Mattress disposal in Massachusetts (10 city guides)

The rules that apply across Massachusetts, and a local guide for every city we have researched — each one listing the drop-off options, curbside pickup, junk removal and store haul-away for that place, with what they cost.

10 cities · 4 statewide rules

Massachusetts mattress disposal rules

These apply anywhere in Massachusetts. Each one links to the page it came from.

  • MassDEP: effective November 1, 2022, mattresses are banned from disposal or transport for disposal in Massachusetts. MassDEP offers municipalities a Contaminated Mattress Certification Form, bill-of-lading example, and ban-compliance guidance. Source
  • MassDEP resident guidance: donate good-condition mattresses via the MassDEP Beyond the Bin Recycling Directory, use retailer haul-away on delivery, or contact the local health, public works, or recycling department about town collection. Municipalities may use Recycling Dividends Program funds and statewide contract FAC90 for mattress recycling. Source
  • MassDEP says most furniture and mattress sellers accept old mattresses for recycling/disposal when delivering new ones; framed as advice, not a statutory retailer take-back mandate. Source
  • No Massachusetts mattress stewardship program is in effect. H.1023 (194th session, An Act to establish a mattress recycling program) was reported favorably and referred to House Ways and Means on August 11, 2025; no enactment shown. Source

How these guides are made

  • Every listing is read off the provider's own page, dated, and approved for publication by a named person.
  • Nothing is inferred: where a fee or a rule is not published, the page says so rather than guessing.