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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Mattress removal
in Harrisburg.

Leave the old mattress at the curb and it can be gone today. Choose your size, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.

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An extra mattress takes up floor space beside a bed with its mattress already in place.
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The old mattress, sorted

A new mattress shouldn’t leave you with two.

The replacement arrives, but the old mattress is still leaning against the wall. Or moving day is coming and it’s the last thing left. Give it a pickup plan, with a price you can see before you book.

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Choose the mattress size and any other items going. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review the total before payment.

A pickup day you can plan around.

Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date shown at checkout. Arrange to have the mattress outside before pickup.

Updates until it’s gone.

Get your booking confirmation, a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the pickup is done. No need to stay home when everything is outside and accessible.

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Choose what goes

Just the mattress? Or the whole bed?

A mattress, box spring and bed frame are separate items. Add only what you need removed, and see the combined price before booking.

A mattress, a box spring and a slatted bed frame shown as three distinct parts of a bed.
Three parts. Choose only the ones going.

Mattress

Choose twin, full, queen or king / California king. The mattress choice covers the mattress itself. A topper is a different item.

Box spring or foundation

Add the non-powered support beneath the mattress separately. Choose its size. If you have a split foundation, send a photo so we can help you count it.

Frame or adjustable base

Choose the frame that matches yours. A powered adjustable base has its own option. Include these only if they are leaving with the mattress.

Mattress removal prices in Harrisburg

First item / additional item

  • Twin Mattress$89 / $20
  • Full Mattress$94 / $25
  • Queen Mattress$99 / $30
  • King / Cal King Mattress$104 / $35
  • Twin Box Spring$79 / $18
  • Full Box Spring$79 / $20
  • Queen Box Spring$79 / $22
  • King / Cal King Box Spring$79 / $22
  • Bed Frame$79 / $29
  • Queen Adjustable Bed Base$114 / $44

The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.

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From your bedroom to an easy pickup.

Book first. Then get the mattress to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup. Dropcurb handles loading and haul-away from there.

Items do not need to be outside when you book. If your building allows only a short access window, contact us before booking so we can agree on a workable plan.

Your place. One easy pickup plan.

A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.

Text us about your setup

  1. Check what your delivery includes.

    If a new mattress is arriving, check whether your retailer is taking the old one. If you need Dropcurb, choose a day when you can have it outside. A delivery window and a pickup day are different arrangements.

  2. Arrange the trip outside.

    Plan for doorways, elevators and interior stairs before pickup day. You arrange any indoor carrying. Use a permitted outdoor location and keep entrances and the walking path open.

  3. Make the right mattress easy to find.

    Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Add a location photo and clear access notes so your hauler can identify exactly what is going.

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Until it’s gone.

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The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Mattress removal in Harrisburg: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

Reviewed · Sources below

One bulk item every week

Accepted with preparation

Harrisburg is one of the few cities in this dataset that still takes bulky material on an ordinary collection week. Every household may dispose of one bulk item each week at no extra charge, and the city's examples are a piece of furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting. One item goes each week, others are subject to a fine, and the pile belongs at the curb rather than in front of the house.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households on the city collection route. The city states that each household is entitled to dispose of one bulk item each week, so the piece carries no separate charge, and large appliances are the one published exception because they fall outside the bulk allowance and carry a removal fee.
When & how
The item goes out the evening before the household's assigned collection day, and the city services each address once a week on its zone day. A citywide holiday delays collection by one day for the rest of the week.
Get it ready
Put the item at the appointed collection location rather than piled in front of the property, and keep the pile to the single item a household is allowed that week, because the city states that all others are subject to a fine. Keep large appliances out of the pile entirely and arrange the removal fee with Public Works first.
City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office trash and recycling page with the residential scope of more than 20,000 households and businesses, the once-a-week collection across five weekday zones, the schedule updates for holidays and furlough days, the city-provided containers placed out the evening before, the 717-412-4320 contact, the entitlement of one bulk item each week naming furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting, the exclusion of large appliances from bulk items with a removal fee and a referral to Public Works, the one item a week limit with a fine for others and the direction not to pile bulk items in front of the property, the one day holiday delay, the trash and recycling placement lists, the glass bottle and jar drop off sites including 1820 Paxton Street, the free extra recycling bins, the statement that the recycler does not want office paper junk mail or shredded paper, the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St with its weekday hours phone number and free service for county residents taking small electric appliances including toasters microwave ovens televisions and computers in any condition, the yard waste rules for street cleaning days, and the construction and demolition rule sending plaster board sheet rock lumber rocks soil cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street or to a Public Works roll off or one of the seven listed private haulers

