Danvers Set For Start Of Statewide Ban On Mattress Disposal

DANVERS, MA — Danvers is rolling out a new mattress and box spring recycling program with the start of the statewide ban on landfill disposal starting on Tuesday.

Mattresses and box springs will no longer be accepted with a Danvers Department of Public Works bulky item sticker. The recycling program will include a special purple mattress sticker that must be purchased and put on the item for collection.

Mattress recycling will occur once a week on Wednesday — not the resident's normal curbside trash collection day.

Residents will need to fill out the mattress/box spring collection form here with forms completed by Friday having mattresses and box springs picked up the following Wednesday.

Each item requires a sticker at $40 for a mattress and $40 for a box spring. Stickers are available for purchase here or at the Town Clerk's Office and the Business Office.

A mattress bag is provided with each sticker. The item should be placed in the bag before putting the bag on the curb.

Bagged mattresses and box springs for recycling should be placed curbside by 7 a.m. on the Wednesday they are scheduled for collection.

Those with questions can contact the Danvers DPW at 978-777-00091 Ext. 3011 or danverspw@danversma.gov.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)