How to get rid of a mattress in Winston, 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.

• Winston runs no collection of its own and says so by omission on its own utilities page: the city bills water and sewer, and garbage is listed simply as a third-party service - "Winston Sanitary Services", 541-679-7777. There is no city bulky-item run, no large-item pickup, no clean-up day and no city drop-off on the page, and City Hall's number is given as 541-679-6739 for everything the city does handle. Source Not confirmed: The City of Winston publishes no solid-waste rate schedule and no franchise rate resolution, and Winston Sanitary Service publishes no website with rates or terms, so no price for collecting a mattress in Winston could be established from any primary source.
• Winston's garbage franchise is granted by special ordinance rather than by a codified chapter, and the city's Table of Special Ordinances traces the whole chain. Ordinance 2, passed 3-15-1954, and Ordinance 58, passed 7-6-1959, each granted "Roseburg Garbage Disposal Co. for garbage collection for a term of five years". Ordinance 92, passed 5-18-1964, granted "Winston Sanitary Service for garbage collection for a term of five years". Ordinance 118, passed 6-2-1969, granted "Ralph B. John for garbage collection for a term of five years" after an earlier ordinance authorized a transfer of rights to Ralph B. John pursuant to Ordinance 92. The current grant is Ordinance 374, passed 12-3-1984, indexed at 1993 Code Comp. No. 9-8: "Ralph B. John, d.b.a. Winston Sanitary Service, for solid waste collection for a term of five years, continuing". That is the authority under which Winston Sanitary Service collects in Winston, and "continuing" is why no later franchise ordinance appears. Source Not confirmed: The text of Ordinance 374 itself is not published online, only the table entry, so whether it makes service compulsory, sets rates, or requires council approval of rate changes is unestablished.
• Winston's dumping rule carries a stated number and a way out of it. WMC 90.033 Scattering Rubbish: "No person shall deposit upon public or private property any kind of rubbish, trash, debris, refuse or any substance that would mar the appearance, create a stench or fire hazard, detract from the cleanliness or safety of the property or would be likely to injure a person, animal or vehicle traveling upon a public way." WMC 90.015 separately makes it a nuisance affecting public health to allow "Accumulations of debris, rubbish, manure and other refuse that are not removed within a reasonable time and that affect the health of the city". The penalty, WMC 90.999(A)(1), is "a fine not to exceed $250 for each offense", and "In addition to a fine, the Municipal Court Judge may direct the city to immediately abate the nuisance with no further notification"; each day the violation continues is "a separate offense". But 90.999(A)(1)(b) gives an escape: "abatement of a nuisance within 30 days of the date of notice to abate, or if a written protest has been filed, the abatement within ten days of Council determination that a nuisance exists, will relieve the person responsible from the imposition of any fine or imprisonment under this section." All of Chapter 90 is Ordinance 655, passed 6-4-2012. Source

• 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