2026 LOCAL GUIDE
How to get rid of a mattress in Rockford, IL.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
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Winnebago County, Illinois · 29 options, 9 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 Rockford
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Rockford (our Rockford mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout RockfordBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in RockfordBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree
- 3Drop-off options near Rockford3 places that take mattresses, nearest 10 miles awayFee not published
- 4Junk removal options serving Rockford4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Rockford20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Rockford2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Rockford rules · Winnebago County · Illinois rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Rockford
Use our Rockford 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 Rockford. 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.
- Rockford 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 Rockford
Rockford’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 Rockford weekly bulk item collection (mattresses)
All Rockford residential properties that are not exempt from collection; service is provided once per week by the city's contractor Rock River Disposal (Waste Connections), 815-965-2489.
Conditions and source
Bulk items are household items too large for an approved container and are collected on the same day as the regularly scheduled garbage collection, with no separate appointment. Mattresses are collected. King-size mattresses must be folded in half and secured with tape or rope, and bed-bug-infested mattresses, furniture and furnishings must be wrapped in plastic. Each dwelling unit is allowed one truck hopper, about three cubic yards, per week; anything beyond that is charged at the bulk refuse rate in the city fee schedule. Residents are advised to check unusually large items in advance, and may instead self-haul bulk items to the Winnebago Landfill.
- $0 — Up to 3 cubic yards of bulk waste per dwelling unit per week is listed as 'No Charge' in the City of Rockford 2026 fee schedule; a mattress set out with the weekly bulk collection falls inside this allowance unless the household's volume that week exceeds it.
- Plus $35.69 — Bulk waste surcharge for each additional 3 cubic yards beyond the free allowance (the schedule notes one truck hopper is approximately 3 cubic yards); applied per individual dwelling unit.
Not confirmed: No per-item count limit is published, only the volume band.
Not confirmed: No outcome (landfill or recycling) is published for bulk items.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
City of Rockford weekly bulk item collection
Free
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Rockford
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Rockford. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Winnebago Landfill self-haul disposal
No residency rule is published. Ogle County lists the site for its own residents and for neighboring counties, and neither the county nor the operator publishes a restriction on who may tip.
Conditions and source
Municipal waste "$70/ton" with a "min. charge"; special waste "Call first"; "No landscape waste". Rates are as published by Ogle County in its regional table of landfills, transfer stations and compost sites, which states "Fees are subject to change. Table is for reference only." The operator's own location page is a Waste Connections template of the kind that has repeatedly carried another state's rate card, so nothing was taken from it — not the rates, not the hours.
Not confirmed: No per-mattress fee is published
Not confirmed: Mattress acceptance is not stated on any primary page
Not confirmed: Opening hours are not established
Not confirmed: The minimum charge amount is not published
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ogle County, Illinois — Solid Waste — Landfills and Compost Sites (regional table)
Fee not published
Visit siteNearest
Orchard Hills Landfill self-haul disposal
Not stated. WM's page publishes no residency rule and does not say whether a household may bring a load itself; Ogle County lists the site among the options for its residents.
Conditions and source
Open "Monday-Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.", closed on weekends, with "Asbestos Acceptance Hours: 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM (Monday-Friday)". Takes Construction & Demolition Debris and Municipal Solid Waste, plus friable and non-friable asbestos; no hazardous waste. Ogle County's regional table lists municipal waste at "$60/ton plus taxes & fees", a "Drop-off recycling bin", "No electronics" and "Will accept landscape waste in future – call first"; the county notes "Fees are subject to change. Table is for reference only."
Not confirmed: No per-mattress fee is published
Not confirmed: Mattresses are named neither as accepted nor as excluded
Not confirmed: Whether an account is needed for a household load is not stated
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ogle County, Illinois — Solid Waste — Landfills and Compost Sites (regional table)
Fee not published
Visit siteRochelle Municipal #2 Landfill self-haul disposal
Not stated. Ogle County lists the site among the disposal options for its residents; no residency rule or proof requirement is published.
Conditions and source
Municipal waste "$50/ton" with a "$100 min."; special waste "Call first"; landscape waste "Brush – $40/ton, Leaves & grass – $30/ton, Wood chips – $30/ton". Rates are as published by Ogle County, which states "Fees are subject to change. Table is for reference only." The $100 minimum makes this the dearest small-load option in the county.
Not confirmed: No per-mattress fee is published
Not confirmed: Mattress acceptance is not stated
Not confirmed: Opening hours are not published by the county
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ogle County, Illinois — Solid Waste — Landfills and Compost Sites (regional table)
Fee not published
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Rockford
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 Rockford
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 Rockford
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 Rockford itself says
What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.
