A mattress is the one item everybody needs gone and nobody knows how to get rid of. You cannot leave it at the curb in Massachusetts — the town will not pick it up. You cannot fit it in your car unless you drive a pickup. And the recycling centre will take it, but you need a vehicle that can carry a king-size mattress without it bending in half like a taco.
We haul mattresses across 16 towns around Billerica, Massachusetts — from Lowell to Concord, Tewksbury to Acton. One mattress is $90 flat. You text a few photos and your town, we send back one price within 24 hours, and the crew picks it up same-day or next. The mattress goes to a licensed recycler, not a landfill. That is the whole job.
What mattress removal actually costs
We price by volume — how much space the mattress takes in the trailer. A single twin or full mattress is one item, which puts it at $90. A king-size mattress is bulkier and lands closer to $120 to $150. If you have a mattress and a box spring, that is two items — $90 to $150 depending on size.
If the mattress is going down stairs, the access add-ons apply: $40 for one flight, $80 for two or more. Ground floor, easy truck access — that is the base price.
Quotes carry about ±15% until we see the job in person. We say that instead of surprising you when the truck shows up.
| Mattress type | Flat price range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Twin / full mattress | $90 | Ground floor, easy access |
| Queen mattress | $90–$120 | Bulkier but still one item |
| King / California king | $120–$150 | Takes up more trailer space |
| Mattress + box spring | $90–$150 | Two items, priced by volume |
| Mattress + bed frame | $120–$200 | Frame adds disassembly time |
Why you cannot just leave it at the curb
Massachusetts banned mattresses from regular household trash in 2022. The state added them to the waste disposal ban list because mattresses do not compact in landfills — they spring back, take up space, and jam the equipment. Your town will not pick one up with the regular trash, and leaving it on the curb anyway can get you a fine.
The legal route is recycling. Massachusetts has mattress recycling facilities that break them down: the steel springs go to metal recyclers, the foam gets repurposed, and the cotton and fabric get recycled. About 75 to 80 percent of a mattress is recyclable by weight.
We take every mattress to a licensed recycler. That is built into the flat price — not a separate fee, not an afterthought. If you want to do it yourself, the recycler will take it directly. You just need a way to get it there.
How the pickup works
You text us photos of the mattress and your town. We send back one flat price within 24 hours. Once you say yes, you pick a two-hour window, same day or next.
When the crew arrives, here is what happens:
- We confirm the price matches the photos — if the mattress is a different size or in a different spot than what the photos showed, we tell you before we touch it.
- We wrap the mattress in a mattress bag before it goes through the house. A bare mattress dragging across a hallway wall is how you end up with scuff marks. We carry the bags on the truck.
- We load it onto the trailer. Most mattresses go out through a standard door frame — they bend. King-size mattresses in tight hallways are the exception. The crew has done enough of these in older Billerica colonials to know the angles.
- We sweep the area. The spot where the mattress was should be cleaner than when we arrived.
Where the mattress goes
Every mattress we pick up goes to a licensed recycler. The steel springs get pulled out and sent to a metal recycler. The foam gets baled and repurposed — usually into carpet padding or insulation. The outer fabric and cotton get recycled separately.
A mattress that ends up in a landfill sits there for decades. The springs do not compress, the foam does not break down, and the whole thing takes up space that could be avoided. Recycling is not just the legal option in Massachusetts — it is the only one that makes sense.
If the mattress is lightly used and in clean condition, we check whether a local charity will take it first. Most will not — bed bug concerns have made most donation centres refuse mattresses. But we check before we send it to the recycler.
Should you do it yourself or call someone
A mattress removal is a DIY job if you have a truck and do not mind the logistics. The recycler will take it directly — most charge a drop-off fee of $15 to $30 per mattress. If you have a pickup and a Saturday morning, that beats our $90.
Here is where it gets harder: a king-size mattress does not fit in most cars. It does not fit through some doorways without bending. And it weighs 130 to 150 pounds — getting it down a flight of stairs without scratching the walls or throwing out your back is the part that surprises people.
The other thing people do not think about is the disposal logistics. You cannot just show up at the recycler — most require a scheduled drop-off. Some are only open weekdays. And the mattress has to be dry — a wet mattress from a basement or garage will be turned away. We handle all of that as part of the flat price.
When you should not call us
If the mattress is lightly used and clean — try offering it free on Facebook Marketplace or your town's Buy Nothing group first. A clean queen mattress will usually find a taker within a day or two in our area. You get it gone for free, someone else gets a mattress, and nothing goes to the recycler.
If you have a truck and the mattress is on the ground floor — the recycler drop-off is cheaper. We will tell you that on the phone. We would rather lose the job than charge you for something you could do yourself on a Saturday morning.
If the mattress has bed bugs, mould, or biohazard contamination — that is a specialist situation. We cannot take contaminated mattresses because the recycler will not accept them. A pest-control company can advise on disposal after treatment.
Get a flat price
Text a few photos of the mattress and your town to (978) 330-8980. We send back one flat price within 24 hours. If a recycler drop-off is cheaper, we will tell you that instead.