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How to get rid of a mattress in Johnstown, CO.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
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Weld County, Colorado · 33 options, 9 free · checked Sep 24, 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 Johnstown
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Johnstown (our Johnstown mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout ColoradoBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in JohnstownBook a date with the city and leave it at the curb$15
- 3Drop-off options near Johnstown7 places that take mattresses, nearest 11 miles awayFree
- 4Junk removal options serving Johnstown4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Johnstown20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Johnstown2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Johnstown rules · Weld County · Colorado rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Johnstown
Use our Johnstown 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 Colorado. 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.
- Johnstown 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 Johnstown
Johnstown’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.
Town of Johnstown bulk item pick-up (Waste Connections contract)
Households in the Town of Johnstown on the town-contracted Waste Connections collection, which is billed with the town utility bill. Collection days are Mondays for homes west of Colorado Blvd and Wednesdays for homes east of it.
Conditions and source
The town publishes bulk item pick-up as a Waste Connections extra service at $15.00 per item, alongside an extra 96-gallon garbage tote at $4.00 per month. Residents must call Waste Connections themselves to set up the additional service; garbage-specific requests otherwise go through the Waste Connections customer service portal, and service changes through utilitybilling@johnstownco.gov or Town Hall at 970-587-4664. Weekly trash is collected between 7am and 6pm.
Not confirmed: The town does not name mattresses among bulk items, so a mattress qualifying for the $15.00 per item price is not confirmed in writing
Not confirmed: No notice period, set-out time, size limit or weight limit is published for the bulk pick-up
Not confirmed: No free allowance is published, and whether charges can exceed $15.00 per item is unstated
Not confirmed: The town does not say whether a collected bulk item is recycled, reused or landfilled
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 24, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Town of Johnstown: Garbage and Recycling (Waste Connections contract, rates and extra services)
$15
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Johnstown
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Johnstown. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Nearest
Metro Waste & Recycling bulky waste drop-off
Open to the public at large - homeowners, businesses and contractors; no appointment needed.
Conditions and source
Mattresses and box springs accepted as bulky household waste. Fee calculated from the difference between weigh-in and weigh-out. Open Mon-Fri 7am-5pm and Sat 8am-2pm, closed Sunday.
Not confirmed: No published dollar rate or load minimum on the public page.
Not confirmed: Whether the mattress is landfilled or recycled is not stated, and no condition rules are published.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Fee not published
Visit siteLarimer County Central Transfer Station mattress recycling drop-off (2026 fee schedule)
The 2026 fee schedule states no residency requirement and no commercial exclusion for the per-item mattress rate; the flat entry fee is set by vehicle type, cars, SUVs and passenger vans on one rate and pickup trucks and cargo vans on another.
Conditions and source
Central Diversion & Transfer Station at 2388 W Trilby Rd, Fort Collins, open Monday–Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mattresses and box springs of every size are taken for recycling when dry and bedbug-free; the county's gatehouse sheet rejects bed bug infested, wet, frozen and moldy mattresses and hospital beds, and warns that on mud-restriction or rainy days mattresses go straight to the landfill working face. Loads must be covered and customers unload themselves, and unsecured or uncovered loads are charged double. Mattresses are recycled by Spring Back Colorado in Commerce City. Supersedes larimer-mattress-dropoff-v1, which left the base load fee and the rejection rules unresolved.
- Plus $20 — Flat entry fee for cars, SUVs and passenger vans, $20.00 each with the Colorado surcharge included, charged in addition to the per-mattress fee. Unsecured or uncovered loads are subject to double fee.
- Plus $37 — Flat entry fee for pickup trucks and cargo vans without vertical side planks above the cab, $37.00 each with the Colorado surcharge included, charged in addition to the per-mattress fee. Unsecured or uncovered loads are subject to double fee.
- Plus $40 — $40.00 each for mattresses and box springs at the North and South Landfills and the Central Transfer Station, with no Colorado surcharge, under the 2026 approved fee schedule updated 2/4/2026.
Not confirmed: The county does not state whether commercial customers may use the per-item mattress rate, nor whether the flat vehicle fee is waived for a mattress-only load.
