Getting Mattress Disposal Done in San Diego
Whether it's one mattress by the curb or a whole bedroom set, we load it and take it from there.
Mattress Disposal in San Diego
A queen mattress won't fold down enough to fit in most sedans, and hauling one down a narrow apartment stairwell alone is its own project — which is usually why the old one ends up leaning against a wall instead of going anywhere. We pick up mattresses and box springs from houses and apartments across San Diego with our own trucks, so nothing has to get dragged to the curb first.
- Homeowners replacing an old mattress with a new one.
- Renters clearing a mattress before the movers show up.
- Landlords getting a mattress out between tenants.
What We Take
We take
- Twin, full, queen, and king mattresses
- Box springs
- Adjustable bed bases
- Bed frames left behind
- Bunk bed mattresses
- Crib mattresses
We can't take
- Mattresses soaked through or infested — call ahead so we can plan for it
- Hazardous materials mixed in with the load
- Bed frames with sharp, unprotected metal edges
- The full exclusion list is on our How It Works page
A queen or king mattress usually takes two people to carry, especially down stairs or through a narrow apartment hallway.
Same-Day and Next-Day Mattress Disposal in San Diego
With crews already covering the county daily, a mattress-only pickup is one of the easiest same-day adds we get — when there's a slot left on the route. Call early in the day for the best odds; next-day is the dependable fallback.
- Same day
- Mattress-only loads are quick stops, so it's often possible if a crew has room that morning.
- Next day
- The usual booking — text today, mattress gone tomorrow.
- Booked ahead
- A new mattress arriving on a set delivery date? We'll pencil in that exact morning to clear the old one first.
What Mattress Disposal Costs
A mattress's price is mostly about how many pieces you have and what's underneath — a box spring or bed frame stacked with it adds to the load. Because almost every mattress we pick up in San Diego goes through the county's dedicated recycling program instead of the landfill, that handling is built into the quote rather than charged as an extra.
How many pieces
A mattress alone is a smaller load than a mattress, box spring, and frame together.
Stairs and hallways
Upper-floor apartments and narrow stairwells add time to get a mattress out.
Recycling vs. landfill
Most mattresses we collect are broken down for recycling rather than buried whole.
Nearly every mattress and box spring we haul goes to the Bye Bye Mattress program at Miramar, where it's taken apart into steel, foam, fiber, and wood instead of going straight into the ground. That diversion doesn't cost extra — it's just where San Diego sends mattresses now.
Mattress Disposal vs San Diego's Own Bulky Item Pickup
San Diego offers Get It Done, a free curbside bulky-item pickup that comes around twice a year and covers up to six items per appointment, booked through the city's app, website, or the 858-694-7000 line. A mattress and box spring together already count as two of those six.
| Factor | Mattress Disposal with us | The city program |
|---|---|---|
| Item cap | Mattress, box spring, and frame in one trip, no limit. | A mattress and box spring alone use up two of your six items. |
| How soon | Most mattress pickups book inside the week. | Two rounds a year — the timing has to line up. |
| Getting it out | We carry it down from the bedroom, no dragging it to the curb yourself. | You get it curbside yourself on the scheduled day. |
| Where it ends up | Goes to Miramar's Bye Bye Mattress recycling line, same as our normal route. | Also collected for the same recycling program — the destination is the same either way. |
If your mattress can wait for the next scheduled round and it's just the one or two pieces, Get It Done gets it recycled for free the same way we do. Need it gone this week, or clearing a whole bedroom set? That's the case for calling us.
Where Your Load Goes After Pickup in San Diego
The mattress itself is rarely the whole story — a box spring or metal frame riding along with it doesn't always take the same route. The mattress and box spring go together to Miramar's dedicated recycling line; a metal frame gets pulled out separately for scrap.
Mattress and box spring
Miramar's Bye Bye Mattress line, torn down into steel, foam, fiber, and wood.
Metal bed frame
Pulled out and recycled as scrap rather than riding with the mattress.
Stained or damaged mattresses
Still recyclable through the same program — condition doesn't usually rule it out.
Mattress Disposal for Apartments, Condos and HOAs
Apartment walk-up
Mattresses don't need breaking down, but a queen or king still takes two people down a narrow stairwell.
Condo with a lift or dock
We book around your building's elevator or dock time so it doesn't sit in a hallway.
Gated HOA
A gate code ahead of time saves the crew a call from the entrance.
Single-family home
Straight carry from bedroom to truck, most of the time.
A mattress is awkward more than heavy — stairwell turns and hallway width matter more than which floor it's on.
How to Book
Send us a photo of the mattress (and box spring, if it's going too).
We text back a price for the load.
Pick a same-week window and we haul it out.
Neighborhoods We Serve for Mattress Disposal
Mattress pickups run all over San Diego and in the nearby cities below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is mattress disposal priced?
By how many pieces you have — a mattress alone costs less to haul than a mattress, box spring, and frame together. You'll have a price before we load anything.
What happens to the mattress after pickup?
Most go straight to the county's Bye Bye Mattress recycling program at Miramar, where they're broken down into steel, foam, fiber, and wood.
Does San Diego pick up mattresses for free?
The city runs a free bulky-item pickup twice a year through Get It Done, capped at six items per appointment. It works if you can wait for the next round — we're the faster option if you can't.
Can you take a mattress from an upstairs bedroom?
Yes. Our crew carries it down from any floor — mattresses don't usually need to be broken down, just carried carefully.
Do you take a mattress from a building with a freight elevator or loading dock?
Yes — tell us about the access when you book and we'll schedule around the elevator or dock window.
Does a stained or torn mattress still get recycled?
Usually. Miramar's program still breaks it down into steel, foam, fiber, and wood — condition doesn't typically rule it out.