How to get rid of a mattress in North Royalton, OH.

A call is expected. The city's published guide directs a resident wanting a bulky item taken to "call the North Royalton Service Department at (440) 582-3002 by 4:30 p.m. the day prior to you regular trash day", and Rumpke then collects the item weekly on the regular service day; examples given are appliances, carpet, furniture and large toys. Freon items - refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioning units - need a separate call to Rumpke the day before. Mattresses and box springs must be completely wrapped and sealed in plastic, as must couches, chairs and recliners; the guide's general rule is that "All fabric and upholstered items must be wrapped in plastic." Carpet, padding and large rugs must be cut to four-foot lengths, taped into rolls and stacked neatly. Wood furniture, large boxes, exercise equipment, pianos, hot tubs, bathtubs and countertops must be broken down if longer than four feet or over 50 pounds; loose wood must be cut to four-foot lengths and bundled with nails or screws hammered over; bundles and bags may not exceed 50 pounds; and cardboard boxes may not be used to dispose of bulk items. Material must be out by 7:00 a.m. on the service day and not before sunset the day before, within five feet of the street line, with emptied containers taken in the same day - Codified Ordinances 1060.01(a) sets the same window and allows a container left at the street line more than three days after collection to be confiscated by the Director. Rumpke does not return for late set-outs. Rumpke customer service is 800-828-8171, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A violation of the chapter other than the hours rule is a minor misdemeanor under 1060.99(b), a separate offense each day it continues.

• $0 — No charge for a bulky item collected on the regularly scheduled collection day, set by ordinance rather than by a hauler's page: Codified Ordinances 1060.03(b) provides that "Hot water tanks, refrigerators, stoves and other household furniture and appliances shall be collected without charge. Such items must be placed on the tree lawn". The ordinance does not name a mattress; it is the city's own service guidelines that put mattresses and box springs among the bulky items Rumpke collects weekly, which places them within "other household furniture". The item must be wrapped and sealed in plastic, and the city's guide asks for a call to the Service Department at 440-582-3002 by 4:30 p.m. the day before. Collection on any other day is a special collection and is charged - see the separate price row.
• $15 — Minimum charge for a special collection on a day other than the regularly scheduled collection day. Codified Ordinances 1060.01(b)(2) provides that for solid waste collected on a special collection requested of and approved by the Director "there shall be a charge as set forth in Chapter 214 of the Administration Code", and the General Fee Schedule at 214.06(g) sets it, under the heading "Garbage and rubbish", for "Special collections (1060.01(b))" at "$15.00 per cubic yard or fraction thereof by volume or $3.00 per hundred weight or fraction thereof by weight, whichever is greater, but not less than $15.00." A single mattress lands on the $15.00 floor either way: a queen at roughly 60 by 80 by 10 inches is about one cubic yard, and at 50 to 100 pounds it is half to one hundredweight, which is $1.50 to $3.00 by weight. The schedule prices by volume and weight and never names a mattress, so $15.00 is the minimum this formula reaches rather than a published mattress price, and the charge does not apply on the regular collection day.

Not confirmed: No limit is published on the number of bulky items per collection day, and the city does not say whether a mattress and box spring count as one item or two.

Not confirmed: The 50-pound and four-foot limits are written against bundles, bags, wood furniture, boxes, exercise equipment, pianos, hot tubs, bathtubs and countertops, not against a mattress, so whether a mattress must be cut down is not established.

Not confirmed: The current guidelines page describes the Freon call to Rumpke but no general advance-notice rule, so whether the 4:30 p.m. call to the Service Department is still required was not re-confirmed on that page.

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

Recycling and Trash Service Guidelines | City of North Royalton Service Department

North Royalton Codified Ordinances - 1060.03 Special Items and Events

North Royalton Codified Ordinances - Chapter 214 General Fee Schedule, 214.06 Fees in the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code

Free: "Call our office at 440-502-1060 to request a pickup or reach out to us online at www.iminministry.com. Our drivers will come directly to your home to pick up donated items free of charge." A pickup is also booked through the organization's own donation form. Condition: "Items should be New or Used (Good, Very Good and Excellent Condition)" and "We ask that your donations are clean and in good condition"; the District requires a donated mattress to be "clean and free from stains, spills, rips, or damage." "Our storage space is limited", so capacity is not guaranteed. Donated goods are passed to recipients free of charge.

Not confirmed: No notice period, lead time or booking window is published for a pickup

Not confirmed: The sources do not say whether drivers enter the home or collect from the curb, or whether stairs or an apartment above the first floor are a barrier

Not confirmed: The 92 percent reach figure names no excluded zip codes, so coverage of a specific address is unverified

Not confirmed: The asterisk on mattress in the accepted list has no matching footnote on the sheet

From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 5, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.

Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District — What Do I Do With? Mattresses

I'm In Ministry! — Accepted and Unaccepted Donations (June 3, 2026)

I'm In Ministry! — Donations

Pickups are scheduled weekdays 8:30-3 and are route-dependent. Trip pricing is by access, not per mattress: $75 first floor, porch or garage; $125 second floor OR basement; $150 second floor AND basement; above-first-floor apartments require an elevator at $125, or $175 for multiple internal levels. Items must be ready to use: no damage, stains, tears, tape patches, pet hair, pests or health risks, and no disassembly. The crew has the final acceptance decision.

• $75 — Pickup trip from a first floor, porch or garage. These tiers are alternatives to one another, not additive per-mattress charges.
• $125 — Pickup trip from a second floor OR a basement; the same $125 applies to an above-first-floor apartment with an elevator.
• $150 — Pickup trip from a second floor AND a basement; an apartment with multiple internal levels is $175.

Not confirmed: The complete price for a particular load and pickup address is unknown and no per-mattress fee can be inferred.

Not confirmed: Size and quantity limits are unspecified.

From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 18, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.

Cleveland Furniture Bank donation policy