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How to get rid of a mattress in Anniston, AL.
6 local options.
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Calhoun County, Alabama · 27 options, 8 free · checked Sep 29, 2026
Researched from each provider's own pages and approved for publication by Tim Sumerfield, who has worked in mattress recycling for over a decade. How we check these listings
6 ways to get rid of a mattress in Anniston
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Anniston (our Anniston mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout AlabamaBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in AnnistonBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFee not published
- 3Drop-off options near Anniston1 place that takes mattressesFrom $8
- 4Junk removal options serving Anniston4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Anniston20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Anniston2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Anniston rules · Calhoun County · Alabama rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Anniston
Use our Anniston mattress recycling partner, A Bedder World.
A Bedder World is a curbside and in-home mattress pickup service, recycling mattresses for homes and businesses throughout Alabama. They take it from the curb or carry it out of any room, and you book online and see the full price before you confirm.
- Anniston division
- Curbside or any room in the house
- 90% of materials recovered
Metro areas in all 50 states; book online. Small-town and rural coverage not stated.
From $89A pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so this is where it starts, not a price per mattress. Your total is shown at the booking step before you confirm.
Book recycling pickupRun by the founder of this site. Every other option here is listed so you can compare.
Prices, conditions and sources
Curbside or inside pickup; stairs and long carries cost extra. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so it is a starting price rather than a rate per mattress, and a second piece collected on the same visit costs less than the first. The total for your items is shown at the booking step before you confirm. Owned by the operator of this site.
$89 — Pickup starts at $89. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece; the total for your items is shown at the booking step.
Not confirmed: The recycling fee charged on each piece is not published separately; it is included in the total shown at the booking step.
A Bedder World states it serves homes and businesses, listing bulk removal for hotels, apartments and commercial customers alongside residential pickup. Source
A Bedder World states it covers 1,000+ cities across all 50 states, with next-day pickup available. Source
A Bedder World states it removes the mattress from anywhere on the property, so pickup is from the curb or from inside the home. Source
A Bedder World states 90% of mattress materials are recovered and commits to sending none to landfill. Source
A Bedder World states it has recycled more than 1 million mattresses. Source
2City curbside pickup in Anniston
Anniston’s own collection service takes the mattress from outside your home. You normally have to book a date in advance and follow their wrapping rules.
Anniston weekly bulk item pickup by 121 Disposal (mattresses and bed springs named in the accepted list)
Residences within the corporate city limits of Anniston with a registered residential garbage account. Subscription is compulsory under Code of Ordinances Sec. 12.51, which establishes the household refuse collection service "with mandatory public participation in and subscription to such system of service" and charges "for the availability of the service regardless of actual use"; Sec. 12.53 exempts a household holding a certificate of exemption under Code of Ala. § 22-27-3(g), one whose "sole household income is derived from Social Security benefits", and one whose "total household income is equal to or less than the current official federal poverty level, adjusted for family size". The city notes that accounts can be suspended for non-payment and that households without an active account must visit City Hall to establish service.
The last date published for this was Oct 1, 2026, so it has passed.
Conditions and source
"Bulk Item Pickup Guidelines: Each residence is limited to one pile per week, not exceeding 6 feet by 6 feet by 4 feet (5 cubic yards). Accepted bulk items include tree limbs under 6 feet in length, old furniture, mattresses and bed springs, small debris and non-disposable solid waste, cloth, paper, cardboard and cardboard boxes, tin cans, glass, and similar household items. Unaccepted items include anything weighing more than 500 pounds, longer than 6 feet, or larger than the 6 ft x 6 ft x 4 ft limit. Household garbage, animal waste, concrete, dirt, roofing shingles, rocks, sawdust, tires, large tree stumps, and hazardous materials (such as antifreeze, insecticides, herbicides, batteries, and chemicals) are also not accepted." Placement: "Items must be placed at the front of your property, near the curb"; "Debris placed in alleyways will not be collected"; "Piles must be neatly stacked and kept clear of mailboxes, utility poles, fences, and vehicles". Timing: "bulk item pickup takes place at a different time of day than trash pickup, though both occur on your scheduled pickup day." There is no per-item charge: the city states that "Bulk-item pickup will continue as part of residential waste service" and funds it through the monthly bill — "Beginning October 1, 2026, monthly residential garbage bills within the corporate city limits of the City of Anniston, Alabama, will increase by $8.50. This charge covers residential bulk-item pickup, a cost the City has been paying on behalf of residents since transitioning to 121 Disposal in 2025." Service and missed pickups: 121 Disposal, 256-251-3949, anniston@121disposal.com. Contractor waste is excluded: "Items placed out by contractors, or those hired to do home improvements or lawn maintenance for residents, will not be picked up by the Street Division."