Mattresses and bedsprings

Accepted with preparation

A mattress and a bedspring are both named in the city's bulk examples, so a bed set goes out with the regular collection inside the weekly allowance rather than going to a drop off or a hauler.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households on the city collection route. The city names a mattress and a bedspring among the bulk items each household may dispose of, with no separate charge published for them.
When & how
Set the mattress out the evening before the assigned collection day on the household's zone day, and note that a mattress and a bedspring put out together count as that week's bulk allowance rather than as two separate weeks.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress at the appointed collection location and dry, keep it out of the recycling bin, and do not add a second bulk piece in the same week because extra items are subject to a fine.
City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office trash and recycling page with the residential scope of more than 20,000 households and businesses, the once-a-week collection across five weekday zones, the schedule updates for holidays and furlough days, the city-provided containers placed out the evening before, the 717-412-4320 contact, the entitlement of one bulk item each week naming furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting, the exclusion of large appliances from bulk items with a removal fee and a referral to Public Works, the one item a week limit with a fine for others and the direction not to pile bulk items in front of the property, the one day holiday delay, the trash and recycling placement lists, the glass bottle and jar drop off sites including 1820 Paxton Street, the free extra recycling bins, the statement that the recycler does not want office paper junk mail or shredded paper, the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St with its weekday hours phone number and free service for county residents taking small electric appliances including toasters microwave ovens televisions and computers in any condition, the yard waste rules for street cleaning days, and the construction and demolition rule sending plaster board sheet rock lumber rocks soil cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street or to a Public Works roll off or one of the seven listed private haulers

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

Containers and bulk go out the evening before the zone day

Every address in Harrisburg is served once a week on its own weekday zone, and the containers go to the appointed collection location the evening before that day. The city provides the standard trash and recycling containers, extra recycling bins are free, and questions about a container, its placement or an account go to the sanitation office on 717-412-4320.

City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office trash and recycling page with the residential scope of more than 20,000 households and businesses, the once-a-week collection across five weekday zones, the schedule updates for holidays and furlough days, the city-provided containers placed out the evening before, the 717-412-4320 contact, the entitlement of one bulk item each week naming furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting, the exclusion of large appliances from bulk items with a removal fee and a referral to Public Works, the one item a week limit with a fine for others and the direction not to pile bulk items in front of the property, the one day holiday delay, the trash and recycling placement lists, the glass bottle and jar drop off sites including 1820 Paxton Street, the free extra recycling bins, the statement that the recycler does not want office paper junk mail or shredded paper, the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St with its weekday hours phone number and free service for county residents taking small electric appliances including toasters microwave ovens televisions and computers in any condition, the yard waste rules for street cleaning days, and the construction and demolition rule sending plaster board sheet rock lumber rocks soil cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street or to a Public Works roll off or one of the seven listed private haulersCity of Harrisburg Department of Public Works page with the department's offices including Sanitation, the 1820 Paxton Street address, the phone 717-412-4320 and the PublicWorks@harrisburgpa.gov email, and the published documents for refuse collection and recycling services, street sweeping and leaf collection, the commercial recycling guide, yard waste collection guidelines, the roll off dumpster pricing sheet, and the notice that free paper leaf bags are available at the Public Works Center between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm

One bulk item a week, and extras draw a fine

The weekly bulk entitlement is one item, and the city states plainly that only one is collected each week while all others are subject to a fine and that bulk items must not be piled in front of the property. A mattress and bedspring set, a couch or a roll of carpeting therefore uses the whole allowance for that week.

City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office trash and recycling page with the residential scope of more than 20,000 households and businesses, the once-a-week collection across five weekday zones, the schedule updates for holidays and furlough days, the city-provided containers placed out the evening before, the 717-412-4320 contact, the entitlement of one bulk item each week naming furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting, the exclusion of large appliances from bulk items with a removal fee and a referral to Public Works, the one item a week limit with a fine for others and the direction not to pile bulk items in front of the property, the one day holiday delay, the trash and recycling placement lists, the glass bottle and jar drop off sites including 1820 Paxton Street, the free extra recycling bins, the statement that the recycler does not want office paper junk mail or shredded paper, the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St with its weekday hours phone number and free service for county residents taking small electric appliances including toasters microwave ovens televisions and computers in any condition, the yard waste rules for street cleaning days, and the construction and demolition rule sending plaster board sheet rock lumber rocks soil cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street or to a Public Works roll off or one of the seven listed private haulers

A citywide holiday pushes the week back a day

Collection dates are updated through the year for city holidays and furlough days, and a citywide holiday delays collection by one day for the rest of that week, so a Friday route moves to Saturday. The published schedule is the authority for the week rather than the usual zone day.

