How to get rid of a mattress in Godfrey, IL.

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.

• Godfrey runs no refuse collection at all and says so in a single sentence. The Village Clerk's Frequently Asked Questions answers "How does a resident of Godfrey register for waste and recycling services?" with: "All residents are required to obtain their own waste hauling and recycling service. A list of licensed haulers may be obtained on the home page of this website under 'Residents - Utilities/Services'. Recycling bins also are available in the Clerk's office." That is the whole of Godfrey's waste policy for households. There is no village collection, no village contract, no exclusive hauler, no free allowance and no bulk item program - so what a mattress costs in Godfrey is whatever the household's own hauler charges, and no hauler serving Godfrey publishes that figure. The Village Clerk's office is at 6810 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035, (618) 466-3324, Monday through Friday 7:30 to noon and 1:00 to 4:30. Source Not confirmed: Because every Godfrey household buys its own service, there is no single published bulk item allowance or price for the village at all. Not confirmed: The Village does not publish the terms of its hauler licenses, so whether a licensed hauler in Godfrey is required to offer bulk item collection - as Fairview Heights requires of its haulers - is not established.
• The list of haulers Godfrey points residents to is short, disclaimed, and includes no published price. Under "Trash Removal" the Village's Utilities/Services page names five operators with addresses and numbers - "Jones Eisler Sanitation, P.O. Box 95, Godfrey, IL 62035, 618-466-3181"; "Aspen Waste, 13710 Green Ash Court, Earth City, MO 63045, 314-890-9100"; "Republic Service - Allied Waste, 4601 Cahokia Creek Road, Edwardsville, IL 62025, 618-656-6883"; "Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling, 6816 Myrtle St., Alton, IL 62002, 618-433-1128"; and "Our Roots Roll Off Dumpsters and Disposals, 1025 W. Delmar, Godfrey, IL 62035, 618-433-3488" - followed on the same page by the Village's own "Village Of Godfrey's Yard Waste Drop-Off Program, 1433 Stamper Lane, Godfrey, IL 62035, 618-466-3324". The page carries the standard warning that the Village "does not endorse any of the Companies." None of the five haulers publishes a bulk item or mattress price on the Village's page, and the only village-run facility named is the yard waste site. Sanitary sewer was sold to Illinois American Water on November 1, 2019, so the Village bills residents for nothing that could carry a refuse charge. Source Not confirmed: The Village publishes no rate, allowance or bulk item terms for any of the five named haulers, and lists them without endorsement. Not confirmed: Two of the five named operators are dumpster rental and junk removal firms rather than curbside haulers, which the page does not distinguish.
• Not an option: The one drop-off Godfrey runs itself is a well-policed yard waste site, and it will not take a mattress. The Village's February 2026 press release says: "the Village of Godfrey's yard waste drop-off location, located at 1433 Stamper Lane, will reopen to Godfrey residents next Tuesday, March 3rd. The site will be open and accepting yard waste on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9:00 am - noon. Located to the west of Glazebrook Park, residents can enter the fenced area where an employee will then verify residency and assist in unloaded the bagged yard waste from the vehicle before proceeding around the circular drive and exiting back onto Stamper Lane." What it takes is bounded: "All yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, foliage, small branches, etc.) must be bagged in brown recyclable yard waste bags found at area hardware stores. Village of Godfrey yard waste stickers must be applied to each bag. These stickers are available for purchase for $1.75 at St. Peter's Hardware in Alton and at Godfrey Village Hall in the Clerk's office. There is no limit to the number of bags that can be dropped off. No unbagged items will be accepted, and limbs cannot exceed 4 inches in diameter and must be broken into smaller pieces in order to fit inside the bags." Proof of residency is enforced: "individuals will be asked to provide a valid IL driver's license or state ID showing Godfrey residency. If the person dropping off is doing so on behalf of a Godfrey resident, they must have a photo of the resident's driver's license/state ID AND a utility bill with matching address." The site is camera-monitored and "an attendant MUST be on duty at the site for drop-off. If misuse or dumping should occur, this service can be discontinued at any time and no refunds for purchased stickers will be given." The program closes each winter and reopens in late winter or spring; it has been suspended and reopened every year since it began in August 2023. The same page lists the other Godfrey-area collection routes and none of them takes furniture either: Madison County e-cycling events on April 11, June 20, August 15 and October 17, 2026, by appointment for Madison County residents only; Madison County household hazardous waste collections on the second Saturday of each month at 249 N. Old St. Louis Road, Wood River, by appointment, open to Illinois residents; a Lewis & Clark Community College e-cycling event on August 28 and 29, 2026 at the Tolle Lane parking lot, 430 Tolle Lane; and CJD E-Cycling at 5257 N. State Rt. 157, Edwardsville, Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, 618-659-9006. A mattress qualifies for none of them. Source Not confirmed: The Village names no drop-off site anywhere that accepts household bulk waste or a mattress.
