How to get rid of a mattress in Coatesville, PA.

Companies that come to your home and carry the mattress out, so you need no vehicle. The prices below are starting prices unless stated — stairs, box springs and extra items add to them.

Most charities will not take a used mattress. These are the ones we checked, including the ones that say no.

• The Salvation Army (satruck.org): accepted-items list includes 'Mattresses' and beds; also says local ordinances and need vary by location and to call 1-800-SA-TRUCK to confirm what a local center accepts. Source
• Doesn’t take mattresses. Habitat for Humanity national ReStore guide: 'Mattresses and box springs are not accepted.' Source

Policies vary by branch. Call before you carry one over — we asked each of the big three directly: Goodwill, the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity.

What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.

• Coatesville's Solid Waste Ordinance restricts when a bulk item may stand at the curb and attaches a real fine to getting it wrong. Chapter 190, Part 2 of the City Code, titled "Solid Waste Ordinance", provides at Section 190-15E(7): "Bulk waste items, such as furniture, appliances and tires, shall be stored out of sight in a manner which will prevent the accumulation or collection of water, the harborage of rodents, safety hazards and fire hazards. Doors must be removed from appliances. Bulk items will only be placed for collection the day scheduled for pickup." That last sentence is the operative rule for a reader: a mattress may not be put out the night before, only on the scheduled day. Section 190-19A sets the penalty: "Any person, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Part 2 shall, upon conviction in summary proceedings, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 and, in default of the payment of such fine, may be imprisoned for a period of not more than 90 days. Each day of violation shall be considered a separate and distinct offense." Section 190-19B, added October 28, 2013 by Ord. No. 1418-2013, supplies a cheaper escalating alternative at the City's discretion: a fine of $25 paid within 10 days, $50 after 10 days but within 20, and $75 after 20 days but before citation, with failure to pay after 28 days resulting in a citation. Enforcement rests primarily with the SWEEP Officer appointed by the Director of Public Works, and also with the Code Enforcement Officer or any city law enforcement officer, under Section 190-18. Source Not confirmed: Chapter 190 never uses the word mattress and contains no plastic-wrapping requirement. The wrapping rule that decides whether a Coatesville mattress is collected appears only on the Public Works page, not in the City Code. Not confirmed: Section 190-17, Charges, authorizes City Council to fund a collection system or contract the service out and makes the contracted and registered haulers responsible for collecting fees for private-arrangement collection, but it sets no schedule of charges for bulk items and names no figure.

• Operator location page gives 219 Street Road, West Grove PA 19390; DEP permit 101069 directory gives 261 Street Road. Preserve both; no automatic address overwrite or branch merge. Source
• Seven facility cards distinguish YCRRC/Small Load Drop-Off at 2651 Blackbridge Road from management at 2700, recycling at 2685 Blackthorne Court, ash site, recreation and sanitary landfill. Operator ZIP 17406 differs from DEP YCRRC ZIP 17402. Source
• No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on PA DEP pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments. Source
• PA DEP County Recycling Coordinators directory (select county) for local drop-offs and events; RecycleSearch for material-specific facilities; DEP Recycling Hotline 800-346-4242. DEP says bulky items go through your refuse hauler, or your county recycling coordinator if you have none. Source