How to get rid of a mattress in Murphysboro, 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.

• Murphysboro, the Jackson County seat, runs no refuse collection of its own and says so by pointing residents at two private firms. The City's Information for Residents page answers “Who do I contact for trash service?” with two entries and nothing else: “Burris Disposal, Main: 618-549-2008, info@burrisdisposal.com, Mailing Address P.O. Box 638, Carbondale, IL 62903, Business Hours Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm, Sat/Sun: Closed” and “Republic Services, Main: 800-631-1156, Business Hours Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm”. The City's Public Works Department, at 1101 Walnut Street, Murphysboro, IL 62966 at 618-684-2961, is organized into Code Enforcement, a Street Maintenance Division and a Water and Sewer Division; there is no sanitation or refuse division and no curbside bulky-item program anywhere on the City site. Refuse in Murphysboro is therefore a subscription a household takes out itself, and what happens to a mattress is set by whichever of the two haulers the household uses, not by the City. Source Not confirmed: The City publishes no rate, no service standard and no set-out rule for refuse, because it is not the City's service. Not confirmed: Nothing on the City site says whether either hauler will take a mattress or what it charges.
• Not an option: One of the two haulers Murphysboro names publishes its rates in full, and rules a mattress out of all of them. Ed Burris Disposal Service LLC, “Locally and Family Owned Since 1958” and operating from PO Box 638/639, Carbondale IL 62903 at (618) 747-3355, sets out three residential plans. “Basic Curb Service - Starting at $23.50 Per Month” is “Weekly pickup service on a street, alley, or road with 3 or more homes on it” and “Includes up to 70 gallons of bagged household waste per week (2 standard 35 gallon garbage cans, with a weight limit of 40lbs per container or 1 64 gallon tote) and basic recycling”, with “Add $8.75 per month for every additional 35 gallons of household waste per week.” “Driveway Service - Starting at $31.40 Per Month” adds “$7.90 per month to the Basic Service for driveways up to 1/10 of a mile” and “$2.70 per month” for each further tenth of a mile. “Carryout Service - Starting at $43.50 Per Month” adds “$20.00 per month to Basic Service” for waste carried up to 50 feet, “$11.00 per month” for each additional 35 gallons of carryout waste and “$14.50” for each additional 50 feet. The company does not supply cans or bins. The sentence that matters for a bed is unambiguous: “Bulky or heavy items such as furniture, construction debris, or shingles are not covered under these services. For larger amounts of waste, heavy or bulky items our roll-off services may be a better fit. You can call our office to arrange for a special pick up also.” Extra ordinary trash is priced - “Additional waste can be collected on an occasional or one-time basis at the cost of $2.00 per 35 gallons” - but bulky items are not. The company also notes that “State law requires separate collecting of yard waste, electronics, tires, appliances, and hazardous waste. We do not provide services for removal of these items, except yard waste”, and that “ALL HOUSEHOLD TRASH MUST BE BAGGED!” Source Not confirmed: No price is published for the special pickup the company says can be arranged by phone, so a mattress has no stated cost. Not confirmed: The company publishes no roll-off prices on this page. Not confirmed: The page does not define its service area street by street, so it is not established which Murphysboro addresses qualify for Basic Curb Service.

• 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