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

Jeannette runs the collection itself through its Sanitation Department. The free allowance is tied to one week: "Every household will be allowed one large trash item on the first full week (M-F) of each month. The large item may be placed out during your regular trash pickup day," and the city's fee schedule repeats it as "1ST FULL 'WORK WEEK' (M-F) of each month = 1 large item at No Cost (No Sticker Required – ONLY 1 ITEM)". Outside that week every large item is bought over the counter: "Should you wish to dispose of a large item such as a couch, chair or table, you can purchase a PINK sticker at the City Treasurer Office. The City sanitation department will be notified that the item is eligible for pick-up. The item will then be hauled away during your regular trash pick-up day." The "FEE SCHEDULE FOR LARGE ITEM PICKUP AS OF JANUARY 1, 2026", current per City Resolution 24-27, prices mattresses by size — crib to youth 3, twin or single 6, double and larger 10 — and box springs separately at the same tiers, 6 for twin or single and 10 for double and larger, so a double bed set is two stickered items. Refusals are named: "items such as electronics, tires, paint, contracting supplies, and lumber are not acceptable. Only the items found in the fee schedule, or those similar in nature, should be placed out for pick-up," with the footnote "*Any unlisted items up to the discretion of the City Treasurer's Office". Electronics go to a free monthly drop-off instead: "ELECTRONICS: Drop Off at City Garage (4th Street & Brickell Ave) on the 1ST WEDNESDAY of each month – Designated Area – No Charge". Ordinary trash must be in city-designated bags with a 35 lb weight limit, bags are "$10.00 per roll of 25" and stickers for non-city bags "$4.00 per sheet of 10". Set-out is capped: "TRASH IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE PLACED OUT MORE THAN 24 HOURS IN ADVANCED". Public Works: 724-527-4023.

• $0 — No cost for one large item in the first full work week of the month in Jeannette, and no sticker needed for it: "1ST FULL 'WORK WEEK' (M-F) of each month = 1 large item at No Cost (No Sticker Required – ONLY 1 ITEM)." The city's garbage page states the same rule as "Every household will be allowed one large trash item on the first full week (M-F) of each month." A mattress is on the city's priced large-item list, so it is one of the items this allowance can be spent on. Any second item that week, and every large item in the other weeks of the month, needs a priced PINK sticker.
• $6 — $6.00 for a twin or single mattress, bought as a PINK sticker at the City Treasurer's Office, 110 S 2nd Street, outside the free first full work week; the city's "FEE SCHEDULE FOR LARGE ITEM PICKUP AS OF JANUARY 1, 2026", current per City Resolution 24-27, lists "Mattress (Twin - Single)" at 6. The same schedule prices "Mattress (Double & Larger)" at 10 and "Mattress (Crib - Youth)" at 3, and prices box springs as separate items at the same tiers — "Box Springs (Twin/Single)" 6 and "Box Springs (Double & Larger)" 10 — so a double mattress and box spring together are $20.00. For scale on the same sheet, a couch is 20, a futon 15 and a loveseat 16. The item is hauled away during the household's regular trash pickup once the Treasurer's Office notifies the sanitation department.

Not confirmed: No wrapping, bagging or sealing rule is published for a mattress.

Not confirmed: No cap is published on how many stickered large items may go out in one week.

Not confirmed: How far in advance a PINK sticker must be bought is not stated.

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

City of Jeannette — Fee Schedule for Large Item Pickup as of January 1, 2026 (Resolution 24-27; itemized mattress and box spring prices)

City of Jeannette, PA — Garbage & Recycling (city bags and stickers, residential rates, large item pickup rules, PINK stickers)