How to get rid of a mattress in Mount Airy, 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.

• Mount Airy straddles the Carroll–Frederick county line and the Town's own collection schedule splits on it. "Trash service is performed by J&J Trash Service Inc." Trash is collected "every Tuesday for Carroll County premises" and "every Friday for Frederick County premises" and the Nottingham subdivision; Frederick County recyclables are collected every other Wednesday and Carroll County recyclables every Wednesday. "Trash should be put out by 6 a.m. on the day of pick-up." "There is a 120 gallon weekly trash limit per premises." The hauler may reject a container holding bulk items, hazardous materials, recycling, tires or yard waste. Town Hall handles trash questions at 301-829-1424. Which county facility a Mount Airy resident may use follows the same line as the collection day, because both counties gate their sites by county residency: Carroll County's Northern Landfill in Westminster serves Carroll County, and Frederick County's Division of Solid Waste and Recycling "accepts only waste generated within Frederick County". The answer for a Mount Airy household therefore depends on which side of the line the address sits. Source Not confirmed: The Town does not publish a street-level guide to which addresses are in Carroll County and which in Frederick County; residents are expected to know Not confirmed: No mattress-specific recycler, MRC / Bye Bye Mattress site or take-back was found serving Mount Airy; Maryland has no statewide mattress program
• Not an option: Mount Airy runs a free annual curbside bulk trash pick up and refuses a mattress twice over, in its own words. The Town's news flash of February 3, 2026: "The Town's annual curbside bulk trash pick up will take place on Saturday, May 9. Each household is allowed two items and all items must be outside on the curb by 6 a.m. on pickup day. All items must be in front of your home and not in a community pile." Among "Other acceptable items" the list reads "Couches and chairs" and then "Bed frames (NO MATTRESSES)". Under "Items not accepted" the list names "Mattresses or box springs" outright, alongside computers, printers and monitors, batteries, microwaves, construction and building material, propane tanks, cardboard, paper and books, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, tires, yard waste, dirt, rocks, sod, root balls and tree trimmings, large pieces of concrete, paint cans, fencing, gasoline and flammables, hazardous waste, explosives or ammunition, dead animals, human or animal feces, household trash, bags of clothing, automobile parts, dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, dryers and stoves. The Town published the identical wording for the May 10, 2025 event, so this is a standing rule and not a one-year omission: a Mount Airy resident who reads "free bulk trash pick up, two items" and sets out a bed will have it left at the curb. Source Not confirmed: The Town publishes no paid or alternative route of its own for a mattress; the 2026 notice offers no exception and names no contractor

• 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