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City of Lancaster residential units (weekly trash collection)

How to get rid of a mattress in Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster collects one oversized item a week, such as a mattress and box spring set, with regular trash pickup.^[1]

The answer

To throw out a mattress in Lancaster: Lancaster collects one oversized item a week, such as a mattress and box spring set, with regular trash pickup. How to book: Solid Waste Hotline: (717) 291-4744. Bag required: No rule found. With regular trash pickup: one oversized item, such as a mattress and box spring set, each week.^[1]

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With regular trash pickup One oversized item per week with your trash collection

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Source: City of Lancaster: Trash & Recycling · verified Oct 23, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.

City pickup?With regular trash pickup: one oversized item, such as a mattress and box spring set, each week

How to bookSolid Waste Hotline: (717) 291-4744^[1]

Prep: bag it?No rule found

City optionEach residential unit can set out one oversized item each week with trash collection, such as a mattress and box spring set.

Step by step

Book itSolid Waste Hotline: (717) 291-4744^[1]
Prep itBag required: No rule found
Set it out or drop it offLancaster collects one oversized item a week, such as a mattress and box spring set, with regular trash pickup.^[1]
Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page.

An oversized item can be no heavier than what two people can lift and load into a trash truck.^[1]

CITY City & county options

What does the City offer for a mattress in Lancaster?

Good to know

Each residential unit can set out one oversized item each week with trash collection, such as a mattress and box spring set.^[1]

Good to know

That week, your set-out is limited to four trash containers.^[1]

Good to know

Set trash out after 6 p.m. the evening before collection, and remove containers by 8 p.m. on collection day.^[1]

How do the official options compare?

City or county option	Free or city fee	Notes
Mattress set	With regular trash	One oversized item per week
Set-out time	After 6 p.m.	Evening before collection

Can I give it away or swap it in Lancaster?

We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Lancaster.

If it's clean and usable (check your donation group's rules on mattresses), try these official directories:

Habitat for Humanity ReStore: Donate furniture, appliances and building materials. Find your nearest ReStore and ask whether it offers pickup.
Salvation Army donation pickup: Schedule a free pickup where it's offered, using the official scheduler.
Pickup Please (Vietnam Veterans of America): Free donation pickup in its service areas. Check your ZIP.
Buy Nothing Project: Gift-economy groups for your neighborhood. Join through the official site or app.
Freecycle: Find your local Freecycle group in the official directory.
Craigslist "free" section: Pick your city in Craigslist's official site list, then go to for sale → free.

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