City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office trash and recycling page with the residential scope of more than 20,000 households and businesses, the once-a-week collection across five weekday zones, the schedule updates for holidays and furlough days, the city-provided containers placed out the evening before, the 717-412-4320 contact, the entitlement of one bulk item each week naming furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting, the exclusion of large appliances from bulk items with a removal fee and a referral to Public Works, the one item a week limit with a fine for others and the direction not to pile bulk items in front of the property, the one day holiday delay, the trash and recycling placement lists, the glass bottle and jar drop off sites including 1820 Paxton Street, the free extra recycling bins, the statement that the recycler does not want office paper junk mail or shredded paper, the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St with its weekday hours phone number and free service for county residents taking small electric appliances including toasters microwave ovens televisions and computers in any condition, the yard waste rules for street cleaning days, and the construction and demolition rule sending plaster board sheet rock lumber rocks soil cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street or to a Public Works roll off or one of the seven listed private haulers

Keep glass, bags and problem paper out of the recycling bin

The city splits material carefully: glass windows, mirrors and ceramics, food and food-soiled paper, plastic bags, light bulbs and garden hoses belong in the trash bin, while plastics 1, 2 and 5, aluminum and steel cans, cartons and flattened corrugated boxes belong in the recycling bin. Glass bottles and jars are separated and taken to one of the ten drop off sites, and the city's recycler does not want office paper, junk mail or shredded paper, which go in the trash unless the household arranges a separate collection.

City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office trash and recycling page with the residential scope of more than 20,000 households and businesses, the once-a-week collection across five weekday zones, the schedule updates for holidays and furlough days, the city-provided containers placed out the evening before, the 717-412-4320 contact, the entitlement of one bulk item each week naming furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting, the exclusion of large appliances from bulk items with a removal fee and a referral to Public Works, the one item a week limit with a fine for others and the direction not to pile bulk items in front of the property, the one day holiday delay, the trash and recycling placement lists, the glass bottle and jar drop off sites including 1820 Paxton Street, the free extra recycling bins, the statement that the recycler does not want office paper junk mail or shredded paper, the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St with its weekday hours phone number and free service for county residents taking small electric appliances including toasters microwave ovens televisions and computers in any condition, the yard waste rules for street cleaning days, and the construction and demolition rule sending plaster board sheet rock lumber rocks soil cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street or to a Public Works roll off or one of the seven listed private haulers

For your Dropcurb pickup

Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.

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Choose what fits

A few ways
to get it gone.

The right option depends on what you have, where it is and when you need the space back.

Outdoor pickup

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Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Your part
Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works Sanitation Office, with the Dauphin County Recycling Center for electronics

Use the weekly bulk item allowance

A Harrisburg household with a couch, a mattress and bedspring, a roll of carpeting or another bulk piece that can go out on the regular collection day.

Cost & conditions
No charge. Households on the city collection route. The city entitles each household to dispose of one bulk item each week with no separate charge published for it, and the only excluded category is large appliances, which carry a removal fee.
Arrange it
Put the item at the appointed collection location the evening before the assigned collection day, which is the household's own weekday zone. Call 717-412-4320 if you are unsure where that location is or how the week's holiday delay affects the day.

One bulk item each week, with all others subject to a fine and the direction not to pile items in front of the property. Large appliances, electronics and construction material are outside this allowance and follow their own routes.

Open the Harrisburg trash and recycling page

Taking it somewhere yourself?

Self haul in Harrisburg is about the three things the curb will not take. Household bulk stays with the city: one item a week, put at the appointed collection location the evening before the assigned zone day, with a couch, a mattress, a bedspring or a roll of carpeting as the published examples and a fine for extras, while a large appliance is excluded from that allowance and carries a removal fee arranged through Public Works on 717-412-4320. Electronics go to the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St in Harrisburg, free of charge for county residents, open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on (717) 982-6772, and the city names small electric appliances such as toasters and microwave ovens along with televisions and computers. Construction material goes to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street, or into a roll-off container rented from Public Works at 1820 Paxton Street, or with one of the seven local haulers the city lists with phone numbers, and none of it belongs in the trash bin or the weekly bulk pile. Separated glass bottles and jars go to one of the ten city drop off sites, and the city's recycler does not want office paper, junk mail or shredded paper, which stay in the trash unless a separate collection is arranged. City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office trash and recycling page with the residential scope of more than 20,000 households and businesses, the once-a-week collection across five weekday zones, the schedule updates for holidays and furlough days, the city-provided containers placed out the evening before, the 717-412-4320 contact, the entitlement of one bulk item each week naming furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting, the exclusion of large appliances from bulk items with a removal fee and a referral to Public Works, the one item a week limit with a fine for others and the direction not to pile bulk items in front of the property, the one day holiday delay, the trash and recycling placement lists, the glass bottle and jar drop off sites including 1820 Paxton Street, the free extra recycling bins, the statement that the recycler does not want office paper junk mail or shredded paper, the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1625 South Cameron St with its weekday hours phone number and free service for county residents taking small electric appliances including toasters microwave ovens televisions and computers in any condition, the yard waste rules for street cleaning days, and the construction and demolition rule sending plaster board sheet rock lumber rocks soil cinder blocks and plumbing fixtures to the transfer station at the Incinerator on 19th Street or to a Public Works roll off or one of the seven listed private haulersCity of Harrisburg Department of Public Works page with the department's offices including Sanitation, the 1820 Paxton Street address, the phone 717-412-4320 and the PublicWorks@harrisburgpa.gov email, and the published documents for refuse collection and recycling services, street sweeping and leaf collection, the commercial recycling guide, yard waste collection guidelines, the roll off dumpster pricing sheet, and the notice that free paper leaf bags are available at the Public Works Center between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm

