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How to get rid of a mattress in Scottsboro, AL.
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Jackson County, Alabama · 28 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 Scottsboro
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Scottsboro (our Scottsboro mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout AlabamaBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in ScottsboroBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree–$150
- 3Drop-off options near Scottsboro2 places that take mattresses, nearest 7 miles awayFrom $5
- 4Junk removal options serving Scottsboro4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Scottsboro20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Scottsboro2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Jackson County · Alabama rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Scottsboro
Use our Scottsboro 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.
- Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro
Scottsboro’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 Scottsboro Street Department weekly household debris pickup
Residents inside the Scottsboro city limits. The city's Solid Waste FAQ states that 'The Scottsboro Solid Waste Department only picks up waste in the city limits, Jackson County has its own' collection at (256) 259-2820; Jackson County's own service is cart-only and directs residents to the Scottsboro Landfill for bulky items.
Conditions and source
Household debris is collected by the Street Department, not Solid Waste. 'The Street Department has several knuckle-boom trucks to remove the brush and debris from the side of the roads. This is for house-hold debris and tree limbs.' Household debris must not be mixed with brush, because separate trucks run for each. 'The Department requests that residents have items placed at curbside by 6 a.m. on your pick up day', following the published brush and debris pickup schedule. 'If you have a knuckle-boom truck load or more, it is $150 per load. This is per Ordinance No. 525. Otherwise your weekly routes are a free city service.' Refused: 'paint cans, tires, petroleum products, batteries, medical waste, hazardous waste, and industrial or commercial waste.' Limbs, grass and leaves must not be bagged. The Street Department is at 2002 Bogue Drive, (256) 574-3821, Monday through Thursday 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Regular cart garbage is separate, weekly, at '$17.21' a month for one can, out by 6 a.m., with no bulky provision of its own.
- $0 — City of Scottsboro Street Department: 'Otherwise your weekly routes are a free city service.' Free applies to household debris and tree limbs set out at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day, kept separate from brush, and below a knuckle-boom truck load. The department names no mattress on its accepted or refused list; its refusals are paint cans, tires, petroleum products, batteries, medical waste, hazardous waste and industrial or commercial waste.
- $150 — City of Scottsboro Street Department: 'If you have a knuckle-boom truck load or more, it is $150 per load. This is per Ordinance No. 525.' This applies only once the set-out reaches a full knuckle-boom truck load, which the city does not quantify; smaller weekly set-outs are free.
Not confirmed: 'House-hold debris' is not itemized, so a mattress is named neither as accepted nor as refused; the refusal list is entirely hazardous and commercial material.
Not confirmed: 'A knuckle-boom truck load' is not quantified, so it is not established at what point the free weekly route becomes a $150 load.
Not confirmed: No volume limit is published for the free weekly route below that threshold.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Free–$150
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Scottsboro
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Scottsboro. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Scottsboro Landfill self-haul drop-off
The landfill is the City of Scottsboro's own — 'The Scottsboro Solid Waste Department is responsible for the operation of the city Landfill located at 650 Co. RD. 412 Hollywood, AL 35752' — and it is the site Jackson County directs its own cart customers to for bulky items. The city's current page states no residency restriction or proof requirement.
Conditions and source
'Landfill Hours are 6:00am – 2:00pm. Monday – Friday. You must be at the scalehouse by 1:45pm to dump on that day. $20 minimum for each transaction – If you have brush and debris you will pay 2 minimums. Brush cannot be mixed with any debris or garbage, it must be seperate. The landfill is closed for lunch from 11-12 daily.' Brush is priced separately through the site's chipper: 'You can drop off brush, trees, limbs, and bushes (minimal dirt attached) for a minimum fee of $35, then $35/ton thereafter.' A household mattress taken here on its own therefore meets the $20 per-transaction minimum; no per-item rate for a mattress appears on the city's current page.
Not confirmed: The linked 2020 tipping-fee rate card could not be retrieved — the site serves a bot challenge to every non-browser request and offers the PDF only as a download — so the '$5 /item' bulky waste rate covering mattresses, fridges, couches and stoves remains unconfirmed against anything the city publishes now.
Not confirmed: No per-ton or per-item rate for household waste is published on the current page, only the $20 per-transaction minimum.
