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How to get rid of a mattress in Fostoria, OH.
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Seneca County, Ohio · 28 options, 8 free · checked Nov 7, 2026
Researched from each provider's own pages and approved for publication by Tim Sumerfield, who has worked in mattress recycling for over a decade. How we check these listings
6 ways to get rid of a mattress in Fostoria
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Fostoria (our Fostoria mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout OhioBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in FostoriaBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFee not published
- 3Drop-off options near Fostoria2 places that take mattresses, nearest 14 miles awayFrom $11.40
- 4Junk removal options serving Fostoria4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Fostoria20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Fostoria2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Seneca County · Ohio rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Fostoria
Use our Fostoria mattress recycling partner, A Bedder World.
A Bedder World is a curbside and in-home mattress pickup service, recycling mattresses for homes and businesses throughout Ohio. They take it from the curb or carry it out of any room, and you book online and see the full price before you confirm.
- Fostoria division
- Curbside or any room in the house
- 90% of materials recovered
Metro areas in all 50 states; book online. Small-town and rural coverage not stated.
From $89A pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so this is where it starts, not a price per mattress. Your total is shown at the booking step before you confirm.
Book recycling pickupRun by the founder of this site. Every other option here is listed so you can compare.
Prices, conditions and sources
Curbside or inside pickup; stairs and long carries cost extra. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so it is a starting price rather than a rate per mattress, and a second piece collected on the same visit costs less than the first. The total for your items is shown at the booking step before you confirm. Owned by the operator of this site.
$89 — Pickup starts at $89. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece; the total for your items is shown at the booking step.
Not confirmed: The recycling fee charged on each piece is not published separately; it is included in the total shown at the booking step.
A Bedder World states it serves homes and businesses, listing bulk removal for hotels, apartments and commercial customers alongside residential pickup. Source
A Bedder World states it covers 1,000+ cities across all 50 states, with next-day pickup available. Source
A Bedder World states it removes the mattress from anywhere on the property, so pickup is from the curb or from inside the home. Source
A Bedder World states 90% of mattress materials are recovered and commits to sending none to landfill. Source
A Bedder World states it has recycled more than 1 million mattresses. Source
2City curbside pickup in Fostoria
Fostoria’s own collection service takes the mattress from outside your home. You normally have to book a date in advance and follow their wrapping rules.
Fostoria licensed-hauler weekly bulk item collection, required by ordinance
Every household in the City of Fostoria, because the city runs no collection of its own and the ordinance makes a private hauler compulsory. Section 521.12(a): "No owner, lessee or occupant of residential buildings shall permit the accumulation of nonrecyclable household waste. All such waste shall be placed in approved containers for collection by a hauler licensed by the City." Section 521.11(f)(1) adds that "No company may provide residential refuse service in the City until it has obtained a residential haulers license from the Zoning Department of the City of Fostoria, Ohio", at a fee of $75.00 annually payable before January 1st. The household picks and pays its own licensed hauler; the city sets the terms that hauler must meet. Section 521.13(g) covers dwellings including apartment houses of not more than four dwelling units, but not motels or hotels. Fostoria straddles Seneca, Hancock and Wood counties, with Seneca as its primary county.
Conditions and source
Section 521.11(c)(1) sets the frequency: "Residential waste haulers shall collect non-recyclable refuse, yard waste, and bulk items at least once per week from all customers in the City; collection of commingled recyclable items shall occur on a weekly basis on the same day as refuse collection services." Section 521.11(a)(4) makes the service one every licensed hauler must offer: "For bulk items such as couches or appliances." Section 521.13(f) puts the mattress in scope by name: "'Bulk items' means items exceeding 20 pounds. Items include, but are not limited to: carpets, bookcases, couches, mattresses, and white goods." Section 521.11(c)(2) sets the collection point "at the curb or alley way as is customary for the neighborhood", and 521.11(c)(3) limits collection to weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a legal holiday pushing the route one day. A bypassed item must be recovered on recall, "expected to be within a 24 hour period". Section 521.11(a)(3) adds a disposal restriction: "The haulers shall designate a day for pick up of bulk items, brush and other yard waste; no bulk items, brush and other yard waste may be taken to a landfill." Prohibited materials under 521.13(j) are hazardous materials such as paints, oils, cleaners, pesticides and herbicides, plus tires, car and truck batteries and construction waste. Section 521.12(c) prohibits disposal of residential solid waste in any quantity anywhere in the city, public or private, and 521.12(d)(1) makes anything set out at the collection point the property of the City. Enforcement is the Zoning Inspector's; a violation is a minor misdemeanor with each subsequent offense punishable by a fine up to $500.00. No wrapping or bagging rule for bedding is published.