Not confirmed: Mattresses are named as accepted and, in the same guidelines, items longer than six feet are named as unaccepted. A full, queen or king mattress is 75 to 80 inches, which is over six feet, and the city does not reconcile the two.
Not confirmed: Anniston's own code, Sec. 12.9(b), defines "household discardables" to include mattresses and bedsprings and requires a trash permit before placing them out, "for a charge or fee to be established by the city manager". No such permit or fee appears anywhere in the city's current bulk-item instructions or in any published schedule, and the two documents disagree.
Not confirmed: The city publishes the $8.50 monthly increase but not the resulting total monthly garbage bill, and publishes no per-item charge, so nothing is priced.
Not confirmed: The guidelines set a weekly one-pile allowance but no per-item limit, so how many mattresses may go in one pile is not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Residential Garbage Services — The City of Anniston, Alabama
Chapter 12 — Garbage, Litter and Weeds, Code of Ordinances, Anniston, Alabama
Fee not published
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Anniston
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Anniston. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Cheapest
Calhoun County Landfill and Transfer Station self-haul (the county charges by the load, not the item: $8.00 minimum for a car or pickup load)
The county publishes no residency test, decal or permit for ordinary operating days; the only identification the page asks for is identification when paying by check — "The Landfill accepts Cash or Check (with proper ID) for all payments." The one residency sentence on the page belongs to a different thing, the quarterly Landfill Free Day, which is "OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES OF CALHOUN COUNTY".
Conditions and source
3625 Morrisville Road, Anniston, AL 36201, phone 256-236-2411. Open "Monday - Friday 7:00am to 4:00pm / Saturday 7:00am to 11:30am", "Closed every Sunday, and major holidays." At the entrance, "The Scale-House is located just past the entrance gate", "Residential loads approach the building on the right and commercial, shingles and ALL trailers enter on the left to be weighed", and "The Scale-House attendant will inspect all loads at this point and direct customers to the proper area to unload." Household waste goes to the Transfer Station 100 yards behind the scale-house and is trailered on to a Subtitle D landfill. The rate schedule, "effective June 1, 2023", splits into two. By volume: "Private cash loads brought in a car or pick-up truck that contains no heavy construction debris, wood, etc. are charged as follows: 6 bags up to loads even with pick-up truck bed: $8.00 load (Minimum); Loads over bed of pick-up truck: $12.00 load". By weight, for "All commercial loads, vehicles larger than a pick-up truck, trucks with trailers, loads with construction material and masonry, tires or loose garbage": "Municipal Solid Waste (garbage) loads: $50.00 per ton", "Construction/Demolition (C/D) loads: $30.00 per ton OCT 1 $40.00 per ton", "Mixed brush & Debris loads: $30.00 per ton OCT 1 $40.00 per ton", "Tires (any size) $40.00 per ton". Cash or check only; charge accounts for businesses with prior approval. Four free days a year are held at the same site, but their free list — "Appliances ~ Yard Waste ~ Shingles / Scrap Metal ~ Carpet ~ Remodeling Waste" — does not name a mattress and the county adds "There Will Be A CHARGE For Household Garbage & Tires".
- $8 — Calhoun County's own rate schedule, effective June 1, 2023, for "Loads Charged by Volume": "Private cash loads brought in a car or pick-up truck that contains no heavy construction debris, wood, etc." pay "6 bags up to loads even with pick-up truck bed: $8.00 load (Minimum)". This is the floor price for a car or pickup load at the county landfill. The county does not name a mattress anywhere on its rate card and sets no per-item fee, so this is the load price a mattress would sit inside, not a published mattress price.
- $12 — Calhoun County's volume rate for the larger private load, effective June 1, 2023: "Loads over bed of pick-up truck: $12.00 load". Applies where the load stands above the sides of the pickup bed rather than level with it.
Not confirmed: The county's rate card never names a mattress, furniture or a bulky item, and sets no per-item price. A mattress carried in a car or pickup falls under the volume rate on its face, but the county does not say so and the scale-house attendant inspects and directs every load.
Not confirmed: No residency rule is published for ordinary operating days, so use by a household from outside Calhoun County is not established either way.
