How to get rid of a mattress in Corvallis, OR.

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.

• Corvallis writes its set-out window, its dumping ban and its penalty into the code, and the penalty is unusually severe. Corvallis Municipal Code Chapter 4.01 (Solid Waste Regulations), current to the August 3, 2026 version, provides at Sec. 4.01.060 (Curbside receptacle placement): "Placement of receptacles must be within three (3) feet of curb but shall not restrict access to bicycle lanes or sidewalks and shall not be blocked by vehicles or other items. Items not for collection must be at least three (3) feet from receptacles. Placement of receptacles is limited to a time period of twenty-four (24) hours prior to scheduled pick-up by a franchised hauler and twenty-four (24) hours after scheduled pick-up." Sec. 4.01.030 (Restrictions): "It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, collect, remove or in any other manner accumulate or dispose of solid waste upon any street, alley, public place or private property within the City." Sec. 4.01.080 (Private disposal) preserves self-haul: "Any person may transport solid waste generated by the person upon the streets of the City without procuring a franchise therefor; provided, that such solid waste is hauled in such manner as to prevent leakage or litter upon the streets", and Sec. 4.01.120 requires that it be carried "in a covered, watertight and drip-proof vehicle". Sec. 4.01.100 makes collecting solid waste in the City without a franchise unlawful. Sec. 4.01.140 (Penalty): "A violation of this Chapter is a Class A Misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the Court shall sentence the defendant to pay a fine and/or to serve a term of imprisonment with the following maximum limitations: the fine shall not exceed $2,500, nor shall the term of imprisonment exceed one (1) year." The definition of solid waste at Sec. 4.01.010 expressly reaches "discarded home and industrial appliances and furnishings". The chapter nowhere mentions mattresses, wrapping or bagging. Source Not confirmed: The code says nothing about wrapping or bagging a mattress for collection, so no ordinance-level wrapping rule exists to report. Not confirmed: The code sets the set-out window for receptacles; it does not say whether the same 24-hour window binds a bulky item put out for a special pick-up.
• The nearest ReStore publishes what it carries, and bedding is not on the list. Benton Habitat for Humanity's ReStore at 4840 SW Philomath Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97333 (store hours "Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM", donation hours "Wednesday - Saturday 11:00AM - 4:00PM", 541-752-6637) describes itself as "a discount home improvement store that sells quality new and like-new furniture, appliances, building materials, and more" and states "Material donations can now be made without an appointment. Just drop off your items at the ReStore between 11 AM-4PM Wednesday-Saturday." Its published "Products We Carry" categories are Building Materials, Electrical, Tools, Cabinets, Doors, Windows, Flooring, Sinks, Entertainment, Appliances, Furniture ("Dressers, couches, chairs, end tables, filing cabinets, desks, vanities") and Lawn & Garden. Mattresses, box springs and bedding appear nowhere in the list. Source Not confirmed: The ReStore publishes no explicit mattress policy - neither an acceptance nor a refusal - so its omission from the product list is not a stated refusal and no trip should be planned on it either way. Not confirmed: The store's detailed accepted-items list is published only as an image on the ReStore page, which could not be read as text.

• SVdP shared policy allows fewer than ten mattresses at listed stores, but MRC locator gives Cottage Grove a five-unit maximum, sends Seneca loads over five to Prairie Road, and lists Florence/Albany/Salem limits of ten residential or 25 business units. Facility-specific quantity applicability conflicts with the shared page. Source
• County describes public self-haul recycling/garbage access but still says it operates 15 transfer stations. Current directory identifies Walton as permanently closed. Division office is 3100 E. 17th Avenue, Eugene OR 97403; office hours are not receiving hours. Source
• Linked fee-breakdown page describes July 3, 2025 increases and lists mattress/box-spring rate-code amounts (MattBxsp TN $293.12, EA $17.44; MatBxspTN Recy $293.12). Applicability to current household recycling or garbage is not explained; August 2026 consumer page says Glenwood recycling free. Source
• Existing MRC Glenwood lead 1df981cc23e151b2d03067db matches county facility by name/location: 3100 East 17th Avenue, Eugene. MRC records Multnomah and older 8–6 hours; county has Lane and dated 7:30–5:30 weekday hours. Source
• Current table simultaneously lists a minimum charge and free mattress/box-spring intake up to five daily. Generic facility recycling description does not establish every mattress is recycled. Source
• Oregon Mattress Stewardship Program under SB 1576 (2022), implemented by Mattress Recycling Council from Jan 1, 2025. $22.50 stewardship assessment per mattress or boxspring collected at point of sale; collected units processed for renovation, reuse or recycling. Source
• Retailers must collect the assessment at point of sale as a separate receipt line item, buy only from registered producers/renovators, and give consumers collection-opportunity information; only registered entities may sell mattresses in Oregon. No retailer take-back mandate stated. Source
• Bye Bye Mattress Oregon: mattresses and box springs in any condition, no matter when purchased, can be dropped off free at participating collection sites or events; statewide locator at byebyemattress.com/find-a-facility/. Businesses with 100+ units qualify for no-cost transport and recycling. Helpline 1-855-494-8400. Source