Not confirmed: The code obliges every licensed hauler to collect bulk items at least once a week and sets no charge for doing so; neither the ordinances nor the city's website publishes a bulk item price, and the amount is whatever the household's own hauler charges.
Not confirmed: The city publishes no list of the haulers currently holding a residential haulers license.
Not confirmed: Section 521.11(a)(3) bars bulk items from the landfill and the code does not say where a hauler is to take a mattress instead.
Not confirmed: No wrapping, bagging or set-out rule specific to a mattress is published.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 6, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Fee not published
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Fostoria
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Fostoria. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Nearest
Hancock County Sanitary Landfill mattress and box spring drop-off
The county publishes no residency requirement and asks for no proof of identity: nothing on the landfill's page restricts who may bring waste to it. County origin appears only as a condition on one price — the $41.75 per ton figure is for "municipal trash (generated within Hancock County)". Commercial haulers are not excluded; the site is permitted to accept municipal and industrial solid waste.
Conditions and source
The landfill names the item outright. Under the heading "Effective July 1, 2026" the county states "There will be an additional charge of $15 per Mattress, $15 per Box Spring, and $15 per Sleeper Sofa", and that "This will be in addition to the charge by weight". So a mattress and its box spring are charged $15 each, on top of the weight charge, and the minimum charge of $20 covers up to 1000 pounds of waste. Every load must be covered: "All loads must be Covered/Secured traveling to AND from the Landfill", with a $25.00 fee for an uncovered or unsecured load. Household furniture is accepted. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Saturday, 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM; the site is closed on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Day, and New Year's Eve and Day. The landfill cannot accept agricultural tires of any type, brush, yard waste, or infectious or hazardous waste materials, and no debris containing any type of asbestos is permitted. Call the landfill at 419-299-3638 to check for closures outside the published list.
- Plus $15 — Surcharge per mattress, effective July 1, 2026: "There will be an additional charge of $15 per Mattress, $15 per Box Spring, and $15 per Sleeper Sofa. This will be in addition to the charge by weight." It is charged on top of the $20 minimum, not instead of it.
- Plus $15 — Surcharge for each additional item of bedding, effective July 1, 2026: a box spring is charged the same $15 as a mattress, so a mattress and box spring brought together are $15 each on top of the charge by weight. A sleeper sofa is also $15.
- Plus $20 — Minimum charge at the Hancock County Sanitary Landfill. The county states "The landfill has a minimum charge of $20, which covers the disposal of up to 1000 pounds of waste", and that "After 1000 pounds, a charge of $1.50 per 100 pounds will apply". A mattress surcharge is charged on top of this.
- Plus $25 — Surcharge for an uncovered or unsecured load, charged in addition to the disposal fees: "All loads must be Covered/Secured traveling to AND from the Landfill. The fee for an uncovered/unsecured load is $25.00." Tie the mattress down and this is avoided.
Not confirmed: The county does not say whether a mattress is recycled or buried; it describes the site as a permitted Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and the transaction as disposal, and nothing more.
Not confirmed: No accepted payment methods are published for the landfill.
Not confirmed: The North Central Ohio Solid Waste District's facility list publishes a different street address for this landfill, 10400 Allan Twp. Road 107, Findlay; the county's own 3763 CR 140 is used here and the two have not been reconciled.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 7, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Fee not published
Visit siteCheapest
Wood County Landfill mattress drop-off
No residency rule is published for Wood County residents, but the landfill has no contract with 21 named Ohio counties and will not take their waste; it also reserves the right to refuse any load.
