How to get rid of a mattress in Brunswick, MD.

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.

• Not an option: Brunswick's free curbside bulk trash days take furniture and refuse the mattress. The city runs "Saturday Curbside Pick-Up Bulk Trash Events" on April 4 and August 8 in 2026, with a "Maximum of four (4) items per household", items "clearly labeled 'Bulk Trash'" and "curbside by 6am or they will not be picked up". The acceptable list includes couches and chairs, cabinets, dressers, picnic tables, commodes, bathtubs and sinks, carpet up to three rolls, pianos, small appliances, televisions and computer equipment. Immediately after that list the city states: "Mattress and box springs are NOT ACCEPTED." The city notes that it and J&J Trash are not responsible for items picked up that were left curbside accidentally. Source
• Brunswick contracts its regular collection out and bills for it: "The City contracts with Ecology Services for trash collection. Residents and commercial customers pay a flat rate of $37.25/quarter for trash services. Restaurant and food service establishments pay a flat rate of $250/quarter for trash services. This amount is billed by the City on quarterly utility bills." Recycling is separate: "Recycling is a free service provided to Brunswick residents through Frederick County", with a drop-off recycling site at Public Works Monday through Friday 7am-3pm and on Saturdays during scheduled Yard Waste Days. The city sets out its trash ordinance in four rules: all solid waste must be in containers, with the owner responsible for litter that escapes; "All solid waste shall be placed at the curb for collection not earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding and no later than 6:00 a.m. on those days designated for collection and solid waste containers shall be removed by 6:00 a.m. of the day following collection"; containers must sit behind the front building line when not out for collection; and "It shall be unlawful for any person to place curbside for collection, any solid waste not generated within a residential or non-residential property within the City. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place solid waste on the property of another." "Failure to comply to these regulations will result in citations being issued 24 hours after notice of the violation if not corrected." Source Not confirmed: The city page states the ordinance rules but does not give the amount of the citation for a violation

• No Maryland mattress stewardship program in effect. HB0984 (2026RS, Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment; prior HB0858 of 2025) would require a producer plan to MDE by July 1, 2031 and ban landfill/incinerator disposal from Jan 1, 2035; legislative page shows last status as House committee hearing (2/27), with no enactment. Source
• MDE Producer Responsibility page lists electronics, architectural paint, and packaging programs only; no mattress program. No statewide mattress landfill ban found on MDE pages as of 2026-09-22. Source
• MDE Recycling page says each county and city runs its own recycling program and tells residents to check their county's recycling website or call the county. Source