How to get rid of a mattress in Sweet Home, 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.

• Sweet Home's City government runs no collection and says so plainly: "Waste management services are provided by Sweet Home Sanitation, not the City of Sweet Home. Please contact them for questions or concerns. The City of Sweet Home does offer informational resources regarding waste management through a variety of formats." What the City does publish is a named list of local second-hand outlets: "Did you know that Sweet Home has plenty of businesses that buy and/or sell used items, keeping them out of the landfill? Check out: Uptown Closet (1206 Main St.); Friends of the Library (1200 Long St.); Oldies but Goodies (1225 12th Ave.); Simple Seasons (4438 US-20); Sugar City Gleaners (3031 Santiam Highway)." City Hall is at 3225 Main Street, Sweet Home, OR 97386, (541) 818-7110. No City bulky-item collection, clean-up day or mattress program appears anywhere on the page. Source Not confirmed: None of the five second-hand businesses the City names publishes a mattress policy, so whether any of them would take one could not be established either way. Not confirmed: The City publishes no solid waste rate schedule, although Sweet Home granted an exclusive garbage franchise by ordinance in 1967.
• Sweet Home Sanitation's curbside service is cart-based, with extras charged but not priced, and no bulky or mattress pickup published. Three weekly containers are offered - a 20 gallon cart ("Capacity: 2 kitchen bags", for 1-2 people), a 35 gallon cart ("Capacity: 4 kitchen bags", 3-4 people) and a 90 gallon cart ("Capacity: 7 kitchen bags", 4-6 people). On overflow the company says: "We are happy to pick up any extra garbage you may have above and beyond your regular service", but "we do charge our customers for their 'Extras'" because of the extra disposal cost, and garbage above the cart rim - "Stop at the top" - draws an additional charge on the bill. Roadside county customers who want collection at the house rather than the curb pay an additional access fee. The company also notes that "Oregon's 2007 Electronics Recycling Law prohibits any person from disposing of computers, monitors and televisions" in the trash. The residential page names no bulky-item pickup, no large-item service and no mattress. Source Not confirmed: Sweet Home Sanitation publishes no figure for its 'Extras' charge and no bulky-item or mattress collection price; the transfer station rate card is the only published mattress price in the town. Not confirmed: Whether the hauler will collect a mattress at the curb at all is not stated on its residential page.

• 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