Not confirmed: Whether a mattress and box spring together stay within the $8.00 minimum load is not addressed.
Not confirmed: On the free days the county does not say what a mattress costs, only that it is not on the free list.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 28, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
County Landfill and Transfer Station — Calhoun County, Alabama
$8
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4Junk removal options serving Anniston
Companies that come to your home and carry the mattress out, so you need no vehicle. The prices below are starting prices unless stated — stairs, box springs and extra items add to them.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP (some ZIPs not serviced).
Conditions and source
In-person estimate before work; single items priced by size, minimum charge applies (amount not published). Donates or recycles where possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price.
Not confirmed: Recycling/donation not guaranteed per job.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteCollege HUNKS mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free estimate at start of job; price depends on location and job. Mattress recycled or disposed of; few donation centers take mattresses.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Recycling vs landfill not stated per location.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteJunk King mattress disposal
100+ franchise locations in U.S. and Canada; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free onsite/photo/phone estimate; pricing varies by location. Works with local recyclers and donation partners.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price on primary pages.
Not confirmed: Per-location recycling outcome not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteThe other 1 companies
The Junkluggers mattress removal
Franchise network; find a local Junkluggers; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free up-front estimate; most locations offer same-day pickup. Donates/recycles/repurposes when possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Disposal of non-reusable mattresses not described.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit site5Store haul-away options in Anniston
If you are replacing the mattress, the shop will often take the old one when they deliver. Usually one old mattress per new one, and only if it is dry and clean.
- Casper
- Free
- Casper mattress order with In-Home Delivery & Setup ($249), continental US; one used mattress per mattress ordered. Sanitary condition judged on site; box springs must be removable intact. Source
- Purple
- Free
- Non-California: free with Rejuvenate mattresses; $200 add-on for select Essentials/Restore mattresses. Mattress only (no box springs); unsanitary mattresses may be refused. Source
- Raymour & Flanigan
- Free
- New mattress purchase with delivery; free with mattress set of $500+. Safe, sanitary, free of rips and tears. Source
- Rooms To Go
- Free
- New mattress with full service delivery. Not heavily soiled; not with Doorway Delivery. Source
The other 15 retailers
- Saatva
- Free
- New Saatva mattress with white glove delivery; select removal at checkout; continental US. Clean, undamaged mattress/foundation only; no adjustable bases, frames, waterbed or Sleep Number bases. Source
- Sam's Club
- Free
- Select mattresses with White Glove Delivery; free White Glove for Plus members buying online; not PR/AK/HI. Haul-away on request; biohazard items refused. Source
- Tempur-Pedic direct
- Free
- Mattress (not TEMPUR-Cloud), power base or foundation bought directly from Tempur-Pedic; like-for-like. Adult 18+ present; bedding removed; unsanitary/heavily soiled items may be refused. Source
- Amazon
- $79.99
- Purchased with an eligible mattress; available in select cities. One mattress or box spring; no bodily fluids or bed bugs; adult present. Source
- Avocado Green Mattress
- Ask provider
- Avocado In-Home Delivery & Setup order in select areas; must buy the equivalent item. Subject to local health regulations; no bed frames/furniture. Source
- Bob's Discount Furniture
- Ask provider
- New mattress/foundation delivered via BOBtastic White Glove Delivery. Safe and sanitary condition. Source
- Costco
- Ask provider
- Costco mattress delivery in select areas; one-for-one like item. Not damaged, soiled or infested; ready at delivery; additional fees may apply. Source
- Helix Sleep
- $219
- Helix order with In-Home Setup & Removal selected at checkout; contiguous 48 states. Stained/soiled items may be refused. Source
- IKEA
- $30
- Mattress or box spring bought in store with in-home delivery, in select markets / ZIP codes in the continental US; not online orders. Removal may be on a different date from delivery. Source
- Living Spaces
- Ask provider
- Full Service Delivery; request at checkout. Stained/soiled mattresses not eligible. Source
- Macys
- $25
- Macy's mattress with White Glove ($125) or Room of Choice ($75) delivery; one-for-one. No stained, soiled or bed-bug items; no frames/adjustable bases/furniture. Source
- Mattress Firm
- Ask provider
- Mattress ordered for delivery from Mattress Firm; one-for-one. Box spring removed only if new order includes one; no wet, unsanitary or infested bedding; no furniture. Source
- Mattress Warehouse
- $29.99
- With delivery of a new purchase; add before delivery date. Mattresses/box springs only; stained items excluded. Source
- Resident (Nectar, DreamCloud)
- $199
- Nectar or DreamCloud order with paid White Glove Delivery, where offered. Removal at the provider's discretion; may be unavailable in some areas; CA/RI/CT add a state-mandated fee. Source
- Sleep Number
- Ask provider
- With a Sleep Number bed delivery: included with Ultimate delivery ($350) or added for $100 with Premium/Doorstep; one disposal per Smart Bed delivered. Adult 18+ present; no bed bugs/extreme soiling; Doorstep customers must put the old bed outside. Source
6Donation options in Anniston
Most charities will not take a used mattress. These are the ones we checked, including the ones that say no.
