Box Spring Recycling in Riverhead, NY

Box springs must be bagged in plastic for Riverhead's weekly bulk collection.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a box spring in Riverhead

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · RiverheadNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $95.00
How it works
Book online, set out your box spring and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Riverhead Refuse and Garbage District curbside bulk collectionCity service · RiverheadRiverhead residentsCost not listed
How it works
Contracted curbside collection (Colucci Carting, 631-509-0427) for the Riverhead Refuse and Garbage District: up to six bulk items (appliances, scrap metal, furniture, mattresses, rugs) on the last pickup day of the week; mattresses and box springs in a plastic bag; cardboard on paper recycling day. Sanitation Department 631-727-3200 ext. 391.
Cost & rules
- Before you go: Enclose in a plastic bag.
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Before you go

Don’t assume a box spring is priced like a mattress; ask separately.
Tell the operator if it’s a split (two-piece) box spring; some charge per piece.
Check for moisture, mold or bed bugs before you go.

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New York rules

The mattress EPR bill (which would cover mattresses and foundations) repassed the Senate on June 4, 2026 and was referred to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Source: NY Senate Bill S1463 (2025-2026): Extended producer responsibility for mattresses (opens in new tab)
Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)

More New York rules (6)

Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Source: NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab)
DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Town of Riverhead: Household Pickup Information (opens in new tab) · Town of Riverhead
- Up to six bulk items (appliances, scrap metal, furniture, mattresses, rugs) are collected on the last pickup day of the week; mattresses and box springs must be bagged. Checked October 26, 2026.
Town of Riverhead: Sanitation (opens in new tab) · Town of Riverhead
- The Riverhead Refuse and Garbage District provides contracted collection of trash, recyclables, yard waste and bulk waste; condos, apartments and businesses are not served. Checked October 26, 2026.
NY Senate Bill S1463 (2025-2026): Extended producer responsibility for mattresses (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- The mattress EPR bill (which would cover mattresses and foundations) repassed the Senate on June 4, 2026 and was referred to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.

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