Customer reviews

Less stuff. A lot less stress.

“Super easy service to use! They kept me up to date on the pick up and it helped ease a lot of my moving stress.”

Mariella W.Google review

“Quick and easy pickup. I wasn’t home and they sent me a picture of the pickup. Good communication too.”

Paul H.Google review

“Easy to schedule, same or next day appt and excellent prices. Highly recommend!”

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Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Mattress removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Harrisburg.

How much does mattress removal cost in Harrisburg?

The price depends on the mattress size you choose. A queen mattress is $99 as the first item and $30 as an additional item. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Add any box spring or frame separately, then review your total and any applicable tax before payment.

Can I book same-day mattress pickup in Harrisburg?

Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Have the mattress outside and accessible according to your confirmation. Your booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.

Is my box spring or bed frame included in mattress removal?

The mattress price covers the mattress only. Add your box spring, bed frame or adjustable base separately if those are going too. Choose the size and type that match each item. The combined price appears before booking.

Will you carry my mattress downstairs or out of my apartment?

Dropcurb starts outside. You arrange to move the mattress out of your apartment and down interior stairs before pickup. We load it and take it away from an accessible outdoor spot. Check your building’s access rules before arranging the move outside.

Can you pick up my old mattress when my new one arrives?

You can choose an offered pickup day around your replacement delivery. First check whether the retailer already includes old-mattress removal, and arrange who will bring it outside if needed. Dropcurb books a pickup day, not the retailer’s delivery window. Contact us before booking if access is limited to a short time.

How many bulk items can go out in Harrisburg each week?

One. The city entitles each household to dispose of one bulk item every week at no separate charge, naming a piece of furniture, a mattress, a bedspring and a roll of carpeting as examples, and it states that other items are subject to a fine. The item goes out the evening before the assigned collection day, and large appliances are not part of the allowance.Official guidance

Will Harrisburg pick up a mattress at the curb?

Yes. A mattress and a bedspring are named among the bulk items each household may dispose of, and the piece goes to the appointed collection location the evening before the assigned collection day at no separate charge. The allowance is one bulk item a week, so a mattress and bedspring set counts as that week's item.Official guidance

Who collects trash in Harrisburg?

The City of Harrisburg Sanitation Office, part of the Department of Public Works, which collects and disposes of residential solid waste for more than 20,000 households and businesses with its own crews. Every address is serviced once a week on one of five weekday zones, the city provides the containers, and the sanitation office answers on 717-412-4320 from the Public Works building at 1820 Paxton Street.Official guidance

How do I find my collection day in Harrisburg?

Your address sits in one of five zones, one for each weekday, and the city publishes a yearly trash and recycling schedule plus a Recycle Coach lookup where you can enter the address to see the collection schedule. Collection dates are updated through the year for city holidays and furlough days, and a citywide holiday delays collection by a day for the rest of that week.Official guidance

What does Harrisburg's recycling bin take, and what stays out?

The recycling bin takes plastics labeled 1, 2 and 5, aluminum and steel containers, empty aerosol cans, empty paint cans, newspaper, magazines, phone books and cartons, with flattened corrugated boxes stacked at the curb on trash day. Glass windows, mirrors and ceramics, food and food-soiled paper, diapers, plastic bags and wrappers, pizza boxes, wax-coated cardboard, used paper towels, aluminum foil, light bulbs and garden hoses stay in the trash. The city's recycler does not want office paper, junk mail or shredded paper, and glass bottles and jars are separated and taken to one of the ten drop off sites.Official guidance

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