For Yellowknifers looking to breakup with their mattress, it might start costing you to do so.

The citySA国际影视传媒檚 public works department is recommending the implementation of a mattress surcharge of $25 if residents decide they want to deposit their old sleeping quarters at the dump.

SA国际影视传媒淭he City has tried several ways to manage mattresses, including directly burying them within the Construction and Demolition Landfill Cell, baling to compress the mattresses, and shredding the mattresses to remove the metal content prior to landfilling,SA国际影视传媒� a city memorandum reads.

In other cities such as Whitehorse, the mattress surcharge is $17.25 while in Calgary, itSA国际影视传媒檚 $25. According to Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 fees and charges bylaw, itSA国际影视传媒檚 $10.00 until at least 2026.

YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 proposed surcharge would apply to both residential and commercial customers, according to the memorandum. It also notes surcharges are applied to materials at the solid waste facility (SWF) that require additional processing prior to disposal either on or off site.

SA国际影视传媒淢attresses are a challenging waste to manage for any SWF due to the springs that make up the interior of the mattress,SA国际影视传媒� the memorandum explains.

City council will make a decision on what to do with that going forward during its next meeting on Monday.