How to get rid of a mattress in Bolivar, 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.

• The City of Bolivar does not collect refuse itself. Section 220.030(A) of Chapter 220 Refuse says "The City shall provide for the collection of solid waste by licensing private businesses to collect, transport, process and dispose of solid waste", and Section 220.070 makes it unlawful to dispose of solid waste except "Through contract with a licensee under this Chapter", at a state approved disposal facility, or in a manner consistent with state law. The licensees carry a bulky duty the ordinance never prices: Section 220.060 provides that "All licensees under this Chapter shall collect residential solid waste (other than bulky rubbish) at least once weekly... All bulky waste shall be collected at least annually. If no licensee shall apply for a bulky waste permit or if no solid waste disposal licensee under Section 220.030 shall also provide bulky waste disposal, the Director shall be authorized to make such arrangement as he/she deems necessary and appropriate." Section 220.030(H) lets the Director license a hauler for the limited purpose of hauling bulky waste, without the packer truck or surety bond requirements. Section 220.050(A)(8) requires every licensee "To file and maintain with the Director a current listing of prevailing charges established by the licensee for hauling of residential solid waste." So an annual bulky collection is mandated on every licensed hauler in Bolivar, and no charge for it is set anywhere in the code — it is not free, it is unpriced. Source Not confirmed: the licensees' prevailing charges are filed with the Director and are not published; the city posts no list of licensed haulers and no bulky-waste or mattress price
• The only disposal site the City of Bolivar owns is a yard waste, brush and tree site, and Section 220.105 (Ord. No. 3669, July 13, 2021) limits household use to persons "Using said site for personal, family or household purposes in disposing of debris generated from non-commercial property" who hold "a current valid driver's license". Contractors, service providers and anyone hired in connection with generating, hauling or disposing of the debris are barred, and a breach "will constitute the infraction of trespass in the second degree". The City Administrator "may establish and amend from time-to-time operating rules and disposal fees" for the site, kept on file in the City Clerk's office and possibly posted at the site itself. The site takes yard waste, brush, tree limbs, stumps, roots and shrubs only, so it is no route for a mattress. Source Not confirmed: the site's street address, hours and fee schedule are held at the City Clerk's office and are not published in the code

• 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