How to get rid of a mattress in Florence, 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.

• Florence's code names bulk waste in its dumping prohibition. § 52.022(A): "It shall be a violation for any person to dump, dispose or release, or cause to be dumped, disposed or released, any solid waste, garbage, bulk waste or refuse, including hazardous waste, upon any street, alley, right-of-way, public or private property within the town except as specifically permitted in this chapter." § 52.022(B) adds that the offender "shall make restitution to the town for all cleanup and disposal costs incurred by the town", and § 52.022(C) makes the registered keeper of a vehicle "prima facie responsible for the violation". § 52.006 also makes it unlawful for anyone other than the town or its authorized collection services to haul residential solid waste over town streets. § 52.026(C)(3): "Maximum weight of material placed in any 90- to 100-gallon container shall not exceed 200 pounds." § 52.025(B) makes it "illegal to have any obstruction, including, but not limited to, parked vehicles within 15 feet of a solid waste or recycling container placed out or collection service". Source Not confirmed: The code does not name mattresses and imposes no wrapping requirement Not confirmed: Nothing in ch. 52 addresses apartment or HOA restrictions on bulky set-outs
• Florence prices illegal dumping in its code. § 52.999(A): "A person convicted of a violation of division (A) of § 52.022 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $2,500, and, in the discretion of the court, by imprisonment for a term of not more than six months. In no case shall a person convicted of a violation of § 52.022(A) be eligible for suspension or commutation of a sentence unless the person is placed on probation with the condition that the minimum mandatory fines be paid." § 52.999(B) makes any other violation of ch. 52 a Class 1 misdemeanor, with "Each day that any violation of this chapter... exists shall constitute a separate violation or offense", the owner of record presumed to be in lawful control, and the responsible party liable for the town's abatement costs on top of any fine. § 52.085 establishes the municipal disposal site by council motion; § 52.100 leaves monthly solid waste fees to the council's annual budget process. Source Not confirmed: The code does not set out the dollar amount of the sanitation deposit or establishment fee; it refers to a separate Town of Florence Schedule of Fees that was not read

• 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