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

A mattress may not go out with regular trash and may not go out without a permit. "The disposal of large items such as box springs, mattresses and other household furniture and appliances, requires a special bulk permit that can be purchased at Borough Hall. These items cannot be included with regular trash. These items are collected on the first and third Wednesdays of each month." The 2026 Fee Schedule, enacted by Resolution 2025-45, prices them at "Mattress $10.00" and "Box Spring $10.00". Without the permit the item is tagged and left: "Public Works will place orange rejection stickers on trash cans that are larger than 50 gallons, items or cans that weigh more than 60 pounds, hazardous waste, items requiring a special Bulk Pickup, or construction waste." Large clearances are repriced as a lot: "Whenever 10 or more of the below-mentioned items are proposed for a single pickup, the Borough shall inspect the items and may issue a single price for the lot... In no event shall the proposal be less than $50.00". Separately from any bulk permit, every unit pays an annual refuse charge, set for 2026 at "Annual Residential Refuse Collection Fees, All Dwelling Types (per unit) $387.59", with "A 10% late penalty... imposed on all annual trash fees not collected by June 15, per Ordinance No. 934". Permits are bought at Borough Hall, 414 South York Road, Hatboro, PA 19040, open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, telephone 215-443-9100; the borough also accepts electronic payment for permits and fees. Hatboro publishes no wrapping or bagging requirement for a mattress.

• $10 — $10.00 for a mattress. The Borough of Hatboro 2026 Fee Schedule, enacted by Resolution 2025-45, lists "Mattress $10.00" under "Trash & Bulk Item Collection Fees". The charge buys the special bulk permit purchased at Borough Hall without which the item cannot be set out, and bulk items are collected on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. It is separate from the annual residential refuse collection fee of $387.59 per unit. Where ten or more bulk items go out at once the borough may instead inspect and price the lot, and "In no event shall the proposal be less than $50.00".
• $10 — $10.00 for a box spring, priced separately from the mattress on the same schedule, so a mattress and box spring set costs $20.00 in Hatboro. The Borough of Hatboro 2026 Fee Schedule, enacted by Resolution 2025-45, lists "Box Spring $10.00" under "Trash & Bulk Item Collection Fees". For comparison the same schedule charges $15.00 for a metal bed frame, $10.00 for a wooden one, and $20.00 for a standard couch or sofa.

Not confirmed: Hatboro requires no mattress wrapping or bagging, unlike the other boroughs in this group that collect one.

Not confirmed: The borough does not say how far before the first or third Wednesday a permit must be bought.

Not confirmed: The trash page gives both 7:00 PM and 6:00 PM as the earliest set-out time on the night before collection.

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

Borough of Hatboro, PA — Public Works, Trash Collection Information

Borough of Hatboro, PA — 2026 Fee Schedule, enacted by Resolution 2025-45

Borough of Hatboro, PA — 2025 Refuse Fees, resident notification letter of February 10, 2025