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

One large household item per week is collected by the contractor, RTS Waste Services, LLC, in addition to the normal tote of household trash, on the household's regular trash day. Section 30-36 of the city code names what is taken: televisions, couches, chairs, other furniture, bed springs, mattresses, microwaves, lawn furniture, carpet in bundled four-foot sections, large discarded toys, dismantled swing sets, barbecue grills with propane tanks removed, sinks, bathroom fixtures and push mowers drained of oil and gas. One person must be able to load the item. Carpet and mattresses and other items that can retain moisture must be dry for collection, and the city's page repeats that the item 'must not be wet or water-saturated'. Items not accepted are batteries, tires, liquids such as paint, gas or oil, construction, demolition or remodelling materials, yard waste, vegetation and appliances; appliances have a separate yearly pickup. The item must be at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the regular trash day and may not be set out sooner than 12:00 noon the day before. Collection hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Collections are made only from streets or highways maintained by the state or the city, or private streets open to the public; alleys need the codes department's approval. Totes must be returned to the side or rear of the residence by the end of the day after pickup. Residents unable to place items at the curb through disability or age may call RTS at 660.784.2474 for assistance. The mandatory trash service fee is $15.50 a month on the city's Exhibit A Fee Schedule effective March 23, 2026, rising 50 cents a year; an extra 65-gallon tote is $5.00 a month from RTS on a one-year agreement.

Not confirmed: No separate charge for the weekly large household item is published, and neither the code nor the city page states that it is free.

Not confirmed: Nothing says whether a mattress and a box spring count as one item or two against the weekly allowance.

Not confirmed: No wrapping or bagging is required by the code, only dryness.

Not confirmed: Nothing states where RTS takes a collected mattress, so the outcome is unknown.

From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.

Code of Ordinances, City of Kirksville, Missouri — Chapter 30 Solid Waste (PDF)

Residents may place one large household item weekly at the curb, out by 6:00 a.m. on collection day and not before noon the day before. The items the city says are not accepted are 'batteries, tires, liquids (such as paint, gas or oil), construction, demolition or remodeling materials, yard waste, vegetation, and appliances'. A mattress appears on neither the accepted nor the excluded side. RTS Waste Services LLC collects. No separate fee is published for the weekly large item.

Not confirmed: A mattress is named on neither the accepted nor the excluded side of the weekly large-item rule

From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.

Trash & Recycling — City of Kirksville, Missouri