How to get rid of a mattress in Clinton, 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.

• Clinton runs a transfer station but no curbside collection of its own. The City's own departments menu lists Administration, Animal Control, Area Transportation Services, Englewood Cemetery, Community Development, Economic Development, Fire, Municipal Court, Parks & Recreation, Police, Property Violations, Street Department, Transfer Station, Wastewater Plant and Compost Site - there is no sanitation, refuse or solid waste collection department and no residential collection schedule, rate or bulky-item program anywhere on the site. The waste function the City does run is a drop-off, and it is restricted: "The Transfer Station is open to RESIDENTS IN THE CITY LIMITS ONLY." Section 42-25 of the City Code adds that "Fees for use of the City Transfer Station shall be set by resolution of the City Council annually", that "No materials not otherwise listed on the approved fee schedule will be accepted for drop off", that no construction or demolition materials are taken from commercial sources including rental properties, and that for large loads the person delivering "must present a government issued identification, utility bill, or property tax receipt demonstrating that the person generating the waste resides within or owns property within the City of Clinton" and "The materials being dropped off must have originated within the City of Clinton." Any violation "shall be guilty of an offense punishable under the Code of Ordinances." Source
• A Clinton household that wants its trash collected buys it from a private hauler. The Greater Clinton-Area Chamber's utility listing, which names the franchised or contracted provider for every other service in the city - Evergy for electricity under a franchise agreement, Liberty Utilities for gas under a franchise agreement, Henry County Water Company for water, and the City of Clinton Wastewater Department for sewer - does not name a city refuse service at all. Under "Trash Pick Up Services" it lists two commercial operators for residents to approach directly: "Golden Valley Disposal, P.O. Box 441, Clinton, MO 64735, tel:660-885-2119" and "Republic Services, 230 SE 421 Road, Warrensburg, MO 64293, tel: 660-580-0194". Neither is described as holding a city contract, and neither is given a rate. Source Not confirmed: Golden Valley Disposal publishes no residential rate, no bulky-item allowance and no mattress policy on its own site; it invites a quote request instead. Republic publishes no Clinton-specific bulky rate. Neither meets the standard for a listing.

• 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