how to dispose of a sofa bed

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So, your trusty sofa bed has hosted its last unexpected guest and is officially retiring from its double life as a couch and a lumpy-bumpy bed. Getting rid of it in NYC is thankfully less complicated than refolding it.

According to New York City's sanitation gurus, your sofa bed falls into the glamorous category of a "bulk item," which is code for anything too large and awkward to fit in a standard trash bin. The city provides a free curbside removal service for these household giants.

To send your sofa bed off to the great furniture store in the sky, you'll need to place it on the curb between 6 PM and midnight the night before your scheduled bulk trash, or "large item," collection day. Think of it as a special night out, but for your furniture. You're allowed to put out up to six bulk items per collection day, just in case its armchair cousin is also ready to go.

While the frame is a standard bulk item, it's worth noting that the city has a separate disposal process for mattresses and box springs. So, if your sofa bed has a distinct, removable mattress, you might want to double-check if it requires any special handling, like being sealed in a bag, to avoid any disposal drama.