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Two bulk pick-ups can be scheduled per year, in addition to the Spring and Fall clean-up, when appointments are available.[1]
Mattresses and box springs must be wrapped and sealed in plastic to be collected.[1]
Bulk items can't exceed 50 lbs in weight or 6 feet in length.[1]
Edison residents can also drop off box springs and mattresses wrapped and sealed in plastic at the Recycling Center, 745 New Durham Road, Monday to Saturday 6:30 am to 2:00 pm, with proof of residency.[1]
Each property may put out three household items, such as a mattress, with regular garbage on the second garbage day of the week.[2]
Wards 1 to 3 have garbage Monday and Thursday; Wards 4 to 6 have Tuesday and Friday. Household items go out Thursday or Friday, not Monday or Tuesday.[2]
Put containers at the curb the night before, after 6 p.m.[2]