Some furniture items have special disposal instructions such as box springs and mattresses.
Disposing of a mattress in nyc.
Founded in 2014 by christine kiourtsis and her now husband michael hawksby they are spearheading mattress recycling in nyc and long island.
To help the city s fight against bedbugs and to avoid a 100 fine seal any mattress or box spring in a plastic bag before putting it out with your regular garbage for bulk collection.
Any mattress or box spring put out for bulk collection must be sealed in a plastic bag.
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Based on my apartment s proximity to their warehouse they offered to pick up my mattress to be recycled at a fair price.
In nyc there s renewable recycling inc based locally in oceanside ny.
Instead call mattress disposal plus and leave the heavy lifting to the experts.
The department of sanitation dsny provides free curbside removal of large non commercial bulk items items that are too big to be discarded in a container or bag from residential buildings.
We dispose mattresses in nyc manhattan brooklyn queens the bronx long island.
Leave your furniture on the curb after 4 p m.
You can get large plastic bags at department stores home improvement stores and moving supply centers.
Regular bulk large items that are neither 100 metal nor predominantly metal such as mattresses sofas chairs wood tables cabinets etc.
There is no replacement for professionalism and with mattress disposal plus you can expect to have your mattress and box spring removed quickly and conveniently.
Items not properly disposed of will not be collected and may result in a 100 fine.
Mattress disposal is governed by the city of new york department of sanitation dsny and they have some strict rules about it.
From the official website of the city of new york.
You should never lug a mattress and box spring down twisting dangerous new york city staircases.
Call for your mattress disposal today.
They ll come and collect the old mattress for you when you leave it on the curb.
Illegal dumping to request removal of illegally dumped mattresses you must make an appointment to have a mattress or box spring larger than 4 feet by 3 feet removed.
You can place the item out according to your normal trash schedule.
But you re responsible for making sure that it s sealed up properly in special mattress bag or covering.
The night before your appointment and make sure to coordinate with your super first.
Before you leave any furniture items on the curb look them up using nyc s search tool.