Not confirmed: The page does not say whether non-residents may use the landfill.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Landfill — City of Scottsboro Solid Waste Department, Alabama
$20
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Scottsboro Landfill self-haul (mattresses named as a $5 bulky item, under a $20 minimum per transaction — so one mattress costs $20)
The City of Scottsboro publishes no residency rule, permit or proof-of-address requirement for the landfill. Jackson County Solid Waste sends its own collection customers here in writing: "If you have larger items that will not fit in the can. You may take those items to the Scottsboro Landfill which is located at 650 County Road 412, Hollywood AL 35752."
Conditions and source
650 Co. RD. 412, Hollywood, AL 35752, run by the City of Scottsboro Solid Waste Department. "Landfill Hours are 6:00am – 2:00pm. Monday – Friday." "You must be at the scalehouse by 1:45pm to dump on that day." "The landfill is closed for lunch from 11-12 daily." The city's current landfill page sets the floor: "$20 minimum for each transaction – If you have brush and debris you will pay 2 minimums", and "Brush cannot be mixed with any debris or garbage, it must be seperate." The rate notice the city links from that page, headed "THE FOLLOWING RATE CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JAN.1, 2020", is where a mattress is named: "*MINIMUM TIPPING FEE WILL BE $20.00 PER TRANSACTION", "* MSW—$48.50 / TON", "* C&D—37.50 / TON", "*BULKY WASTE ITEMS WILL BE $5 /ITEM – INCLUDES FRIDGES, COUCHES, STOVES, MATTRESSES, ETC.", "*WE WILL START TAKING BRUSH $35 /TON MUST NOT BE MIXED ONLY BRUSH. YOU MUST UNLOAD YOURSELF." Because the $20 minimum applies per transaction, a single mattress pays $20 rather than $5; the per-item rate only exceeds the minimum from the fifth item. The brush chipper is separate: "You can drop off brush, trees, limbs, and bushes (minimal dirt attached) for a minimum fee of $35, then $35/ton thereafter."
- $5 — The Scottsboro Landfill rate notice linked from the city's landfill page names a mattress directly: "*BULKY WASTE ITEMS WILL BE $5 /ITEM – INCLUDES FRIDGES, COUCHES, STOVES, MATTRESSES, ETC." The notice is headed "THE FOLLOWING RATE CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JAN.1, 2020" and the city has published no later schedule, so read it with that date in mind. It sits under the $20.00 minimum per transaction on the same notice, so a single mattress pays $20, not $5.
- $20 — The City of Scottsboro's current landfill page: "$20 minimum for each transaction – If you have brush and debris you will pay 2 minimums." Because this minimum applies per transaction, it is what one mattress on its own trip actually costs, notwithstanding the $5 per bulky item rate on the city's rate notice.
Not confirmed: The rate notice naming mattresses is dated effective January 1, 2020 and the city publishes no later schedule; its $20 minimum and $35/ton brush rate are corroborated by the city's current page, but the $5 per bulky item rate is not.
Not confirmed: The notice does not say whether a mattress and a box spring are one bulky item or two.
Not confirmed: The city publishes no residency rule, which is not the same as stating the site is open to all comers.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 28, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Landfill — City of Scottsboro Solid Waste Department, Alabama
$5plus $20 for the load or entry
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Scottsboro
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 Scottsboro
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 Scottsboro
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 Jackson County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Scottsboro and its neighbors.
- Jackson County, Alabama runs its own household collection — and tells its customers in writing that a mattress is not part of it. The county's "Trash Information Sheet 2026", issued by Jackson County Solid Waste under director Caleb Skipper and headed "Welcome to Jackson County, Alabama!", sets out a cart-only service: "Residents are required to use the Jackson County issued cans. No other containers will be serviced." • "Cans must be at curb by 5:00 am on your service day." • "All household garbage should be bagged to prevent spillage and wind scatter." • "All household garbage must be placed in the container. Do Not Overfill, this will result in spillage and will be the resident's responsibility to clean it up." • "No garbage should be placed on top of the can; this will result in spillage. The can will not be serviced." And then the sentence that answers the question directly: "If you have larger items that will not fit in the can. You may take those items to the Scottsboro Landfill which is located at 650 County Road 412, Hollywood AL 35752." There is no bulky pickup, no large item collection and no annual allowance; the county's own instruction for anything that will not go in the cart is to haul it yourself. On payment the sheet adds only: "We now offer a 7% discount if you pay annually. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please call our office." The service is run from "288 Shelby Drive, Scottsboro, AL 35769", 256-259-2820. This is Jackson County, ALABAMA, not the Jackson County of Illinois, Oregon or any of the other twenty-odd. Source Not confirmed: The county publishes no monthly or quarterly subscription price for its collection — only that paying annually earns a 7% discount on a figure it does not state. Not confirmed: The sheet does not say which parts of Jackson County the collection serves — whether the unincorporated area only, or towns as well — and Scottsboro runs its own city solid waste department. Not confirmed: The sheet does not say what taking a mattress to the Scottsboro Landfill will cost; the fee is published by the city, not the county.
