waste service charges themselves are set by City Council resolution under Section 2.5(1) and billed on the public utilities bill, which is a periodic service charge rather than a price for an item collected. A mattress is named nowhere in any of it.

Not confirmed: A mattress is named nowhere on the City's trash page, in the Municipal Services Guide, or in Chapter 21 - not published.

Not confirmed: No fee is published for a large item pickup; Section 2.5(1) leaves all solid waste fees to a City Council resolution and no such resolution or fee schedule was found published - not published.

Not confirmed: Whether a mattress and a box spring count as one large item or two against the weekly allowance of two is not stated.

From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 7, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.

Trash & Recycle - City of Frankenmuth, Michigan

City of Frankenmuth Municipal Services Guide 2025

Chapter 21. Solid Waste, City of Frankenmuth, Michigan General Code (Ordinance No. 2017-01, adopted March 7, 2017)