How to get rid of a mattress in Methuen, MA.

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.

• Methuen publishes the set-out window and the fine, which is the part of this subject almost no city answers. The Methuen Department of Public Health's notice on the "Storage of Garbage and rubbish" cites "Town Ordinances (Chapter 9.75) and Massachusetts regulations (105 CMR 410.000)" and sets four rules. Receptacles "shall be placed at the curb no earlier than 4:00 PM the day before the scheduled collection day". "No person shall permit or allow garbage receptacles to remain on the curb for more than forty-eight hours after regularly scheduled pick-up". "No person shall place, permit or allow rubbish to be stored in front of their property or at the street line, except for collection at 4pm the night before scheduled pickup". And every occupant of a dwelling unit is responsible for placing trash into the receptacles with covers fitted tightly. The penalty is set out in the notice's own words: "Whoever violates the city ordinance or state regulation can be subject to a fine of a minimum of one hundred and fifty ($150.00) dollars and a maximum of five hundred ($500) dollars. Each day a violation is present constitutes a separate offense." The contact given is the Board of Health at the Quinn Building, 41 Pleasant Street, at 978-983-8655. Source Not confirmed: The notice summarizes Chapter 9.75 rather than quoting it in full, and the chapter text itself was not reachable, so whether the ordinance treats a curbside mattress differently from a trash receptacle is not established

• State survey labels Concord Event, while its primary mattress page provides recurring appointment drop-off and monthly pickup. Keep the incoming event label as historical survey evidence; it must not restrict current research to events. Source
• Residents outside served towns may arrange drop-off: $30 per unit, generally Tue/Thu 8:30am-2:30pm. Receiving address supplied only after email. Page describes facility in Lawrence; original national directory lists Haverhill. Source
• FAQ says $35 at both branches and gives resale Mon-Sun 9am-7pm, conflicting with service page $40 and Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; FAQ also states Mon-Sat 9am-5pm elsewhere. Resale ZIP 02744 differs from service page 02745. FAQ allows arranged disposal of non-recyclable units for extra fee; service page rejects them at pickup. Recycling recovers 75-80% by weight, not guaranteed complete diversion. Source
• Fitchburg operator closes 3pm versus MRC card 126 3:30pm. Operator charges drop-off fees; card labels free drop-off but separately says not a program participant and fees may apply. Preserve contradictory directory fields without promoting a free service. Source
• 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