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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 Method Notes
Share Town (Return Management Solution) Landfill Free Off-site A logistics pick up company for ByeByeMattress program. The free onsite is for residents having a mattress delivered and as part of EPR getting your old mattress picked up at no cost by a 3rd party. Sharetown is the nation's leading oversized returns management solution and specializes in the pickup of big and bulky items including mattresses, furniture, and fitness equipment, but we’re more than just logistics. We help you extend product lifecycle, reduce waste, and capture resale value in the secondary market. Once an item is picked up, it is cleaned, sanitized, labeled, and prepared for resale in the secondary marketplace. Sharetown targets a different customer base than our retail partners, ensuring no channel conflict while helping you recover value and reduce landfill waste. Sharetown directly covers approximately 90% of the U.S. population with trained, vetted Reps. For the remaining 10%, we partner with trusted third-party providers to ensure nationwide service coverage without compromising on quality. Every Sharetown Rep undergoes a comprehensive background check, motor vehicle report review, and must meet our insurance requirements to begin picking up items. In addition, each rep receives customer service training to ensure a positive, professional experience for your customers at every step of the process. Sharetown's Independent reps pick up returned mattresses and other bulky products from premium retailers, then resell them locally for profit. They do the physical and selling work, but the inventory begins with retailer returns rather than your own search for private sellers.
GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station 3458 Enterprise Ave Hayward Landfill Drop-off for a Fee Bad/soiled/bed bug condition. Fee for each - in addition to tonnage charge.
Blue Line Transfer Station 500 East Jamie Court South San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee ByeByeMattress (MRC) partner. Drop Off Limit: 4 units per day. Service Type: free drop-off for residents; allows business drop-offs but fees apply. ! Fees: Fees will apply if mattresses and box springs are brought in with other items.
Oakland Resident Annual Bulky Drop-off & Curbside Pick-up (By appointment only)
7101 Edgewater Dr 		Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off four mattresses or box springs
Bay Hauling 3001 Bayshore Rd. Benicia Recycle Free Drop-off Service Types: Free drop-off for businesses, Free drop-off for residents Drop-off Limit: 5 unit max. Drop off appointment strongly recommended.
ByeByeMattress Location Finder 501 Wythe Street Alexandria Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off Search the website for Event Locations, Collections Sites, and Recycling Facilities near you in California. A $3 incentive per unit is available at select locations. It is limited to 5 units per vehicle per day. The incentive is only available for residents dropping off their household units. California residents can drop off their old mattresses, box springs, and futon mattresses (not the frames) at no-cost at a participating collection site or event. Unit limits vary by location and a residency restrictions may apply. We recommend contacting the location prior to drop-off.
Recology San Francisco 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off ByeByeMattress Collection Site: Recology San Francisco Residents can bring up to 4 mattresses for free drop-off. 4 units max per day. Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee Free mattress drop-off for City Residents only with a limit of 5 units per vehicle per day. Paid disposal for non-city residents and businesses.
San Martin Transfer Station 14070 Llagas Avenue San Martin Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Concord 2080 Diamond Blvd Concord Recycle Free Drop-off ByeByeMattress drop-off location for county residents. Drop Off Limit: 5-unit max without appointment. Appointment required 48 hours in advance to drop off 5+ mattresses - 925-826-5465. Service Type: free drop-off for businesses; free drop-off for residents Hours: 10:00AM to 4:00PM Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun. Your mattress will be diverted from landfills and recycled into new products like insulation, carpet padding, and landscaping mulch!
The Mattress Guy 1266 28th St Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Online scheduler. https://www.themattressguyco.com/alameda-residential-pickup-scheduling
DR3 Mattress Recycling (Stockton) 3837 Producers Dr
Suite 500 		Stockton Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off $10 fee per mattress/box spring/futon mattress (2025). Call first for large load drop off.
NixxIt Junk Removal 19592 Center St Castro Valley Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard 725 Independent Road Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee includes hide-a-bed furniture
Altamont Landfill (WM, Inc.) 10840 Altamont Pass Rd. Livermore Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Mattress recycling drop-off area
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.
Share Town (Return Management Solution) Recycle Free Off-site A logistics pick up company for ByeByeMattress program. The free onsite is for residents having a mattress delivered and as part of EPR getting your old mattress picked up at no cost by a 3rd party. Sharetown is the nation's leading oversized returns management solution and specializes in the pickup of big and bulky items including mattresses, furniture, and fitness equipment, but we’re more than just logistics. We help you extend product lifecycle, reduce waste, and capture resale value in the secondary market. Once an item is picked up, it is cleaned, sanitized, labeled, and prepared for resale in the secondary marketplace. Sharetown targets a different customer base than our retail partners, ensuring no channel conflict while helping you recover value and reduce landfill waste. Sharetown directly covers approximately 90% of the U.S. population with trained, vetted Reps. For the remaining 10%, we partner with trusted third-party providers to ensure nationwide service coverage without compromising on quality. Every Sharetown Rep undergoes a comprehensive background check, motor vehicle report review, and must meet our insurance requirements to begin picking up items. In addition, each rep receives customer service training to ensure a positive, professional experience for your customers at every step of the process. Sharetown's Independent reps pick up returned mattresses and other bulky products from premium retailers, then resell them locally for profit. They do the physical and selling work, but the inventory begins with retailer returns rather than your own search for private sellers.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore East Bay 9235 San Leandro St. Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off Free drop-off for residents and businesses AND includes incentive payments per unit during donation drop-off hours.
Goodwill (Mountain View) 855 E. El Camino Real Mountain View Recycle Free Drop-off Drop-off at Goodwill Silicon Valley Headquarters at 1080 North 7th St, San Jose. M, W, F 9-3:30pm. No cost. North end of parking lot. For details: https://goodwillsv.org/mattress-recycling/

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
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
4 Mattresses or box springs for bulky pick up set out. For the free Bulky Drop-off, there is no mattress/box spring limit, just a 4 cubic yard cap on total materials.
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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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