Mattress disposal?

[subtledagger.livejournal.com]

Does anybody know what Somerville's regulations are on how to dispose of a mattress and box spring?  We're clearing out our guest bedroom for some extra space but we're not really sure what to do with the extra bed.  Anybody? 

Comments

[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

Make a pile of mattresses and put a pea at the bottom?

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

311 is good for questions like this.

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

you can just put them out with your weekly trash - I did so a few months ago. I think it falls under the auspices of disposing of furniture.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Ideal for saving parking spaces.

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

you can also try posting them on Somerville's FreeCycle if they're in decent condition. They're a pretty active list.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

You dont want to deal with used mattresses. Just throw it out.

[subtledagger.livejournal.com]

Yeah this is where I fall on this as well.

I mean it's fine, we've had it for years...but I put it in the same department as used underwear.

[ron_newman]

No. Please don't.

[sissychrissy1.livejournal.com]

If you're the only ones who have used it so you know that it is bed bug free and such, someone will snap it up in a minute if you post it for free on Craigslist.

[jimmyfergus.livejournal.com]

from memory - you can put one thing per week out. Mattress one week, box spring then next.

Another option

[thebinturong.livejournal.com]

Dream Futon (now near Inman Sq.) takes drop offs for recycling, and will do pick ups for a fee as well.

http://www.dreamonfuton.com/www/Recycling/Recycling.html