- The Winnebago Landfill, operated by Waste Connections at 8630 Lindenwood Road, Rockford, IL 61109 (815-874-4806), is open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., closed Sundays and major holidays, and separates account-holder from general-public hours, so members of the public may self-haul. It accepts normal household garbage, non-hazardous commercial waste, farm and agricultural waste, municipal solid waste, construction debris, concrete and asphalt, yard waste and tree branches, plus tires, white goods and batteries. No rates are published on the site; customers are asked to contact the facility for pricing. The City of Rockford's own bulk collection page names this landfill as the self-haul alternative for bulk items. Source Not confirmed: The operator page does not list mattresses by name and publishes no mattress fee, so no Winnebago Landfill drop-off service is staged. Not confirmed: No gate rates, minimum charges or proof-of-residency rules are published.
What Winnebago County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Rockford and its neighbors.
- Not an option: Rockford Sharestuff, a ministry of Forest City Church, runs the area's main furniture reuse store — Sharestuff Furniture & More, 4230 Newburg Road, Rockford, IL 61108, open Monday through Friday 10am–6pm and Saturday 10am–4pm, with free pick-ups for large furniture scheduled Monday, Wednesday and Friday 12pm–4pm at 815-316-7610. It will not take a mattress. Its donation rules list what it cannot sell, ending with "Baby cribs / Infant/toddler car seats / Used mattresses (crib or adult size)", and add that "Sharestuff staff reserve the right to refuse any donation for any reason." A clean, unused mattress is not covered either way; a used one is refused outright. Source Not confirmed: The page does not say whether a brand-new, unused mattress still in its wrapping would be accepted
- Not an option: For the Wisconsin border towns — South Beloit, Rockton and Roscoe — the obvious Wisconsin answer is closed to them. The City of Beloit's drop-off site names mattresses plainly: its Solid Waste Ordinance definition of a bulky item includes "couch, hide-a-bed, love seat, chair, dresser, chest of drawer, toilet, crib, door, window, window frame, door frame, piano, organ, liquor cabinet, desk, pinball machine, mattress, box spring", and the Recycling Drop Off Center at 2351 Springbrook Court takes "Bulky Items ($15 Each)" on "Saturdays 9:00am to 12:00pm", against $20 for a pre-paid, pre-scheduled curbside collection. But eligibility is stated and it stops at the state line: "The City of Beloit offers a Recycling Center that is open to the residents of the City of Beloit, Towns of Beloit, Newark, and Turtle Residents." South Beloit, Illinois is none of those, so this is not an option for an Illinois household. Source Not confirmed: The page does not say whether a non-resident may pay a different rate Not confirmed: No exception for adjoining Illinois municipalities is published
- Winnebago County itself runs no county-wide household collection. Its only residential solid waste arrangement is a franchise covering unincorporated territory: the county "solicits qualified and interested firms to submit proposals for Residential Solid Waste Hauling, Recycling & Landscape Waste Collection Services in the unincorporated areas of Rockford Township within Winnebago County", "for an estimated 8,000 residential households with a target service date of August 1, 2024". "Residential households are not required to participate. No other solid waste haulers will be permitted to provide solid waste removal services in the franchise area during the franchise period." The specification leaves bulky items to the contractor — it asks bidders to "specify CONTRACTOR requirements for yard waste, bulk or bundled items" rather than setting any. Nothing in it reaches an incorporated city such as Loves Park, Machesney Park, Rockton, Roscoe or South Beloit. Source Not confirmed: No bulky item fee, allowance or limit is published by the county Not confirmed: Mattresses are not named anywhere in the specification Not confirmed: The county publishes no page describing the awarded service to residents
- Rock River Disposal's own page for the unincorporated county subscription routes describes the bulky arrangement in full: "Household trash is limited to the provided one 95 galon trash container. Additional totes available for rental. Additional trash bags or cans outside the tote require a sticker. Bulk items or cleanups require a call before pickup day during regular business hours, so a work order can be processed." Recycling is not universal on these routes — "Sorry, no recycling program is available in certain areas of our subscription routes." This is a subscription service for unincorporated addresses, not a municipal program, and it publishes no prices. Source Not confirmed: No bulk item fee is published Not confirmed: Mattresses are not named Not confirmed: Which unincorporated areas the subscription route covers is not mapped on the page
- Winnebago County's solid waste role is planning rather than operations. The county board approved "The Regional Solid Waste Management Plan: A Plan for Boone and Winnebago Counties 2022-2042" on November 10, 2022, prepared jointly with Boone County and the Region 1 Planning Council because "The Illinois Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act requires all Illinois counties to update their 20-year comprehensive solid waste management plan every five (5) years." The county publishes no county-run drop-off site, no county bulky collection and no county clean-up or amnesty event. Source Not confirmed: No county household drop-off site is published Not confirmed: No county-wide clean-up, free dump day or voucher program is published
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 Rockford
Is there free mattress disposal in Rockford?
Yes: City of Rockford weekly bulk item collection (mattresses); 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 Rockford?
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.