How to get rid of a mattress in Eloy, AZ.

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.

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 we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.

• Eloy's code sets the local rules. § 10-13: "It shall be a violation for any person to dump, dispose or release or cause to be dumped, disposed or released, any solid waste or hazardous waste upon any street, alley, right of way, public or private property within the city of Eloy except as specifically permitted in this chapter or at a disposal site authorized by the state department of health services or state department of environmental quality." § 10-12(A) makes it "unlawful to collect or remove solid waste or recyclables between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. if the collection point or container location is within two hundred feet (200') of any residential dwelling unit". § 10-14(A) reserves bulk service to the city's discretion: "The city, at its discretion, shall provide automated, contained residential solid waste collection service and may provide residential bulk service and recycling service in accordance with the guidelines and policies as provided by the city manager". § 10-16(A) requires all materials to be stored in a city-approved container "unless those materials are properly prepared for the city's bulk waste collection service", and § 10-16(B) keeps containers at least five feet from a vehicle, mailbox or other obstruction and never on a sidewalk. Service may be suspended for up to six months at a time under § 10-10 for military relocation, severe medical condition, bereavement or other extreme emergency, on condition the residence stays vacant. Source Not confirmed: The penalty for illegal dumping is not stated in § 10-13; it sits in ch. 10A, Prosecution for Garbage, Waste and Junk Violations, which was not read, so no fine amount can be given for Eloy Not confirmed: The code does not name mattresses; the wrapping requirement is set by the bulk pickup page, not by ordinance

• New River county address is 41835 North New River Road, Phoenix 85087, while ADEQ lists 41835 N Lake Pleasant, Peoria 85382. Rainbow Valley county street number is 17795 versus ADEQ 17735. Cave Creek county city label differs from ADEQ Carefree. Source
• County receiving list includes 15 transfer stations plus Western Regional Landfill. It differs from ADEQ on Double Adobe direction (6996 N versus S Central Highway), Bowie ZIP (85643 versus 85605), Tombstone ZIP (85638 versus 85352), Sunsites city/ZIP and Bisbee road spelling (Tovreaville versus Torveaville). Source
• ADEQ Composting, Recycling & HHW FAQs (revised Oct. 28, 2025) read in full, including the collapsed accordion panels. No statewide mattress stewardship program, landfill ban or retailer take-back appears anywhere on the page. The resident recycling panel tells people to use the ADEQ eMap or to search "City of [where you live] recycling", and if the municipality offers nothing, to search "[County you live in] recycling" for a drop-off service. Mattress disposal in Arizona is handled by local governments. Source
• The statewide locator ADEQ links from its recycling pages is the "Arizona Recycling Locator" ArcGIS Experience app. Its own text says the app covers E-Waste, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and General Recycling in your community, and carries an ADEQ disclaimer that it cannot verify the listed items will be accepted at all locations and that residents should contact the facility. There is no mattress or bulky-item category among the three advertised layers. Source
• Mattress Recycling Council's Program States page names exactly four states where it operates recycling programs under enacted mattress recycling laws: California, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Oregon. Arizona is not among them, confirming there is no MRC-run mattress stewardship program or Bye Bye Mattress free drop-off network in Arizona. Source