- The one thing Jackson County Solid Waste will bring to a household for something too big for the cart is a dumpster, and it publishes the prices. Its "Jackson County Solid Waste Roll Off Dumpster Rental Service" flyer, from "288 Shelby Drive, Scottsboro AL", 256-259-2820, lists: "20 YARD ROLL OFF OPEN-TOP DUMPSTER — $375.00 – 14 Day Rental — Dimensions: 4.5'H x 8'W x 22'L — 2-Ton Limit"; "30 YARD ROLL OFF OPEN-TOP DUMPSTER — $425.00 – 14 Day Rental — Dimensions: 6'H x 8'W x 22'L — 3-Ton Limit"; "40 YARD ROLL OFF OPEN-TOP DUMPSTER — $500.00 – 14 Day Rental — Dimensions: 8'H x 8'W x 22'L — 4-Ton Limit"; and a "Weekend Special — 10 YARD ROLL OFF OPEN-TOP DUMPSTER — $250.00 – 3 Day Rental — Dimensions: 4.5'H x 8'W x 13'L — 1-Ton Limit". Extras: "ADDITIONAL DAYS: $15.00 A DAY", "$50.00 ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR TONNAGE OVERAGE", and for the weekend container "CAN EXTEND AN EXTRA 4 DAYS FOR $15.00 A DAY. 7-DAY MAX RENTAL." For one mattress this is a $250 answer to a $20 problem, and it is recorded so a reader can see that and choose the landfill instead. Source Not confirmed: The flyer publishes no eligibility rule — whether the rental is open to households anywhere in Jackson County, to county collection customers only, or to businesses as well, is not stated. Not confirmed: The flyer does not list accepted or prohibited materials, so whether a mattress may go in the container is not stated.
- Jackson County's Solid Waste department page gives the office as "288 Shelby Dr. / Scottsboro, AL 35768", phone "256-259-2820", hours "Monday - Friday 6:00am - 2:00pm", and publishes four documents and nothing else: a "2026 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE", the "Trash Information Sheet 2026", an "Application for Solid Waste Service", a "RESIDENTIAL ROLL OFF CONTRACT" and the "ROLL OFF DUMPSTER FLYER". The application form asks for the applicant's name, service address, driver's license number, employer, landlord and other occupants, and has the applicant certify "I understand I will be responsible for Solid Waste Fees. Failure to pay for services may result in suspension of services and the Solid Waste Department coming onto my property to pick up their garbage can" — but no rate appears on the form or on the page. The department publishes no schedule of charges at all: not a monthly rate, not a per-item fee, not a bulky item fee, and not a drop-off price. Source Not confirmed: Jackson County Solid Waste publishes no rate schedule anywhere on its department page or in its own forms, so the cost of the county collection cannot be established without asking. Not confirmed: The page does not state the service area of the county collection.
- Nothing recycles a mattress in Jackson County. The Mattress Recycling Council, which operates 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 was "formed by the mattress industry to operate recycling programs in states that have passed mattress recycling laws"; Alabama has passed no such law and appears nowhere on the page. Jackson County Solid Waste publishes no recycling program, and the Scottsboro Landfill's own published recovery is a wood and brush chipper, not mattress dismantling. A mattress taken to the Scottsboro Landfill is buried. Source Not confirmed: No private mattress recycler publishing an address and terms was found in this 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 Scottsboro
Is there free mattress disposal in Scottsboro?
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 Scottsboro?
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.