How to get rid of a mattress in Hyattsville, 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.

• Hyattsville's code compliance page sets out the rules enforced on the curb. "Residents are encouraged to place receptacles near the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the night prior to collection. Receptacles must be moved 25 feet from the front property line no later than midnight after trash pick-up is completed." On bulk items it is explicit that leaving one out unbooked achieves nothing: "Bulk waste items that do not fit in the waste receptables must be scheduled for pick-up. Bulk waste left next to the receptables will not be collected." Forbidden in waste receptacles are "auto parts; construction debris such as wall board, concrete, rocks, and roofing materials; and hazardous materials such as acids, fuels, solvents, oils, oil-based paints, and medical waste." Inquiries go to the Office of Code Compliance at 301-985-5032. Source Not confirmed: the page names no fine amount and cites no code section for these rules
• Not an option: Community Forklift, the large nonprofit reuse warehouse at 4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston, MD 20781 — the obvious place a Hyattsville reader would think of for reusable household goods, open Monday through Sunday 10am to 5pm — will not take a mattress. Its donation guidelines end: "We do not accept: chemicals, cleaners, pesticides, mattresses, bedding, baby items, baby toys, medical equipment, exercise equipment, radiators, clothing, china cabinets, armoires, or pool tables." The refusal is categorical and is not about condition; it also cannot accept futons, sleeper sofas, pull-out sofas or sofa sectionals. Source

• 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