No fee shown; bulk pickup on your normal trash day
Monroe picks up mattresses and box springs as bulk waste on your normal trash day; the page shows no fee for furniture, and setting items out at the wrong time risks a $100 fine.
Place facts
Area
City of Monroe, North Carolina (city trash customers)
Agency
City of Monroe Solid Waste
Bag
No bag rule shown for mattresses
How to book
Curb after 5 p.m. the day before your trash day, out by 7 a.m.
No appointment shown; set out the evening before your trash day
Bulk items may be placed at the curb any time after 5 p.m. the day before your normal trash pickup day, so long as they are out by 7 a.m. Items that are placed at the curb outside this time frame will be subject to a $100 solid waste fine. Please place bulk items at least 2 feet away from your trash and recycling carts.
Checked
City pickup
Good to know
Furniture, including beds, mattresses and box springs, is accepted as bulk waste; no fee is shown for furniture.
Furniture, including chairs, beds, mattresses, box springs, sofas, and other bulky items are accepted.
Good to know
Put bulk items at the curb any time after 5 p.m. the day before your normal trash pickup day, out by 7 a.m., at least 2 feet from your trash and recycling carts.
Bulk items may be placed at the curb any time after 5 p.m. the day before your normal trash pickup day, so long as they are out by 7 a.m. Items that are placed at the curb outside this time frame will be subject to a $100 solid waste fine. Please place bulk items at least 2 feet away from your trash and recycling carts.
Donate
Can I give it away or swap it in Monroe?
We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Monroe.
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.