How to get rid of a mattress in Pottstown, 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.

• Pottstown's own trash and recycling brochure repeats the weekly allowance under the heading "BULK ITEMS — 1 BULK ITEM PER UNIT PER PROPERTY PER WEEK", and lists among the eligible items "box springs/mattresses (must be SEALED in a PLASTIC MATTRESS BAG or it will not be picked up; bags can be purchased at Home Improvement Retailers, or at Borough Hall 2nd Floor Finance Department Window)". It confirms the prepaid route for anything beyond the allowance: "Any item ABOVE this ONE ELIGIBLE free item per unit, per property, per week- can be added for an additional charge. Pay this fee in advance at Borough Hall. Receive a sticker. Display sticker on the additional item(s)." The brochure sets out the same timing rule as the website — "ALL trash totes, yard waste, & bulk items must be set out AFTER 4pm the night before scheduled pick up. Please remove all empty totes by 6pm the day of pick-up." — and repeats that "Non-compliance to trash & recycling guidelines may result in fines." The brochure does not carry the $7.50 bag price; that figure appears only on the borough's trash page. Source Not confirmed: The brochure does not price the additional-item sticker either, so the charge remains unpublished in both of the borough's own descriptions of the program.

• 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