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

This is not a borough-run collection. Economy runs none: the council grants "certain persons, firms or corporations the exclusive right and privilege to collect, remove and dispose of garbage, trash, rubbish, ashes, paper, brush and yard waste at such times and under such conditions and for such periods as determined by the Borough Council of the Borough of Economy from time to time", and a hauler may not operate without a refuse hauler's permit costing "the annual sum of $10 for each such permit issued." The permit is conditioned on the hauler "agreeing to specify a regular scheduled day of collection weekly, setting forth rates to be charged for the service and further agreeing to issue timely quarterly billings", and on providing the twice-yearly cleanup at its own cost. The cleanup's exclusions are listed in full in the code and run to eight categories: it is "not to include auto parts, building materials, dirt, cement, gravel, sod, freezers, screens and storm doors." No bedding term appears in that list - neither mattress nor box spring nor furniture - but the borough publishes no accepted-items list to set against it, so the absence establishes nothing either way. The code was adopted 5-11-1976 by Ord. No. 182 and amended 2-10-1987 by Ord. No. 274. Collecting without the permit is a separate offense under § 97-4, and § 97-5 sets the penalty for any violation of the article: "guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be required to pay a fine for the use of the Borough of Economy in the amount of $300, together with the costs of prosecution, or, in default of such payment, shall be imprisoned in the Beaver County Jail for a term not in excess of 90 days."

Not confirmed: Whether a mattress is accepted in the cleanup could not be established. The code names eight excluded categories and bedding is not among them, but neither the borough nor Valley Waste publishes what the cleanup takes.

Not confirmed: No dates, set-out rule, item limit or volume cap are published for either the spring or the fall cleanup.

Not confirmed: Section 97-3 places the cleanup "at applicant's cost", meaning the permitted hauler bears it, but neither the code nor the borough states that it is free of extra charge to the resident, so no price can be recorded.

Not confirmed: No weekly bulky or large item program is published for Economy by either the borough or Valley Waste, and no mattress fee by either.

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

Chapter 97 Article I: Refuse Hauler's Permit - Borough of Economy, PA