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 or offer up your mattress, box spring, and futon for reuse to your community before recycling. Find a collection site at ByeByeMattress for no cost or a small incentive payment. Wet, moldy, and/or bed bug items must be landfilled and will not be accepted for recycling.
New mattress being delivered? California law requires retailers to offer to take back your old one at no cost.
Clean and dry pillows, mattress toppers, bed frames and bedlinens to be donated separately.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Goodwill (Mountain View) | 855 E. El Camino Real | Mountain View | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Currently not accepting due to COVID. Call store first. Please pay recycling fee in the store prior to dropping off mattresses. | |
| Goodwill (Palo Alto) | 4085 El Camino Way | Palo Alto | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Currently not accepting any furniture due to COVID. Call store first. Please pay recycling fee in the store prior to dropping off mattresses. | |
| Goodwill of Greater East Bay | 1301 30th Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Call for details. free drop-off for businesses, free drop-off for residents. 10 units maximum. ByeByeMattress.com | |
| Green Mattress Recycling (GMR) NorCal |
7150 Patterson Pass Rd Suite G |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Incentive payment location. Free drop off for businesses & residents. Sat hours for residents only. No appointment needed. Staff do not remove mattresses from vehicle for you. Commercial volume drop-offs by appointment & do not qualify for the incentive reimbursement. | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Bulky Pickup. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day. | |
| 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. | |
| Independent Recycling Services | 9039 San Leandro Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Mt. Diablo Recycling | 1300 Loveridge Road | Pittsburg | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park | 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. | Milpitas | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | Free drop off for residents, businesses are paid drop-off | |
| NixxIt | 19532 Center St | Castro Valley | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Oakland Resident Free Bulky Item Drop Off - Bulky Block Party |
7101 Edgewater Dr |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | four mattresses | |
| 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. | |
| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service | 1300 Loveridge Rd. | Pittsburg | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| ReSupply | 423 W. Broadway | South Boston | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | Online pick-up service that transports your donated goods to partner organizations. Lifts materials from where they are in your home or office. | |
| Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) | 1500 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Resellable condition, no stains, No BED BUGS! | |
| Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) | 3921 Geary Blvd | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition, no stains, No BED BUGS! | |
| San Martin Transfer Station | 14070 Llagas Avenue | San Martin | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) | 333 Shoreway Road | San Carlos | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | *Mattresses from residents and qualifying under the California “bye bye mattress” program are not charged a fee. Call for fee information. Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. Limit: up to 10 units |
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| Alameda |
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| Albany |
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| Berkeley |
Baby-size mattresses or toppers only. Separate Mattress Recycling pick-up program for mattresses, box springs, & futon mattresses, details on the Bulky Pick-up link above. ### |
Separate Mattress Recycling pick-up program for mattresses, box springs, & futon mattresses, details on the Bulky Pick-up link above. Free drop-off of up to 2 mattresses, box-springs, or futon per day at the Berkeley Transfer Station. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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| Dublin |
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| Emeryville |
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| Fremont |
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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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