- The Salvation Army (satruck.org): accepted-items list includes 'Mattresses' and beds; also says local ordinances and need vary by location and to call 1-800-SA-TRUCK to confirm what a local center accepts. Source
- Doesn’t take mattresses. Habitat for Humanity national ReStore guide: 'Mattresses and box springs are not accepted.' Source
Policies vary by branch. Call before you carry one over — we asked each of the big three directly: Goodwill, the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity.
What Anniston itself says
What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.
- The same bulk guidelines restated by the department that does not run them, plus the division of labor a resident needs. The City of Anniston Street Department page says: "Regular household garbage is not picked up by the Street Division, it is picked up by 121 Disposal Company. You may contact them for all service needs at: 256-251-3949, or by email at: anniston@121disposal.com", and "121 Disposal Services handles bulk item and brush pickup." It then repeats the guidelines in list form: "Pile Limit: Each residence is limited to one pile per week not exceeding 6 ft x 6 ft x 4 ft (5 cubic yards). Accepted Bulk Items include: Tree limbs (under 6 feet in length), Old furniture, mattresses, and bed springs, Small debris and non-disposable solid waste, Cloth, paper, cardboard, and cardboard boxes, Tin cans, glass, and similar household items. Unaccepted Items include: Items weighing more than 500 pounds, Items longer than 6 feet, Piles larger than 6 ft x 6 ft x 4 ft, Household garbage or animal waste, Concrete, dirt, roofing shingles, rocks, sawdust, Tires or large tree stumps, Hazardous materials (antifreeze, insecticides, herbicides, batteries, chemicals, etc.)" What the Street Department itself still does: "The Street Department is responsible for loose leaf pick up, the maintenance of City ditches, right-of-ways, streets, sidewalks, and storm drains", and on leaves, "bagged leaves are now collected by 121 Disposal as part of your bulk pick-up pile. However, the City of Anniston Street Department continues to collect loose leaf piles", with a "final, citywide sweep for all loose leafs on the 1st Monday in April each year." Contractor waste is excluded by name: "Items placed out by contractors, or those hired to do home improvements or lawn maintenance for residents, will not be picked up by the Street Division. It is up to the residents to make sure that the removal of all discarded materials is included in all price quotes." For anything the curb will not take, the city names one place: "The Calhoun County Landfill allows disposal of most items for residents of Calhoun County, call 256-236-2411 for more information." Street Department contact: Johnita Roberts, 256-231-7746 ext. 273; administrative assistant Avanti Ammons, 256-231-7742. Source Not confirmed: This page carries no fee of any kind for bulk pickup, and the Calhoun County Landfill referral is a phone number with no rate attached; the county landfill's own published rates are carried by the county layer. Not confirmed: As on the garbage-services page, mattresses are accepted and items longer than six feet are not, and the conflict is left unresolved.
What Calhoun County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Anniston and its neighbors.
- Calhoun Cleburne Habitat for Humanity's ReStore, at "310 Industrial Drive Ext., Oxford, AL 36203", open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday and Monday, phone (256) 403-1291, publishes a "What We Accept" page. Its accepted list is: "Desks, sofas, love seats, coffee tables, bedroom furniture, dining room must be in saleable condition (no rips, stains or tears.)"; "Dining room tables must have chairs."; "Household items must be clean, in working condition, and unbroken."; "Tools, lawnmowers, and lawn equipment must be in working condition with all parts."; "Light bulbs must be in working condition and unbroken." The only refusal on the page is "Call us to find out what medical equipment we cannot accept." So the store names bedroom furniture among what it takes and names no mattress, box spring or bedding anywhere — neither accepted nor refused — and publishes no not-accepted list to read it off. Source Not confirmed: The ReStore's accepted list covers 'bedroom furniture' without saying whether a mattress counts, and the store publishes no list of items it refuses, so mattress acceptance cannot be established from the affiliate's own site.