Conditions and source
Open Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m.-noon. A mattress is charged the ordinary weight charge plus a $10.00 mattress base rate uplifted by the monthly fuel surcharge — $11.40 at the September 2026 surcharge of 14%. The fee is waived for a steel spring mattress put in the scrap metal bin with its cloth cover removed. Solid waste is $43.82 per ton with a $17.10 minimum up to 760 lbs. Cash, check or card with a $2 card processing fee.
- $11.40 — '$10.00 (mattress base rate) x 14.00% (fuel surcharge) = $11.40' per mattress in September 2026, charged in addition to the standard weight charge.
- $17.10 — Minimum solid waste charge of $17.10, covering loads up to 760 lbs.
Not confirmed: The mattress surcharge moves monthly with the fuel surcharge.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$11.40plus $17.10 for the load or entry
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Fostoria
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.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP (some ZIPs not serviced).
Conditions and source
In-person estimate before work; single items priced by size, minimum charge applies (amount not published). Donates or recycles where possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price.
Not confirmed: Recycling/donation not guaranteed per job.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteCollege HUNKS mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free estimate at start of job; price depends on location and job. Mattress recycled or disposed of; few donation centers take mattresses.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Recycling vs landfill not stated per location.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteJunk King mattress disposal
100+ franchise locations in U.S. and Canada; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free onsite/photo/phone estimate; pricing varies by location. Works with local recyclers and donation partners.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price on primary pages.
Not confirmed: Per-location recycling outcome not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteThe other 1 companies
The Junkluggers mattress removal
Franchise network; find a local Junkluggers; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free up-front estimate; most locations offer same-day pickup. Donates/recycles/repurposes when possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Disposal of non-reusable mattresses not described.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit site5Store haul-away options in Fostoria
If you are replacing the mattress, the shop will often take the old one when they deliver. Usually one old mattress per new one, and only if it is dry and clean.
- Casper
- Free
- Casper mattress order with In-Home Delivery & Setup ($249), continental US; one used mattress per mattress ordered. Sanitary condition judged on site; box springs must be removable intact. Source
- Purple
- Free
- Non-California: free with Rejuvenate mattresses; $200 add-on for select Essentials/Restore mattresses. Mattress only (no box springs); unsanitary mattresses may be refused. Source
- Raymour & Flanigan
- Free
- New mattress purchase with delivery; free with mattress set of $500+. Safe, sanitary, free of rips and tears. Source
- Rooms To Go
- Free
- New mattress with full service delivery. Not heavily soiled; not with Doorway Delivery. Source
The other 15 retailers
- Saatva
- Free
- New Saatva mattress with white glove delivery; select removal at checkout; continental US. Clean, undamaged mattress/foundation only; no adjustable bases, frames, waterbed or Sleep Number bases. Source
- Sam's Club
- Free
- Select mattresses with White Glove Delivery; free White Glove for Plus members buying online; not PR/AK/HI. Haul-away on request; biohazard items refused. Source
- Tempur-Pedic direct
- Free
- Mattress (not TEMPUR-Cloud), power base or foundation bought directly from Tempur-Pedic; like-for-like. Adult 18+ present; bedding removed; unsanitary/heavily soiled items may be refused. Source
- Amazon
- $79.99
- Purchased with an eligible mattress; available in select cities. One mattress or box spring; no bodily fluids or bed bugs; adult present. Source
- Avocado Green Mattress
- Ask provider
- Avocado In-Home Delivery & Setup order in select areas; must buy the equivalent item. Subject to local health regulations; no bed frames/furniture. Source
- Bob's Discount Furniture
- Ask provider
- New mattress/foundation delivered via BOBtastic White Glove Delivery. Safe and sanitary condition. Source
- Costco
- Ask provider
- Costco mattress delivery in select areas; one-for-one like item. Not damaged, soiled or infested; ready at delivery; additional fees may apply. Source
- Helix Sleep
- $219
- Helix order with In-Home Setup & Removal selected at checkout; contiguous 48 states. Stained/soiled items may be refused. Source
- IKEA
- $30
- Mattress or box spring bought in store with in-home delivery, in select markets / ZIP codes in the continental US; not online orders. Removal may be on a different date from delivery. Source
- Living Spaces
- Ask provider
- Full Service Delivery; request at checkout. Stained/soiled mattresses not eligible. Source
- Macys
- $25
- Macy's mattress with White Glove ($125) or Room of Choice ($75) delivery; one-for-one. No stained, soiled or bed-bug items; no frames/adjustable bases/furniture. Source
- Mattress Firm
- Ask provider
- Mattress ordered for delivery from Mattress Firm; one-for-one. Box spring removed only if new order includes one; no wet, unsanitary or infested bedding; no furniture. Source
- Mattress Warehouse
- $29.99
- With delivery of a new purchase; add before delivery date. Mattresses/box springs only; stained items excluded. Source
- Resident (Nectar, DreamCloud)
- $199
- Nectar or DreamCloud order with paid White Glove Delivery, where offered. Removal at the provider's discretion; may be unavailable in some areas; CA/RI/CT add a state-mandated fee. Source
- Sleep Number
- Ask provider
- With a Sleep Number bed delivery: included with Ultimate delivery ($350) or added for $100 with Premium/Doorstep; one disposal per Smart Bed delivered. Adult 18+ present; no bed bugs/extreme soiling; Doorstep customers must put the old bed outside. Source
6Donation options in Fostoria
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 Seneca County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Fostoria and its neighbors.
