How to get rid of a mattress in New Brighton, PA.

No booking call and no notice period: the bulky item goes out with the ordinary weekly run. "The collection of bulky trash and appliances is also a weekly service. Individual items that do not fit in a bag should be placed loose at the curb. There is a limit of 100 lbs. per week or one major item." Bedding is named directly and the wrapping rule is the borough's own: "Mattresses and box springs must be wrapped in plastic and sealed with tape to prevent any possible exposure to infectious pests such as bedbugs or fleas." The weekly rather than monthly cycle is unusual among its neighbors, several of which allow one item a month. The limit is stated two ways at once, "100 lbs. per week or one major item", and a bed is exactly the case that tests it: a mattress alone typically runs 50 to 100 pounds, so a mattress with its box spring would exceed the weight reading while arguably remaining one bed. Nothing may be set out before 7:30 PM the evening before collection, and collection runs Monday through Thursday on the borough's schedule map. Ordinary trash must be bagged with "No more than ten bags" at the curb, and stored behind or beside the building in leak-proof containers with tight-fitting lids during the week. Appliances using freon need the freon removed by a certified technician, with refrigerator and freezer doors removed. Electronics are excluded by name: "Electronic devices, such as desktop and laptop computers, computer monitors, computer components, and televisions or their components are not accepted for curbside refuse collection." There is no collection on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, with the rest of that week running a day later. The hauler is Aiken Refuse; tree limbs are handled separately by the borough's own Public Works Department, cut and bundled into three-foot sections, collected on Monday of every week and booked at 724-843-0502.

Not confirmed: No charge is published for bulky collection and the borough nowhere says it is free, included or at no additional charge. It is described as part of the weekly contracted service without a figure.

Not confirmed: Whether a mattress and its box spring may go out in the same week is unresolved: "100 lbs. per week or one major item" is not reconciled, and the borough does not say whether a bed set is one major item or two.

Not confirmed: No fee, booking route or alternative is published for exceeding the weekly 100 lb or one-item limit.

Not confirmed: The borough publishes no refuse ordinance section or penalty for improper set-out on this page.

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

Refuse & Recycling - New Brighton PA