How to get rid of a mattress in Craig, CO.

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.

• The City of Craig's Solid Waste Department page confirms who runs collection here and what else it does. "It is the mission of the Solid Waste Department to provide the residential and commercial community reliable, convenient, and cost effective trash removal services." The department "Operates as an Enterprise Fund where Enterprise funds are used to account for operations that are financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprise" and is "intended to be predominately self-supporting through user charges"; it "Maintains appearance and condition of containers and replaces, if necessary"; and it "Coordinates with Moffat County for Craig Clean-Up Days for the collection of used tires and old appliances." The named contacts are Shane Baker, Solid Waste Department Director, 970-824-4463 ext. 13, and Rod Durham, Solid Waste Department Foreman, 970-824-3278. A separate City announcement, "2026 SOLID WASTE CUSTOMER SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT", states that "Due to increasing operational costs, it has become necessary to raise trash collection rates. Trash rates will be increasing by 4% for 2026", with 970.826.2005 for questions. Source Not confirmed: The department page names Craig Clean-Up Days only for used tires and old appliances and does not say whether mattresses are covered by that event. Not confirmed: The City's own Clean-Up Days notice was no longer on its website when checked, so the current year's terms could not be read from a City source.

• Resources page still labels its rate link 2023 Gate Rate Sheet, while the separate Disposal Rates page links a PDF explicitly titled 2026. Preserve the link-label discrepancy rather than interpreting every resource as current. Source
• CDPHE list of residential materials prohibited from Colorado solid waste sites: lead-acid batteries, free liquids, used oil, waste tires, electronic devices/computers. Mattresses not listed. No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on CDPHE pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments. Source