Bethlehem: do not bring mattresses to the City recycling center
Bethlehem provides curbside recycling and a recycling drop-off site; discarded sofas and mattresses need a separately arranged trash-hauler disposal route.
Quick answer
Bethlehem’s Theis/Cornfeld Recycling Center explicitly does not accept mattresses or old furniture. The City provides a garbage-hauler list through 610-865-7083; request a company that will collect your particular sofa, box spring or appliance, and ask for its price and schedule. The biweekly City recycling collection is not permission to set out a mattress with recyclables.
What to do
- Step 1. Confirm you are dealing with Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and identify the trash contractor on your building’s account.
- Step 2. If you need an appropriate garbage hauler, call the City’s listed garbage-hauler contact at 610-865-7083.
- Step 3. Ask the waste company how to book a sofa, mattress or box spring, what it charges and how materials must be prepared.
- Step 4. Do not load a mattress or old furniture for the Theis/Cornfeld recycling center; the City expressly prohibits them there.
What about my item?
Explicitly rejected by the City recycling center; arrange paid or contracted trash disposal.
City recycling center lists certain non-Freon white goods; check current conditions and hours before delivering.
City recycling center excludes appliances containing Freon. Use an authorized specialist.
May qualify for City recycling under different sorting and schedule rules, not household bulky disposal.
Fees, dates and eligibility
Bethlehem’s recycling and garbage collection are different systems. No universal municipal sofa pickup rate or all-city furniture day has been verified; confirm the actual property’s private trash arrangement.
Before setting items outside
Confirm the current official instructions for the exact address. Never put furniture at the curb or arrive with an appliance based only on a past event or old tariff.
Official sources
Local authority records reviewed October 26, 2026.