Not confirmed: The gatehouse sheet describing the rejection list is dated 2023 and predates the move from the Larimer County Landfill to the Central Transfer Station.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 18, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Larimer current transfer station entrance
Larimer County — 2026 approved solid waste fee schedule (updated 2/4/2026)
Larimer County — Mattress Recycling (What to Expect) gatehouse sheet
Fee not published
Visit siteLarimer County mattress drop-off
Residency and commercial eligibility remain unconfirmed. Location is a research association.
Conditions and source
Dry, bedbug-free mattresses and box springs. Cover loads and unload yourself.
Not confirmed: Confirm base fee for mattress-only loads.
Not confirmed: Confirm residency and commercial eligibility.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 18, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$40
Visit siteThe other 4 places, further out
Larimer County North Landfill mattress drop-off
"The Landfill is open to Commercial haulers, transfer trailers, and limited residential traffic" — limited, not open. Larimer County Solid Waste routes residents living in and near Wellington, roughly a ten-mile radius including Livermore, Red Feather Lakes, Carr and Waverly, to the North Landfill, and residents living within or near Fort Collins and Loveland to the Central Diversion and Transfer Station instead.
Conditions and source
15669 North County Road 9, Wellington, about 25 miles north of the former Taft Hill landfill, near the Rawhide Energy Station west of I-25. Hours Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., "unless we have a high wind closure"; the county says the landfill closes on high wind days. The site is not open to residents for composting. Unsecured or uncovered loads are subject to double fee. The per-item mattress fee is charged on top of the flat vehicle fee, so one mattress in a car is $60.00 and in a pickup $77.00.
- Plus $20 — Flat entry fee for cars, SUVs and passenger vans, $20.00 each with the Colorado surcharge included, charged in addition to the per-mattress fee. The county publishes no waiver of this fee for a load carrying only a mattress. Unsecured or uncovered loads are subject to double fee.
- Plus $37 — Flat entry fee for pickup trucks and cargo vans without vertical side planks above the cab, $37.00 each with the Colorado surcharge included, charged in addition to the per-mattress fee. The county publishes no waiver of this fee for a load carrying only a mattress.
- Plus $40 — $40.00 each for mattresses and box springs at the North and South Landfills under the 2026 approved fee schedule updated 2/4/2026, charged per item and marked "Recycled" with no Colorado surcharge.
Not confirmed: The county's North Landfill FAQ is dated January 31, 2025, predates the August 2026 opening, and does not define what "limited residential traffic" permits.
Not confirmed: The county's A-Z list routes mattresses only to the Central Diversion and Transfer Station, so public mattress drop-off here rests on the fee schedule pricing mattresses in the landfill column rather than on a statement that the public may leave one.
Not confirmed: No published hours or closure notice specific to public self-haul at this site was found beyond the pre-opening FAQ.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Larimer County Solid Waste — facilities and who they serve
Larimer County North Landfill FAQ Information Sheet (last update 1/31/2025)
Larimer County — 2026 approved solid waste fee schedule (updated 2/4/2026)
Fee not published
Visit siteFront Range Landfill mattress drop-off
Open to individuals, businesses and local communities; no residency restriction stated. Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m.–2 p.m.
The last date published for this was Dec 1, 2024, so it has passed.
Conditions and source
Published price list charges each mattress or box spring separately from the vehicle/weight price; uncovered loads are charged double and a reflective safety vest ($8) is required outside the vehicle.
- $74 — Each mattress OR box spring, per the price list effective December 1, 2024.
- $141 — Car load price per the December 1, 2024 schedule; interaction with the per-item mattress fee not stated.
Not confirmed: Interaction between the per-item mattress fee and the car/pickup minimum is not explicit on the page.
Not confirmed: Recycling outcome and mattress condition restrictions unverified.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 18, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$74plus $141 for the load or entry
Visit siteLarimer County Estes Park Transfer Station mattress drop-off
The county describes the site as one of the facilities "located in outlying areas of the county and ... designed to make it easier for local residents to rid themselves of household wastes". No residency check, proof of address or resident/non-resident price split is published for the transfer station, and the Estes Park fee table sets a single rate for everyone.
Conditions and source
455 Elm Road, Estes Park. Seasonal hours: January to March and November to December, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 8am-4pm; April and October, Tuesday through Saturday 8am-4pm; May to September, Monday through Saturday 8am-4pm; closed Saturday July 4th, 2026. "This transfer station accepts all forms of payment." The Estes Park fee table also charges a minimum load of less than half a cubic yard at $22.00 per car or SUV with the surcharge included, and loose waste from trucks at $25.91 per cubic yard plus surcharge. Recyclables go to the separate Estes Park Residential Recycling Center at 640 Elm Road, not here. The schedule's standing warning that unsecured or uncovered loads are subject to double fee applies.
