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How to get rid of a mattress in Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Jacksonville (our Jacksonville mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout AlabamaBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in JacksonvilleBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFee not published
- 3Drop-off options near Jacksonville1 place that takes mattresses, nearest 10 miles awayFrom $8
- 4Junk removal options serving Jacksonville4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Jacksonville20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Jacksonville2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Jacksonville rules · Calhoun County · Alabama rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Jacksonville
Use our Jacksonville 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.
- Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville
Jacksonville’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.
Jacksonville Street and Sanitation Department bulk and yard waste collection (the ordinance names mattresses and bed springs)
City of Jacksonville residents whose health and sanitation service is being paid. Sec. 19-81(a) of the Code of Ordinances is explicit: "No limbs, logs, or large brush shall be picked up by the city from vacant lots or any lot where the service for health and sanitation is not being paid." A garbage fee exemption is available at the city clerk's office "for households whose only source of income is from Social Security and/or VA benefits that directly reduce Social Security benefits", and a back-door garbage pickup "for residents living alone that are physically unable to place cart at curb".
Conditions and source
"Bulk and yard waste trash (includes limbs, grass and shrubbery clippings, furniture, large moving boxes, cardboard boxes, glass, clothing, toys, wood and items too large to place in garbage cart) will be collected by the City Street and Sanitation Department. Place items beside the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day, including electronics. Electronics will be written down and collected on the following Friday." Items go "on the City right-of-way so workers may reach it from standing in the street and at least 3 feet from objects like mailboxes and power poles." The ordinance names the item directly at Sec. 19-77: "Collectable trash means all grass clippings, leaves, tree limbs, old furniture, mattresses, bed springs, small debris, nonputrescible solid waste, metal cans and containers, cloth, paper, cardboard, cardboard boxes, and other similar materials". The limit is one load a collection day — Sec. 19-78(a) — where "Load means a maximum volume of 3.5 cubic yards, approximately four feet by eight feet by three feet", and Sec. 19-85(b) makes it a violation "to place for collection any volume of collectable trash in excess of 3.5 cubic yards per dwelling per scheduled collection day". Uncollectable trash is "Any item weighing over 500 pounds, having a length of over eight feet, or being in excess of ten inches in diameter", and Sec. 19-79(e) adds that bulky items must be at one location near the street, three feet clear of obstacles and other piles, with tables and swing sets dismantled and "No such item shall be in excess of ten feet in length." Sec. 19-79(f) lets the city refuse pickup where its equipment cannot load safely. Cart rules: out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before (Sec. 19-3) and back in by 7:00 p.m. on collection day (Sec. 19-4). Published charges: "Garbage fee for garbage: $22.96" and "Health and Sanitation fee for sanitation-related services throughout the City: $11.48", which Sec. 19-5 shows to be monthly and set at 110 percent and 50 percent respectively of the city's contract cost. No per-item charge is published. Street Department: 256-435-3582; City Hall 320 Church Ave. SE, Jacksonville, AL 36265, (256) 435-7611; billing questions to the Water Works Gas & Sewer Board, 256-435-7657. Self-haul is not an option here: Sec. 19-56 closes the city landfill six miles north of town "to both travel and use by the general public".
Not confirmed: The two published fees carry no stated period on the city's page; the ordinance shows both to be monthly. They are service charges, not mattress prices, and there is no per-item fee published, so nothing is priced.
Not confirmed: Sec. 19-85 sets out the violations but no penalty; Sec. 19-81(a) cross-refers to "section 1-6 general penalty; continuing violations" in Chapter 1, which was not read, so the fine is not established.
Not confirmed: The uncollectable-trash test includes items "in excess of ten inches in diameter", which is not written with a mattress in mind and the city does not address it.
Not confirmed: The city's web page is dated 01-05-2021 and has no later version, so the fee figures are the city's latest published ones rather than confirmed for 2026.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Garbage, Recycling & Trash Pick Up — City of Jacksonville, Alabama
Chapter 19 — Solid Waste, Code of Ordinances, Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville
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
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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 Jacksonville
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 Jacksonville
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 Jacksonville itself says
What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.
- Jacksonville has a city landfill and a resident may not use it. Sec. 19-56 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jacksonville, Alabama, "Landfill closed to travel and use by general public", reads: "The area owned by the city which is used and maintained as a city landfill, located six miles north of the city, is hereby declared to be a restricted area closed to both travel and use by the general public, except at such times as established by the sanitation department." Sec. 19-57 preserves a discretion but not a right: "Section 19-56, notwithstanding, the street and sanitation superintendent is hereby authorized to permit the general public to enter in and upon the city landfill premises in such instances and for such length of time as the superintendent may, in his best judgment, deem to be to the best interest and welfare and efficient operation of such landfill." Sec. 19-58 adds that "The landfill shall have only one access road within the site, and the entire landfill shall be under the direct supervision of the employees of the city. Any placing of materials therein by persons other than city employees shall be at such times and places and in such manner as may be directed by the city sanitation department." So a Jacksonville resident with a mattress cannot simply drive it to the city's own site: the curbside collection by the Street and Sanitation Department is the route the city intends them to use, and the city's own pages name no public drop-off, transfer station or convenience center anywhere in Jacksonville. Source Not confirmed: The ordinance allows the sanitation superintendent to open the landfill to the public at his discretion, and the city publishes no hours, no open days and no gate rate for any such opening, so whether the public may ever take anything there in practice is not established. Not confirmed: No street address is published for the city landfill — the ordinance places it only "six miles north of the city" — so it is not recorded as a facility.
What Calhoun County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville
Is there free mattress disposal in Jacksonville?
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 Jacksonville?
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.