For your first collection of the week, Amwaste will collect household garbage and small yard waste (small amounts of bagged leaves, pine straw, grass clippings, small limbs, etc). They will also collect up to two cubic yards of waste set beside your cart. All these items total must fit into two cubic yards or roughly a standard-size pickup truck bed filled to the top (not overflowing). Examples of items you can put out on the first pickup are chairs, microwaves, single bed mattresses, carpet rolls, etc. No single item can weigh more than 50 pounds.
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City pickup
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Place heavy items such as mattresses out before scheduling a bulk pickup through the city's Report a Concern portal; bulk items are collected within ten business days. No fee is shown.
There are no longer two bulk collection days per year. Instead, you can request a pickup of bulk trash and large piles of organic yard debris anytime. Heavy trash items, such as mattresses, carpets, and appliances, should be placed prior to scheduling the pickup. You can request your pickup via our Report a Concern portal . Bulk trash items will be collected within ten business days.
Good to know
On the first collection of the week, Amwaste also takes up to two cubic yards beside your cart, including single bed mattresses; no single item may weigh more than 50 pounds.
For your first collection of the week, Amwaste will collect household garbage and small yard waste (small amounts of bagged leaves, pine straw, grass clippings, small limbs, etc). They will also collect up to two cubic yards of waste set beside your cart. All these items total must fit into two cubic yards or roughly a standard-size pickup truck bed filled to the top (not overflowing). Examples of items you can put out on the first pickup are chairs, microwaves, single bed mattresses, carpet rolls, etc. No single item can weigh more than 50 pounds.
Donate
Can I give it away or swap it in Pelham?
We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Pelham.
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.