How to get rid of a mattress in Aurora, MO.

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.

• Aurora's solid waste code sets a tight set-out window, bans alley service and reserves the right to charge for bulky trash that the City currently gives away. Ordinance No. 2022-3262 created Chapter 260 of the municipal code, establishing city-provided solid waste collection under RSMo 260.247. Section 260.010 defines BULKY RUBBISH as "Non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of combustible and/or non-combustible waste materials from dwelling units, commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultural establishments which are either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded in solid waste transportation vehicles by solid waste collectors with the equipment available therefor." Section 260.030(C) says containers "shall be placed at curbside for collection but shall not be so placed until after 6:00 P.M. on the day next preceding the regularly scheduled collection day. Containers shall be removed from curbside no later than 8:00 P.M. on the day of collection. No alley service shall be allowed under the terms of this Chapter, except as approved by the City Council." Residential solid waste other than bulky trash is collected at least once weekly. Section 260.040 Bulky Rubbish reads in full: "A. The Director shall establish the procedure and fees for collecting bulky rubbish. B. Individuals desiring the collection of bulky rubbish shall deal directly with those licensed by the City for the collection of the same. C. Bulky rubbish shall also be collected by request to the Director." It is unlawful to collect or dispose of trash from residential premises "between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.", and unlawful to "throw, dump, deposit or cause to be thrown, dumped or deposited litter on property owned by another person without the permission of the owner", with a presumption against whoever's name appears on the dumped object and, if dumped from a vehicle, against the driver. Source Not confirmed: Section 260.040 authorizes the Director to set fees for collecting bulky trash; no such fee schedule is published, and the City's own page gives the first item each month at no cost. Nothing published sets a price for a second item in the same month.

• Sleepyhead FAQ states no local mattress recycling options. Bridging The Gap primary page advertises mattress recycling in Kansas City at 5117 E 31st Street. Source
• Missouri DNR: 20 solid waste management districts plan local recycling services, with a county-to-district lookup map. No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on DNR pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments. Source