How to get rid of a mattress in Reno, NV.

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 Reno's Solid Waste & Recycling page states that Waste Management provides residential trash and recycling collection under the City's franchise and directs customers to WM's Reno site as 'a one-stop resource'. Cart service is mandatory for trash and recycling, and WM 'recommends customers keep the carts delivered for at least 120 days before requesting a different option'. On excess material: 'Customers receive 20 stickers per year for excess waste. The stickers are for collection on your regular service day and can be used all year long.' The single-stream program is described as including 'four free trips to transfer station', an additional recycling cart, broader accepted materials, elimination of extra bags, the extra-waste sticker program and a new EcoCenter. Service problems go to Waste Management customer service at 775-329-8822 or through Reno Direct. Source Not confirmed: The City publishes no curbside bulky-item or large-item pickup program at all; whether one exists on request from WM is not addressed. Not confirmed: Mattresses are not mentioned anywhere on the page.
• The City of Reno runs free ward-based community cleanup events, branded for autumn 2026 as the 'Biggest Little Fall Refresh Cleaning'. 'These free events are open to all Reno residents.' Only residential bulky waste is accepted; 'Hazardous waste (i.e. paints, pesticides, large batteries, cleaning chemicals, liquids)' and electronic waste are excluded at most events, along with mercury, asbestos and radioactive smoke detectors. Six events were published for September to November 2026: Ward 4 on September 19 at O'Brien Middle School, Ward 2 on October 10 at Reno High School, Ward 6 on October 17 at Brown Elementary School, Ward 3 on October 24 at Wooster High School, Ward 1 on November 7 at Trainer Middle School and Ward 5 on November 14 at Melton Elementary School. All run '9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., or until the Waste Management container bins are full.' Source Not confirmed: Mattresses are not named in either the accepted or the excluded list for the cleanup events. Not confirmed: No proof-of-residency requirement and no per-household volume limit is published.
• The Salvation Army Reno Corps thrift store page lists four stores: Reno Sutro Street, 1925 Sutro Street, Reno, NV 89512, Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. with donations taken until 5:30 p.m., 775-688-4588; Sparks Prater Way, 650 E. Prater Way, Sparks, NV 89431, same hours, 775-229-4833; Reno Valley Road, 2300 Valley Rd, Reno, NV 89512, Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 775-360-2123; and Carson City, 3320 Research Way, 775-885-1898. The page states 'We are unable to provide donation pick-up service.' Its list of items it cannot accept is 'Tubed Television, Wooden Entertainment Centers for the above, Pool Tables, Pianos/Organs, Large Wooden Desks, Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Paints and Chemicals, Tires' — mattresses appear on neither the accepted nor the refused list. Source Not confirmed: Mattress acceptance is simply not addressed, so no Reno donation route for a mattress could be confirmed from a primary page. Not confirmed: The Truckee Meadows Habitat ReStore publishes its accept/refuse list only in a downloadable PDF that was not read in this pass.

• Operator mixed-load FAQ applies the costliest included waste category and illustrates household waste mixed with lumber at $7.50/cubic yard. This differs in unit from mattress item rows; current county rate revision is not rendered. Source
• C&S contact page lists Nye landfill ZIP 89041 and phone 775-727-5777; network/branch footer gives ZIP 89060, while branch narrative provides 775-727-7884. County confirms street address but gives no ZIP. Both contacts may serve different roles. Source
• Storey table gives Lockwood Monday-Saturday 8am-4:30pm without a lunch closure. Existing operator observation w3-nw-reno-004 includes Saturday 12:30-1 closure; existing Sparks observation w6-w-sparks-001 instead reports weekday opening at 7am. Those older records are reused and retained. Source
• NDEP states that Nevada does not currently have a Mattress Recycling Council program. The Nevada Recycles resources page lists Earth911 and KTMB (Washoe County) guides and the NDEP Recycling Hotline 1-800-597-5865 for county recycling services. No statewide mattress landfill ban found. Source