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How to get rid of a mattress in Cullman, AL.
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Cullman County, Alabama · 26 options, 9 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
5 ways to get rid of a mattress in Cullman
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Cullman (our Cullman mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout AlabamaBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in CullmanBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree
- 3Junk removal options serving Cullman4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 4Store haul-away options in Cullman20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 5Donation options in Cullman2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Cullman rules · Cullman County · Alabama rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Cullman
Use our Cullman 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.
- Cullman 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 Cullman
Cullman’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.
City of Cullman curbside trash allowance and large item pickup
Cullman city households. Sec. 46-56 requires each householder in the city to place garbage and trash out for city collection, and Sec. 46-79 makes the service exclusive: 'No person or business entity shall engage in garbage and rubbish collection within the city limits unless expressly authorized by the city council. The city's collection service shall be exclusive within the city.' The City of Cullman is expressly outside Cullman County's own white-goods collection, so the city arrangement is the only one available to a city resident.
Conditions and source
Cart garbage is weekly and automated at '$17.42' a month for one cart, out by 5 a.m., with everything bagged and inside the cart — 'Any garbage not placed in a City of Cullman Sanitation garbage cart will not be collected.' Anything outside the cart is governed by two provisions that do not sit easily together. The code, Sec. 46-23, gives a free allowance: 'Rubbish, which shall include trash (other than garbage), limbs, brush and leaves, must be placed within five feet of the curbline, but not in the street, ditches or gutters, on regular collection days for removal by the city without additional charge. However, not more than three cubic yards per cycle shall be moved without charge in any one month. Amounts over three cubic yards per cycle will be subject to a fee as provided in the city fee schedule.' Rubbish is itemized at Sec. 46-2 to include 'Furniture' among combustible trash and 'Metal furniture' among noncombustible. The city website, by contrast, says of anything that may not go in the cart: 'The City of Cullman offers a large item pickup for an additional fee. Please call Sanitation to schedule this service.' Tree limbs may not exceed six feet or 75 pounds; rocks and dirt are not collected; building debris goes by roll-off 'for fees established by the city council'.
Not confirmed: The amount of the 'additional fee' for large item pickup is published nowhere — not on the city page, not on the department's guidelines sheet, and not in the code, which points at a city fee schedule that is not online.
Not confirmed: The code's free three-cubic-yard monthly trash allowance and the website's 'additional fee' for large items are not reconciled, so it is not established which governs a single mattress at the curb.
Not confirmed: Neither the code nor the city page names a mattress, box spring or bedding; 'Furniture' is itemized but bedding is not.
Not confirmed: The city does not say where a large item it collects is taken.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Free
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Junk removal options serving Cullman
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 site4Store haul-away options in Cullman
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
5Donation options in Cullman
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 Cullman 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 City of Cullman Sanitation Department's own service guidelines sheet, issued over Superintendent Sam Dillender's name at PO Box 278, Cullman AL 35056, (256) 737-7560, and still the linked guidance from the Sanitation & Recycling page, repeats the same instruction in the same terms: under 'DO NOT put yard debris, rocks, dirt, building and construction debris, hot or flammable items, hazardous material, or chemicals in your cart', the sheet adds 'The City of Cullman offers a large item pickup for an additional fee. Please call the sanitation office to schedule this service.' It also confirms that 'Any garbage not placed in a City of Cullman Sanitation Cart WILL NOT BE COLLECTED', that garbage must be out by 5:00 a.m. on the service day or it 'will not be picked up until the following week', and that a missing cart adds 'an additional $60.00 fee'. The sheet quantifies no large-item charge. Source Not confirmed: The department's own guidance sheet commits the city to charging a fee for large item pickup and still does not state what it is. Not confirmed: The sheet names no large item at all, so a mattress is neither included nor excluded by name.
What Cullman County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Cullman and its neighbors.
- Cullman County, Alabama will fetch bedding from the curb twice a month, once a year per household, and the city of Cullman is not in the service. Cullman County Sanitation Department: "The County Sanitation Department provides residential garbage services for all of Cullman County, except for the City of Cullman. Each household is provided pick up service one day per week." Then the bulky route: "Sanitation provides a white goods service on the second and fourth Thursday of each months. This service provides for the pick up of discarded household appliances, bedding materials, chairs, and sofas. Please contact the Cullman County Sanitation Department no later than Monday prior to the Thursday pick up date by calling 256-287-1142." And the limit: "This service is available to the Cullman County residents one time a year." The department also runs skips: "The Sanitation Department also provides dumpster services for a variety of uses. We have 2, 4, and 8 yard dumpsters that primarily service household type garbage. Also, offered are 15, 20, 30, and 40 yard dumpsters for construction type services." Its rates page, "*Effective December 1, 2025", gives "Residential Service Rates: $16.30 for one County can ($7 per additional can)" and a "Senior Rate: $8.50 (Age 65 and over)", with the department at 2810 AL Hwy 69S, Cullman, AL 35057, 256-287-1142, and collection days Monday through Thursday. Source Not confirmed: The county writes "bedding materials" and never the word mattress or box spring, so whether a mattress is what it means is not established in the county's own words. Not confirmed: No fee is published for the white goods pickup itself — the $16.30 a month is the cart subscription, and the county does not say whether the once-a-year white goods collection is included in it or charged separately. Not confirmed: No quantity limit per visit is published, so whether a mattress and its box spring count as one use of the annual allowance or two is not established. Not confirmed: The exclusion of the City of Cullman is stated for "residential garbage services"; the county does not repeat it for the white goods service specifically, though the white goods service is described as part of the same department's provision.
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 Cullman
Is there free mattress disposal in Cullman?
Yes: City of Cullman curbside trash allowance and large item pickup; Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Cullman?
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.