How to get rid of a mattress in Audubon, NJ.

Audubon runs no separate bulk day: bulk items, white goods, metal items and electronics are all collected on the household's own scheduled trash day, alongside household trash, recycling, grass clippings and brush. The large items and white goods instructions are three lines: "Collected on your regular trash collection day," "Do not park vehicles in front of items awaiting collection," and "Place items neatly at the curb; piles should not exceed 6 feet," with a further request to cover items in bad weather or set them out on the morning of pickup. The set-out window runs "no earlier than 4:00 PM the evening before collection and no later than 6:00 AM on collection day." Ordinary trash cans are capped at a maximum size of 40 gallons and a maximum weight of 50 pounds when full; carpet bundles and discarded wood are each capped at 50 pounds; and a tire is accepted only with the rim completely removed. Medical waste is prohibited and may not be placed at the curb, oil-based paint goes to a hazardous waste site rather than the curb, and private contractors must remove the construction or demolition debris their work generates. In a holiday week pickup shifts one day later for the rest of that week. Mattresses, box springs, bedding and furniture are named nowhere on the Borough's page, so a mattress is covered, if at all, only as one of the bulk items the Borough lists without itemizing. The Borough states no charge for a bulk item or a large item and never calls any of its collections free.

Not confirmed: Bulk items are listed as a curbside category but mattresses, box springs, bedding and furniture are named nowhere on the Borough's page, so whether a mattress may go out with the bulk items is not stated and must not be read either way

Not confirmed: The Borough says piles should not exceed 6 feet without saying whether that is height or length; a twin mattress is 75 inches long and a queen or king 80, so if it is a length limit no standard mattress meets it, and the Borough does not resolve which it means

Not confirmed: No fee is published for a bulk item or a large item and the Borough never calls the collection free

Not confirmed: No item limit per week is published for bulk items or large items

Not confirmed: No wrapping or bagging rule for a mattress appears anywhere on the page

Not confirmed: No booking step is described for a bulk item, unlike the Borough's by-appointment arrangements elsewhere

Not confirmed: The Borough does not publish which day of the week each street is collected

Not confirmed: Where a collected bulk item goes is not stated, so the outcome is unknown

From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 6, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.

Public Works - Trash & Recycling Information - Borough of Audubon, NJ