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How to get rid of a mattress in Ozark, AL.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
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Dale 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 Ozark
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Ozark (our Ozark mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout AlabamaBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in OzarkBook a date with the city and leave it at the curb$65
- 3Drop-off options near Ozark1 place that takes mattressesFee not published
- 4Junk removal options serving Ozark4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Ozark20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Ozark2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Dale County · Alabama rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Ozark
Use our Ozark 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.
- Ozark 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 Ozark
Ozark’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 Ozark weekly residential trash pickup (old furniture named, free below the volume limit)
Residences within the city limits of Ozark on the city garbage service, charged $20.00 per month under Sec. 10-27(1), or $7.50 where total household income is $10,000.00 or less. "Businesses that do not subscribe to the City garbage service are not eligible for regular trash pickup." Sec. 10-27(3): "Trash service will not be provided outside the city limits", even where the city collects garbage outside the line at Dale County's request.
Conditions and source
Residential trash is defined as "Things that are accumulated outside of the household such as tree limbs, shrubbery and grass trimmings, leaves, pine straw, large cardboard boxes (broken down), old play toys, old furniture, and general debris from the yard", picked up "on a rotation schedule", and Sec. 10-26(a)(1) requires that "All leaves, limbs, prunings, appliances, furniture and discarded items shall be placed behind the curb within the right-of-way, not in the street, and will be picked up once per week." Metal must be separated for recycling. "No extra charge will be made for residential trash pickup unless there is more than one and a half trailer loads (10 cubic yards), in which case a fee of $65.00 per half load will be billed to the property owner." Refused: shingles, drywall, plaster, lumber, concrete, roofing materials, brick, carpeting, pads, commodes, lavatories, windows, doors, fencing, insulation, siding, paint, dirt, tree stumps and tree trunks over ten inches in diameter and five feet long, and any debris generated by tree trimmers, contract labor or pulpwooders. "Individuals cleaning out entire houses must contact the Public Works Department before doing the actual work to receive instructions." Failure to comply "could result in the assessment of a fine of up to $500.00 for criminal littering".
Not confirmed: neither the department's rules nor chapter 10 names a mattress or bedding; "old furniture" and "other discarded items" are as close as either comes, while carpeting and pads are refused by name
Not confirmed: the department's threshold - "more than one and a half trailer loads (10 cubic yards)" - does not match the code's, which sets the same $65.00 fee at "a one-half (1/2) trailer load (ten (10) cubic yards) or more"
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES | Code of Ordinances | Ozark, AL
$65
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Ozark
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Ozark. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Dale County C&D Landfill, Ozark - quarterly self-haul (mattresses and box springs named)
The county publishes no residency test and no ID requirement. ADEM's permit record gives the service area as "Dale County, AL" (Dale County C/D Landfill, Permit No. 23-06, permittee Dale County Commission). The county's customer information sheet addresses its own solid waste customers.
Conditions and source
"located on Bivins Drive in Ozark" - the county publishes no street number - and it "only operates quarterly", with no dates given. The county names bedding outright: "Trash such as leaves, limbs, old furniture, appliances, mattresses, or box springs may be taken to the Dale County Landfill for disposal". Two things are refused: the landfill "does not accept electronics (i.e. televisions, radios, computers or microwaves) or burned garbage of any kind". The county's stated alternative when the gate is shut is a private site: "you can call Rosehill Landfill located at 242 New Hope Rd. Midland City @ (334) 983-6576". Telephone Dale County Solid Waste at (334) 774-6212 before traveling - the opening dates are not published anywhere and the county's website carries no landfill page.
Not confirmed: The quarterly opening dates are not published, so a reader cannot find out when the gate is open without telephoning.
Not confirmed: No fee of any kind is published: no per-load, per-ton or per-mattress charge.
Not confirmed: No hours are published, and no street number for the site.
Not confirmed: Rose Hill Landfill, the alternative the county names, publishes no rate card, hours or mattress policy of its own.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 28, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Dale County Solid Waste Management: customer information sheet (MDI contract page 2)
Fee not published
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Ozark
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 Ozark
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 Ozark
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 Dale County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Ozark and its neighbors.
- Not an option: Dale County collects household garbage only, and its contractor's own guidelines exclude furniture by name. The county contracted collection to Mark Dunning Industries (M.D.I.) on February 1, 2014 and still bills for it. The residential guidelines state "MDI CONTAINER WILL BE THE ONLY CONTAINER EMPTIED... ALL GARBAGE IS TO BE BAGGED AND PLACED IN THE MDI 95 GALLON ROLL CART. GARBAGE WILL NOT BE PICKED UP OFF THE GROUND" and, in full, "ONLY HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE WILL BE COLLECTED, NO TIRES, BATTERIES, FURNITURE, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, WOOD, BRICK, CONCRETE, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, AUTO PARTS, ELECTRONICS, OR YARD WASTE." The one extra-collection window is narrow and does not help: "EXTRA SOLID WASTE SUCH AS CARDBOARD BOXES, WRAPPING PAPER AND HOUSEHOLD TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP" for one week after the 4th of July, one week after Thanksgiving, two weeks after Christmas, and on request for "A SPECIAL OCCASION SUCH AS WEDDINGS OR FUNERALS" approved by MDI in advance - boxes and wrapping paper, not bulky goods. Garbage is collected once a week; the maximum is what fits in the cart. Service is $18.00 per month or $216.00 per year, $14.00 per month for each additional 95-gallon cart ($168.00 per year), with a $50.00 refundable deposit, a $5.00 monthly late charge, a $25.00 service charge for non-payment after a Notice of Violation and a $75.00 damaged-cart fee. New customer signup needs "copy of current driver's license and $68.00 (CASH ONLY)". The Solid Waste office is at 202 S AL HWY 123, Suite A, Ozark, AL 36360, (334) 774-6212, open Monday through Thursday 6:00 am to 4:00 pm. Source Not confirmed: A mattress is not named in the exclusion list, though furniture is. Whether MDI treats bedding as furniture is not stated. Not confirmed: Dale County does not publish which municipalities are inside its collection area - its documents refer only to "our service area" - so whether an Ozark address is billed by the county or by the city cannot be settled from the county's pages.
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 Ozark
Is there free mattress disposal in Ozark?
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 Ozark?
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.