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Mattresses & Box Springs

Mattresses and box springs are made from cotton, wool, foam, or synthetic fill and often have metal springs for support. Boxsprings are usually hollow and made with a wooden frame wrapped in light padding and textiles.

Donate your mattress, box spring, or futon for reuse to your community before choosing recycling. Clean and dry pillows, mattress toppers, bed frames and bedlinens can also be donated for reuse.

Find collection sites at ByeByeMattress to recycle your mattress at no cost or to receive a small incentive payment.

Mattresses that are twisted, frozen, soaked in bodily fluids, or have living critters cannot be accepted for recycling and must be landfilled (see full list).
Have a new mattress being delivered? California law requires that retailers offer to take back your old mattress at no cost.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Bay Area Scavenger & Recycling 11740 Berryessa Rd San Jose Recycle Free Drop-off Free drop off for residents and businesses from City of San Jose residents only. Limit: up to 10 units
Bay Area Recycle P.O Box 4322 Walnut Creek Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Curbside pick up, no removal. Additional removal fees and travel fee.
Altamont Landfill (WM, Inc.) 10840 Altamont Pass Rd. Livermore Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Mattress recycling drop-off area

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
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Berkeley
Twin, full, queen, or king; box springs, futon mattress (no frames), or memory foam mattresses only. Property owner calls 510-981-7270. See website for details.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out.
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Dublin
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Emeryville
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Fremont
In addition to collection as part of Bulky Pick-up, residents can drop off up to four mattresses and/or box springs for free at the Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station, 41149 Boyce Road.
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Hayward
Bulky pick up and Disposal Days drop-off option.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
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San Leandro
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
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Union City
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RE:Source is an online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the California East Bay area and Palo Alto. Our goal is to connect you with the best options for what you need to get rid of or repair. Please note that we do not accept any items directly.

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