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How to get rid of a mattress in Rock Island, IL.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
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Rock Island County, Illinois · 30 options, 8 free · checked Sep 29, 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 Rock Island
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Rock Island (our Rock Island mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout IllinoisBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in Rock IslandBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree–$25
- 3Drop-off options near Rock Island4 places that take mattresses, nearest 1 miles awayFrom $20
- 4Junk removal options serving Rock Island4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Rock Island20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Rock Island2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Rock Island rules · Rock Island County · Illinois rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Rock Island
Use our Rock Island 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 Illinois. 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.
- Rock Island 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 Rock Island
Rock Island’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.
City of Rock Island Special Pickup - one free bulky pickup a year, then $25
Residential customers on the City's own refuse service, which Sec. 13-25 of the city code provides to residential properties "with four (4) or fewer dwelling units" at a refuse charge of $12.32 per month per dwelling unit effective January 1, 2026; buildings with more than four units may elect city service at the same rate or make alternate arrangements. Appointments are made with the Public Works Department at (309) 732-2200.
Conditions and source
"Each residential customer in the City of Rock Island receives one free Special Pickup per calendar year on an appointment basis", and "Additional Special Pickups may be scheduled for a service charge of $25 per special pickup." Items must be "placed at your normal collection site by 7:00 am on the morning of the Special Pickup" and "may not be placed at this location more than 48 hours prior to the collection pickup date"; cancellations need 24 hours' notice. The Public Works rules sheet excludes appliances (white goods), tires, household hazardous waste, electronics, and bricks, concrete blocks, masonry or railroad ties - the last of which go instead to Millennium Waste, 13606 Knoxville Road, on Saturdays 7:00 AM to noon - and does not exclude mattresses. Small items must be bagged or boxed at no more than 50 pounds ("Loose items will not be picked up"), lumber and carpet tied into bundles no longer than 4.5 feet and no heavier than 50 pounds. Crews "cannot go on private property", and "The City will not pickup items that do not comply with the rules and regulations or items that may damage equipment."
- $0 — "Each residential customer in the City of Rock Island receives one free Special Pickup per calendar year on an appointment basis" - the first booked bulky pickup in a calendar year carries no charge beyond the $12.32 monthly refuse charge.
- $25 — "Additional Special Pickups may be scheduled for a service charge of $25 per special pickup" - the price of a second or subsequent bulky pickup in the same calendar year, booked with Public Works at (309) 732-2200.
Not confirmed: The city never names mattresses in either the Special Pickup page or the rules sheet: a mattress is not on any exclusion list, but no published line confirms it is an accepted large item.
Not confirmed: No booking notice period, item count or volume limit per pickup is published, and no wrapping rule for mattresses.
Not confirmed: The city does not say whether material from a Special Pickup is landfilled or diverted.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 24, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Special Pickups | Rock Island, IL - Official Website
Special Pickups for Residents Rules and Regulations (City of Rock Island Public Works)
Chapter 13, Article II. SOLID WASTE | Rock Island, IL City Code (American Legal)
Free–$25
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Rock Island
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Rock Island. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Nearest
City of Rock Island Refuse & Yard Waste Drop-Off Center at Millennium Waste - $25 a vehicle, Saturdays
Rock Island residents, under a partnership between the City of Rock Island and Millennium Waste; the city publishes no proof-of-residency requirement.
Conditions and source
Open "7:00 am to 10:00 am on Saturdays" at Millennium Waste, 13606 Knoxville Road, Milan, IL 61264-5067. "There is a $25 fee per vehicle with no more than the equivalent of a full-size pickup load per trip." All major credit cards are accepted and cash and personal checks are not. "All loads must be covered/tarped." Yard waste may arrive in bags or cans, two-ply paper yard waste bags may go straight into the containers, and brush must be bundled with twine or string only. No "hazardous waste, tires, or appliances"; plastic bags may not go into the yard waste containers; and "yard waste mixed with regular household waste will not be taken." The same site takes bricks, concrete blocks, masonry and railroad ties that the city's Special Pickup refuses, on Saturdays between 7:00 AM and noon.
Not confirmed: The page is written around yard waste and never says whether a mattress or other household bulky item may be included in the $25 vehicle load, despite the center being named a Refuse & Yard Waste center.
Not confirmed: The Rock Island County Waste Management Agency lists the landfills at this address and in East Moline with "call for a quote" pricing only, so no per-mattress gate rate exists on the Illinois side.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 24, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Refuse & Yard Waste Drop Off Center | Rock Island, IL - Official Website
$25
Visit siteQuad Cities Landfill gate disposal - $100 per ton with a one-ton minimum plus $50 per mattress
Open at the gate at the published tonnage rate. The cheap Saturday route is restricted: it runs "Saturday mornings only from 7am-10am" at "$25 per load, payable with MC/Visa", and requires "Valid government ID required showing Rock Island residency", with the load limited to a "bed level full sized pickup truck (4' x 6.5' x 2')". The City of Rock Island describes the same arrangement on its own site as a service it provides "to Rock Island residents" at "a $25 fee per vehicle with no more than the equivalent of a full-size pickup load per trip", by card only - "cash as well as personal checks are no longer accepted" - excluding hazardous waste, tires and appliances.
Conditions and source
Site at "13606 Knoxville Road, Milan, IL 61264", open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Gate rates effective July 1, 2025: "Garbage $100 per ton (1-ton minimum)" and "Yard Waste $100 per ton (1-ton minimum)", with the operator's own note that "$50 per mattress will be charged in addition to tonnage rate." Every load, at either price, "must be covered. Uncovered loads will be rejected."
