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Mattress disposal
policy tightened
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — The town’s mattress and box spring disposal policy will be tightened up, effective immediately.
Highway Superintendent Travis Sirrine said the Department of Public Works used to allow mattresses and box springs to be dropped off outside the facility’s gates on Fox Road, 24-7.
“But we were overwhelmed with mattresses so we suspect that some non-residents were taking advantage of the policy,” he said. “Too many mattresses were being dropped off overnight. The service is for residents of Putnam, not the tri-state,” he added.
He said it became unsightly and DPW crews were having to spend time cleaning up the mess. “The crews have enough to do,” Sirrine said.
Putnam residents only can now drop off mattresses and box springs inside the gates only, from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturdays of the month. And IDs will be checked to make sure it is a Putnam resident, he said. Landlords who live out of town can bring a tax bill or other proof that the mattress came from a Putnam residence.
Mattresses and box springs must be dropped off. They have not been part of the trash pickup program for years.
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