- Seneca County has no solid waste department of its own; it is one of the three counties in the Ottawa Sandusky Seneca (OSS) Solid Waste District, 1785 W State St, Fremont, OH 43420, (419) 334-7222. The district's Haulers & Landfills directory names exactly one landfill under Seneca County, "WIN Waste Innovations of Seneca County", and publishes no street address, no hours, no gate fee and no eligibility rule for it; the only disposal notes it carries are that "Televisions will be landfilled, NOT RECYCLED", that asphalt shingles are "NOT RECYCLED", and that asbestos needs a call first. No county transfer station or convenience center is listed for Seneca County, and mattresses and bulky items are not mentioned anywhere on the directory. For a Fostoria household the page's practical content is hauler phone numbers rather than a county gate: N.A.T. Transportation, Inc., (419) 288-3143 or (800) 332-2783, whose service area is given as "Fostoria, Amsden, Bascom, and Jackson Twp. - Seneca Co."; Patterson Sanitation Systems, (419) 619-1667, listed for "Fostoria"; Heitsche TLD, (419) 618-2822, "All of Seneca County"; Hoffbauer Disposal Services, (419) 618-1459; Turco & Sons LLC, (567) 230-1173; and Waste Management Inc., (800) 343-6047. So there is no county-run drop-off in Seneca County published as taking a mattress, and no county mattress fee to quote. Source Not confirmed: The district gives no address, hours, gate fee or mattress policy for WIN Waste Innovations of Seneca County, so whether that landfill takes a household mattress, and at what price, is unestablished. Not confirmed: The district publishes no fee for any hauler it lists, so a Fostoria household's cost to have a mattress taken is not established here.
- The OSS district collects nothing from the curb and runs no bulky item program; what it runs is pre-registered special collection events, and the appliance collection is the one that comes closest to a mattress without reaching it. Its accepted list is itemized - "Items primarily made of steel", "Air conditioners", "Dehumidifiers", "Cook tops / ovens", "Clothes washers / dryers", "Deep freezers / refrigerators", "Microwaves", "Grills", "Dishwashers / hot water tanks", "Lawn mowers (push or ride)" and "Car Parts Etc." - and its not-accepted list names "TELEVISIONS", "COMPUTERS", "ELECTRONICS - VCR's, DVD players, stereo equipment, etc.", "Items primarily made of plastic (e.g. - plastic fans or vacuum cleaners, etc.)" and "Deep freezers & refrigerators with food inside". A mattress appears in neither list. The Seneca County site for the collection is the Seneca County Fairgrounds, South lot, County Road 594, Tiffin; pre-registration is required, the district says materials must not be dropped off before or after the collection date, and the collection is not open to businesses or institutions. No fee is published. The district's other events cover electronics, tires, lead acid batteries and household hazardous waste, so no OSS program takes a mattress and no county charge for one exists. Source Not confirmed: Mattresses are absent from both the appliance collection's itemized accepted list and its not-accepted list; the page states no mattress policy either way, so this is a gap in an itemized list and not a published refusal. Not confirmed: Registration for the collection shown was closed when the page was read and no 2027 dates were posted, so the next date is not established.