- $25 — "$25 per load, payable with MC/Visa" on "Saturday mornings only from 7am-10am", with "Valid government ID required showing Rock Island residency" and the load limited to a "bed level full sized pickup truck (4' x 6.5' x 2')". The City of Rock Island describes the same program on its own site as a service to Rock Island residents, card only; whether a Milan address qualifies is not resolved.
- $50 — "$50 per mattress will be charged in addition to tonnage rate" at the Quad Cities Landfill, 13606 Knoxville Road, Milan. The operator does not say whether a mattress-and-box-spring set is charged once or twice.
- $100 — "Garbage $100 per ton (1-ton minimum)", effective July 1, 2025. Because of the one-ton minimum, a household bringing a single mattress pays $100 at the gate before any surcharge.
Not confirmed: Whether a Milan resident qualifies for the $25 Saturday load is not resolved: Millennium's page says "Rock Island residency" while the City of Rock Island presents the program as one it provides to its own residents.
Not confirmed: The operator does not say whether the $50 mattress surcharge applies once to a mattress-and-box-spring set or twice, or whether it is charged on top of the $25 Saturday load.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 24, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$50plus $25 for the load or entry
Visit siteQuad Cities Landfill — mattress and household waste drop-off
Open to the general public at the published residential rates. Separately, under a "cooperative agreement", City of Rock Island residents may use the landfill "Saturday mornings only from 7am-10am" at $25 per load with valid, non-expired state or federal government-issued identification proving Rock Island residency.
Conditions and source
Residential garbage "$100 per ton (1-ton minimum)", plus the published mattress surcharge: "Effective immediately a surcharge of $50 per mattress will be charged in addition to tonnage rate for all loads containing mattress/box springs." Hours Monday-Friday 7am-4pm, Saturday 7am-10am.
- $100 — Residential garbage base rate: "$100 per ton (1-ton minimum)" — i.e. a minimum of $100 for a load, before the $50 per-mattress surcharge.
- Plus $50 — Surcharge, each mattress: "a surcharge of $50 per mattress will be charged in addition to tonnage rate for all loads containing mattress/box springs."
Not confirmed: Whether the mattress surcharge stacks on the City of Rock Island $25 Saturday rate is not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$100
Visit siteThe other 1 place, further out
Cheapest
Scott Area Landfill mattress and box spring disposal
The facility serves residents and businesses, but 'Waste generated from anywhere in Iowa other than Scott County can only be accepted with prior approval.'
Conditions and source
At 11555 110th Avenue (County Road Y-48, Buffalo), Davenport, phone 563-381-1300. Rates effective July 1, 2026: 'Mattresses or Box Springs: $20 each'. Other rates are 'Municipal Solid Waste $35.80/ton (one ton minimum charge)', 'Construction & Demolition/Household Garbage $40.25/ton (Residents: $30 min. charge)' and 'Bulky/Hard to Manage Items $69/ton (one ton minimum charge)'.
Not confirmed: The page does not publish gate hours.
Not confirmed: It does not say whether the $20 per mattress is charged on top of the load's weight-based charge.
Not confirmed: No disposal outcome is published.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$20
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Rock Island
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 Rock Island
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 Rock Island
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 Rock Island itself says
What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.
- Not an option: The Quad Cities' main reuse outlet will not take a mattress, which saves a cross-river trip. Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities' ReStore donation guidelines list what the store "Cannot Accept", and the bedding line is unambiguous: "box springs or mattresses". The store does take "furniture" subject to condition rules - "non-smoking home, no pet hair, no stains, no rips, no mold or water damage" - plus antiques and appliances "10yrs. old or newer, clean & working", and it also refuses air conditioners, clothing, small appliances and hazardous materials. The ReStore is at 3629 Mississippi Ave., Davenport, IA 52807, with donations accepted "Tuesday & Wednesday: 10-3", "Thursday & Friday: 10-6" and "Saturday: 10-3", closed Sunday and Monday. Its separate Health & Home operation takes medical equipment including hospital beds, but that is equipment rather than a household mattress. Source
- Not an option: Nothing in Rock Island County recycles a mattress. The Rock Island County Waste Management Agency's own "Who to call" guidance treats a mattress purely as bulky waste to be buried: "Some communities offer a once-a-year special pickup for bulky waste items. Others have designated days during the year for bulky waste pickups", and "If your community does not offer bulky waste pickups or you live in an unincorporated area, you can dispose of your bulky waste items at area landfills for a fee." The agency's own facilities are for electronics, household hazardous material and recycling drop-offs; no mattress recycler, dismantler, MRC/Bye Bye Mattress site or retailer take-back is named anywhere in its guidance. Illinois has no statewide mattress program and is not an MRC state, and the nearest published per-mattress handling price is the Iowa landfill's $20 burial charge rather than any recycling route. Source
What Rock Island County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Rock Island and its neighbors.
- Rock Island County, Illinois has no county-run drop-off site or bulky-item collection. The Rock Island County Waste Management Agency describes itself as "a municipal joint action agency serving thirteen governments in Rock Island County, Illinois to assist and coordinate its members in solid waste management" and states plainly that "RICWMA is not a recycling/garbage hauler or a landfill": it provides recycling guidance, drop-off location information and household-hazardous-waste event information, and directs residents to their own municipality's programs. Bulky-item collection in the county is run by individual cities (for example Moline and East Moline sticker programs), not by the county. Source Not confirmed: The individual city bulky-item programs were not researched in this county-layer lean pass.
Illinois mattress disposal rules
- 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
Questions people ask about Rock Island
Is there free mattress disposal in Rock Island?
Yes: Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal; Purple In-Home Setup with mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Rock Island?
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 Illinois?
Residential body says Saturday 8–2; same-page footer says 9–1. Both show weekdays 8–4. No Saturday schedule selected.
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.