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Mattresses, box springs and bed frames are bulk waste, collected weekly on your garbage day. No appointment is required and there is no additional cost.[4]
Put items at the curb by 7 a.m. Collection may happen until 12 p.m. the next day; if it hasn't, call 352-334-2330.[4]
Only homes served by the City's Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible.[4]
Bulky and yard waste is collected once each month from residential properties. Check the City's bulk map for your collection day.[5]
Accepted items include couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs, tables, appliances, televisions, carpeting and tree branches.[5]
Set materials out the night before or by 6 a.m. on your collection day, at least 5 feet from vehicles, mailboxes, fences, hydrants, trees and poles.[5]
HialeahCity fee
Hialeah: city fees and paid options
Not collected: soil, rocks, concrete, lumber, paint, tires, batteries, fencing, vehicle parts and construction and demolition debris. Property owners must take these to an approved disposal site.[5]
Waste Pro, the City's contractor, collects bulk waste, including mattresses, once a month.[6]
Your bulk day is on the City's bulk waste collection schedule map.[7]
The limit is 6 cubic yards. Oversized piles aren't removed; if the City has to remove one, the owner is charged a $200 processing fee plus $50 per cubic yard over the limit.[6]
Up to two items that can be loaded by hand, free, with no need to schedule.[10]
The City lists furniture such as sofas, chairs and dressers, and 'similar items'. Its page doesn't name mattresses specifically, so call 407.246.2314 if unsure.[10]
Place items at the edge of your property, clear of the street, sidewalk, mailboxes, trees, poles, hydrants and drains.[10]
OrlandoCity fee
Orlando: city fees and paid options
Items too big or heavy to load by hand need a claw truck; the City says cost varies. Schedule at 407.246.2314.[10]
Bulk collection is on your regularly scheduled bulk pickup day, twice per month. Mattresses are listed as acceptable bulk items.[11]
Place items at the curb before 7:00 a.m. on your collection day, at least 3 feet from mailboxes, trees, parked vehicles and overhead wires.[11]
Collection is limited to 10 cubic yards per residential unit, per pickup.[11]
Pembroke PinesCity fee
Pembroke Pines: city fees and paid options
Over the 10 cubic yard limit? You can request up to two extra pickups a year from Eastern Waste Systems at (954) 543-9800. After that, the charge is $15 per cubic yard over the limit.[11]
The City picks up furniture, carpet and appliances (max 3 cubic yards) for free, plus a few other listed items such as doors and windows (max 2 each).[13]
Request a Special Pickup in SeeClickFix, with a photo if you can, or call 727-893-7398.[13]
Mattresses aren't named on the free list. Ask the Sanitation Department whether yours is free or needs an estimate.[13]
St. PetersburgCity fee
St. Petersburg: city fees and paid options
Items outside the free list are charged $25.65 per cubic yard. The Sanitation Department gives an estimate first.[13]