- Calhoun County's contracted household collection is cart-only, and — unlike the same contractor's Etowah County service — it publishes no bulky-waste drop-off at all. Meridian Waste's "Calhoun County Collection Guidelines", marked "Update 2024-A", the same template and the same revision as the Etowah County document, says: "Garbage • Collected weekly (Monday–Friday) • 95-gallon Meridian Waste/ADSI cart • Materials Accepted: Containerized, non-hazardous municipal solid waste", and "Materials: All waste materials must be BAGGED and contained INSIDE your 95-gallon Meridian Waste/ADSI cart to limit trash spillage during collection. To help with excess bags, customers can rent an additional cart". Under "Fees & Payments" it says only "Collection fees are billed quarterly in advance and payment is to be made directly to Meridian Waste." The Etowah document carries a "Bulky Waste Drop-Off" section naming mattresses; the Calhoun document has no such section and no bulky, large-item or furniture provision anywhere on it. A mattress will not go inside a 95-gallon cart, so for a Calhoun County collection customer the answer is the county landfill on Morrisville Road, not the curb. Separately, Calhoun County's own website carries no sanitation or solid waste collection department: its offices are the Administrative Office, Animal Control, Attorney, Board of Registrars, Civil Service, County Landfill, Environmental & Enforcement, Extension, Highway, HR, IT, License & Motor Vehicle, Parks and Rec, Probate, Recycling Office and Revenue Commissioner. The Environmental & Enforcement Office is an enforcement body — "Environmental Enforcement regarding Alabama's Solid Waste Laws, Criminal littering, Calhoun County's 'Public Nuisance Law', Mosquito Control" — not a collector, and the Recycling Office runs drop-off recycling points for containers and cardboard. Source Not confirmed: The guidelines publish no quarterly or monthly subscription price. Not confirmed: The guidelines do not state which parts of Calhoun County the service covers — whether it is the unincorporated area, a municipal contract, or private subscription — so whether an Oxford, Anniston or Jacksonville household is served by it is not established here. Not confirmed: No extra-pickup or special-collection fee is published, and no bulky item service is mentioned to have a fee for.
- No mattress recycling program reaches Calhoun County. The Mattress Recycling Council, the body that runs every statewide mattress recycling program in the country, says on its own site that it is "Operating Statewide in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island" and that it exists "to operate recycling programs in states that have passed mattress recycling laws". Alabama has passed none and is named nowhere on the page. Calhoun County's own recycling office runs drop-off points for household containers and cardboard — at the State Probation and Parole Office in Anniston, Christian Corner Meats on US Hwy 431, the Calhoun County Agri Center on Bynum Leatherwood Road, First Baptist Church of Williams in Jacksonville, Foodland in Alexandria, Pete Mathews Coliseum at Jacksonville State University, and sites in Heflin and Pell City — and none of them is a mattress or bulky-item site. Source Not confirmed: No private mattress recycler publishing an address and terms was found in this county; that is an absence of evidence, not a statement by the county.
Alabama mattress disposal rules
- ADEM recycling program page covers SWRMMA (2008): 25% waste-reduction goal, $1/ton statewide disposal fee, local recycling grants and funds to clean up illegal dump sites. No mattress-specific content. No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on ADEM pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments. Source
Questions people ask about Anniston
Is there free mattress disposal in Anniston?
Yes: Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal; Purple In-Home Setup with mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Anniston?
Published starting prices: A Bedder World mattress pickup from $89. Stairs, box springs, and extra items can add fees.
Will the store take my old mattress when I buy a new one?
Several retailers offer haul-away with a new mattress delivery, usually with conditions: Casper, Havertys, Purple, Raymour & Flanigan, Rooms To Go, Saatva.
Are there state rules for mattress disposal in Alabama?
ADEM recycling program page covers SWRMMA (2008): 25% waste-reduction goal, $1/ton statewide disposal fee, local recycling grants and funds to clean up illegal dump sites. No mattress-specific content. No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on ADEM pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments.
What to check before you go
- Say if the mattress is wet, stained, or has any sign of pests — that is the usual reason one is turned away.
- Ask what the total will be. Box springs, stairs, and extra items are often charged separately.
- Check you qualify. Many sites serve only residents of their own city or county.