- Seneca County asked to leave the OSS Solid Waste District and was kept in it. The county's own notice, posted January 16, 2025, reports that the Ottawa County commissioners voted unanimously against the request on January 9 and the Sandusky County commissioners did the same on January 15, "disapproving Seneca County's request to withdraw", and that current law does not let a county withdraw unless every other member county agrees. The practical point for a Fostoria or Tiffin reader is that OSS remained the district answering for Seneca County, and OSS runs recycling drop-offs and registered special collections rather than any collection or disposal service for a mattress. Source Not confirmed: Nothing published since January 2025 was read, so whether Seneca County has renewed its withdrawal request or formed a county-only district since then is not established.
Ohio mattress disposal rules
- Primary names Harvard Avenue Transfer Station at 3227 Harvard Ave, Newburgh Heights OH 44105; district calls it Harvard Road at 3227 Harvard Road. Same number, city and operator support an identity candidate, but street suffix discrepancy retained. Source
- Hamilton municipal FAQ says transfer-station large-item intake Monday–Saturday. Existing Rumpke operator-locator staging record 07c7c0690194a830d775d57e lists Monday–Friday 8am–3:45pm at the same 1000 N Third Street address and phone 513-867-8661. This is an hours discrepancy, not grounds to merge unrelated branches. Source
- Ohio EPA Solid Waste Management District Locator (GIS app): select a county to see its Solid Waste Management District; the underlying layer covers all 88 counties. SWMDs are the local contact for recycling and disposal. Source
- Ohio EPA's "Where to Recycle" page names the three statewide tools it offers residents: the Ohio EPA Recycling Directory (a searchable directory of service providers who volunteered to be listed), the solid waste management district locator map, and the Ohio Materials Marketplace for businesses. It states that recycling and litter prevention activities are controlled locally through the county's solid waste management district, which "can help with information such as ... where to take hard to recycle items". Note the agency site now serves these pages under the /wps/portal/gov/epa/ path; the bare /divisions-and-offices/... URLs 404 when requested directly. Source
- The Ohio EPA Recycling Directory is hosted on RecycleSearch (Re-TRAC) and is searchable by free text or by pre-set material categories after setting a location. Its own text says results may include curbside recycling programs, drop-off recycling locations, reuse stores and other service providers, and that listing is not an endorsement. Its FAQ states the directory "is in the process of being populated" and that some areas of the state may have no information available, directing residents to their local solid waste management district instead. Listings are managed by Ohio EPA and the districts. Source
- No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on Ohio EPA pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments and county solid waste management districts. The agency's own site search for "mattress" returns only 4 resources, none of them mattress-related (Revised Total Coliform Rule, Underground Injection Control, operator exam information and a Trauma Scene Clean-Up fact sheet). The Materials and Waste Management division pages cover solid waste, infectious waste, scrap tires and C&DD, with no mattress or bulky-item program. Source
- Mattress Recycling Council's Program States page names exactly four program states — California, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Oregon. Ohio is not among them, confirming there is no MRC-run mattress stewardship program or Bye Bye Mattress free drop-off network in Ohio. Source
Questions people ask about Fostoria
Is there free mattress disposal in Fostoria?
Yes: Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal; Purple In-Home Setup with mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Fostoria?
Published starting prices: A Bedder World mattress pickup from $89. Stairs, box springs, and extra items can add fees.
Will the store take my old mattress when I buy a new one?
Several retailers offer haul-away with a new mattress delivery, usually with conditions: Casper, Havertys, Purple, Raymour & Flanigan, Rooms To Go, Saatva.
Are there state rules for mattress disposal in Ohio?
Primary names Harvard Avenue Transfer Station at 3227 Harvard Ave, Newburgh Heights OH 44105; district calls it Harvard Road at 3227 Harvard Road. Same number, city and operator support an identity candidate, but street suffix discrepancy retained.
What to check before you go
- Say if the mattress is wet, stained, or has any sign of pests — that is the usual reason one is turned away.
- Ask what the total will be. Box springs, stairs, and extra items are often charged separately.
- Check you qualify. Many sites serve only residents of their own city or county.