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Mattresses & Box Springs

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. New mattress being delivered? California law requires retailers to offer to take back your old one at no cost. Learn what gets recycled from a mattress.

Mattresses that are twisted, frozen, soaked in bodily fluids, or have living critters will not be accepted for recycling and must be landfilled (see full list).

Clean and dry pillows, mattress toppers, bed frames and bedlinens to be donated separately.

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Alhambra Valley / Briones accepts this item for special bulky pickup.

Contact hauler for details and to schedule a bulky item pickup.

Martinez (Unincorporated) accepts this item for special bulky pickup.

Contact hauler for details and to schedule a bulky item pickup.

Martinez accepts this item for special bulky pickup.

Contact hauler for details and to schedule a bulky item pickup.

Pacheco / Vine Hill accepts this item for special bulky pickup.

Contact hauler for details and to schedule a bulky item pickup.

Additional Online Resources for Mattresses & Box Springs

  • ByeByeMattress Location Finder -
    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.
  • ReSupply -
    Online pick-up service that transports your donated goods to partner organizations. Lifts materials from where they are in your home or office.
  • Oakland Resident Free Bulky Item Drop Off - Bulky Block Party -
    four mattresses
  • Facebook Buy Nothing Groups -
  • FreeCycle -
  • St. Vinnie's of Lane County Oregon (SVDP) -
    Operates DR3 mattress recyclers. See ByeByeMattress.org or for businesses www.mattressrecycling.us

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