Not confirmed: The county's convenience-center page does not itself list mattresses among accepted items; acceptance rests on the 2026 approved fee schedule's Estes Park Convenience Center table, which prices them at $40.00 each.
Not confirmed: The Estes Park mattress row is not marked "Recycled" the way the landfill and transfer station row is, so the county does not say whether a mattress left here is recycled or landfilled.
Not confirmed: Whether the $22.00 minimum-load charge is added to the per-item mattress fee on a mattress-only visit is not published.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 24, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Transfer Station & Residential Convenience Centers | Larimer County
Larimer County — 2026 approved solid waste fee schedule (updated 2/4/2026)
Fee not published
Visit siteCheapest
Weld County large-item voucher disposal at North Weld Landfill
Weld County residents holding a free county voucher; a limited number of vouchers is issued and they must be picked up in person at the Greeley HHW facility (1311 N 17th Ave), the Dacono HHW facility (5500 Hwy 52) or Weld County Public Health (1555 N 17th Ave, Greeley).
The last date published for this was Oct 31, 2026, so it has passed.
Conditions and source
Voucher valid March 2 - October 31, 2026 and covers one free trip: one truckload level with the bed rails or one trailer load, up to one ton; any additional weight or volume is charged to the resident at the gate. Mattresses are named among the covered large items. The same voucher may instead be used at Buffalo Ridge Landfill (Keenesburg) or Front Range Landfill (Erie).
Not confirmed: Voucher stock, per-household limit and proof-of-residency rules are not published.
Not confirmed: Mattress condition rules and whether mattresses are recycled or landfilled are not stated.
Not confirmed: The program expires October 31, 2026; no successor program is announced.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 18, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Free
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4Junk removal options serving Johnstown
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 Johnstown
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 Johnstown
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 Johnstown itself says
What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.
- Johnstown's nuisance rules, adopted by Ordinance No. 2020-182 replacing Chapter 7 of the Johnstown Municipal Code, are what govern a mattress dumped or left out in the town. Sec. 7-31, 'Dumping on property', states: 'No person shall use any land, premises or property within the Town for the dumping or disposal of any garbage, trash, litter, rubbish, offal, filth, excrement, discarded building materials or combustible materials of any kind. Such use is hereby declared to be a nuisance.' Sec. 7-21 makes an accumulation of 'damaged merchandise, litter, trash, rubbish, garbage' on any public or private property a nuisance except in areas zoned or designated for it. Sec. 7-28 prohibits littering, defined as 'rubbish, waste material, refuse, garbage, trash, debris or other foreign substances, solid or liquid, of every form, size, kind and description', on any public or private property unless the site is designated by law for disposal, the item is placed in a receptacle installed for the purpose, or the depositor owns the property or has the owner's written consent. Sec. 7-2 makes each 24-hour period after an abatement notice a separate offense. Sec. 7-6 gives an abatement window normally not exceeding seven days after written notice, after which the Town may abate and recover costs plus an administrative fee. Sec. 7-16 refers penalties to Section 1-62 of the Code. Enforcement is by authorized inspectors, including code enforcement officers designated by the Chief of Police. Source Not confirmed: The ordinance refers penalties to Section 1-62 of the Johnstown Municipal Code, whose fine range was not retrieved Not confirmed: This is the 2020 adopting ordinance; the currently codified Chapter 7 text in Municode was not retrieved, so later amendments are unverified Not confirmed: The ordinance sets no curbside set-out window and no wrapping requirement for bulky items or mattresses
What Weld County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Johnstown and its neighbors.
- Not an option: Pawnee is an industrial-sector facility and explicitly rejects consumer and municipal solid waste. It requires an approved waste profile and manifest for accepted industrial loads. Historical 2024 reporting is retained; this is not a household mattress route and is not a closure finding. Source Not confirmed: No inference about other Weld facilities.
Colorado mattress disposal rules
- 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
Questions people ask about Johnstown
Is there free mattress disposal in Johnstown?
Yes: Weld County large-item voucher disposal at North Weld Landfill (40000 Weld County Road 25, Ault, CO 80610); Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Johnstown?
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 Colorado?
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.
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.