• Godfrey writes its dumping rule in plain terms and enforces it through the county prosecutor. The Village's "Good Neighbor Guide to Village Property Care Ordinances" reproduces the ordinances themselves. On dumping: "It is prohibited by village ordinance to dump garbage on any lot or parcel in residential areas", quoting Sec. 58-102: "It shall be unlawful to dump or dispose of any refuse or garbage except in a properly constructed incinerator or in a licensed landfill within the village or within one mile of the village limits." (Ord. No. 35-97, 11-7-1997.) The guide is explicit about how that is pursued: "In 2017 the Village of Godfrey entered a partnership with the Madison County prosecutor's office allowing village officials to directly issue citations (which require court appearance) for violations of any ordinance if a written warning letter sent by the Building & Zoning Administrator is not complied with", and "Non-compliance of village ordinances may result in municipal court appearance, fines and/or community service." Reports go to the Building & Zoning Administrator at (618) 466-1206 or buildingzoning@godfreyil.org. The rule that catches anyone who hires a dumpster for a cleanout is Sec. 62-5: "No person, firm or corporation shall place any dumpster and/or landscape/yard equipment or materials on or in any portion of any street, highway, road or other public roadway of the village for a period of time in excess of seven days", marked with "construction type barriers (orange cones, brightly colored tape or other barrier)", with written permission from the building and zoning administrator required beyond seven days; the penalty is "fined no more than $250.00 for any one offense or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both fined and imprisoned" (Ord. No. 28-2012). On the property itself, the Village has adopted the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, whose Sec. 302.1 requires that "All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition", and its own Sec. 60.202(3) makes it a nuisance to maintain or store "any material either indoor or outdoor so as to cause or facilitate the breeding of vermin". Burning is not an escape: the Village permits burning of landscape waste only, on private property, "March, April, May, October, November and December... on Wednesday and Saturday only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m." The full code is published at library.municode.com/il/godfrey. Source Not confirmed: Sec. 58-102 permits disposal only in a licensed landfill within the village or within one mile of it, and the Village names no such landfill, so where a Godfrey resident may lawfully take a mattress is not stated by the Village. Not confirmed: The guide sets no set-out window for refuse containers and no wrapping or container rule for household waste - because Godfrey runs no collection, the timing rules come from each household's own hauler. Not confirmed: The guide is dated April 2020 and has not been reissued.
• Aspen Waste, one of the five haulers Godfrey names, confirms that the village is an open market and publishes no bulk price for it. Its Godfrey page states: "The city of Godfrey offers an open waste collection system, which means that residents can select a hauler of their choice, from a list of licensed haulers within the city. Aspen Waste Systems is a licensed hauler and offers curbside trash collection." Trash is weekly with "your choice of service level - 65-gallon or 95-gallon size cart". On bulk it says only: "If you have extra bags or bulky items you need collected, please CLICK HERE to contact us for pricing and to schedule." Its published disposal table is for special and hazardous waste and covers appliances ("contact Aspen Waste Systems to schedule an appliance pickup. Additional fees apply"), batteries, electronics, fluorescent bulbs, liquid and medical waste - mattresses appear nowhere in it. Set-out is "by 6:00 a.m. on collection day for all residential collection services or the night before", with carts "within 3 feet of the curb or alley line and at least 3 feet apart from other carts and objects", handle toward the residence and lid opening to the street, left out until serviced. Aspen observes six holidays with a one-day delay. Contact is 618-277-9100. Source Not confirmed: Aspen publishes no bulk item price, minimum charge or accepted-items list for Godfrey, and does not name mattresses anywhere. Not confirmed: The other four haulers Godfrey names publish no bulk terms either, so no Godfrey household can see a price before calling.

• Residential body says Saturday 8–2; same-page footer says 9–1. Both show weekdays 8–4. No Saturday schedule selected. Source
• Locator retains Landfill 33 Saturday 7 a.m.–11 p.m. exactly as printed; implausible closing time requires confirmation. Two Columbus District Office cards are distinct OH and IN addresses, not duplicates. Source
• Illinois EPA recycling page offers a 'Beyond The Bin' ArcGIS map of recycling locations, an Earth911 ZIP locator and the Recycle Coach app (statewide partnership since 2025). No mattress stewardship program mentioned. No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on Illinois EPA pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments. Source
• There is no state mattress recycling program in Illinois, and the absence is worth stating plainly because the four states that have one give residents free drop-off. The Mattress Recycling Council, which runs the Bye Bye Mattress collection network, lists its programs on its own Programs page as operating in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island. Illinois is not among them. Three things follow for an Illinois resident: no recycling fee is charged on an Illinois mattress sale, there is no MRC-funded free drop-off anywhere in the state, and nothing obliges a retailer, hauler or municipality to recycle a mattress rather than landfill it. Recycling in Illinois is therefore a private arrangement wherever it exists at all — the drop-offs and recyclers listed on this page are businesses and charities choosing to do it, not a program a resident is entitled to. Source