How to get rid of a mattress in Woodburn, 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.

• Woodburn's franchise ordinance defines bulky-item collection as a service in its own right, forbids the hauler from charging anything not in the Council-approved schedule, and leaves self-haul open. Ordinance No. 2552, the City of Woodburn "Solid Waste Management Ordinance", grants "UNITED DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC., AN OREGON CORPORATION, dba REPUBLIC SERVICES OF MARION COUNTY - WOODBURN, the exclusive right, privilege, and franchise to collect, dispose, sell and transport solid waste and recyclable material generated as of the effective date of this ordinance within the corporate limits of the City of Woodburn" (Sec. 2.1). Its definitions include: "'Special Service' means collection of bulky waste, including furniture, appliances and large quantities of waste." Sec. 4.1.2 requires the franchisee to give the City Administrator "a copy of the published rate schedule which shall contain the rates and charges made for all its operations", kept current, with any change filed 90 days ahead and "examined by Council in a public hearing". Sec. 4.1.2.1: "Rates established by Council are fixed rates and Franchisee shall not charge more or less than the fixed rate unless changed pursuant to Section 4. Franchisee shall not charge rates not in the rate schedule." Sec. 4.1.2.2 adds that a service may not be provided at all until its rate is approved, and that if it is, "the City Administrator may require Franchisee to continue providing such services at no charge to the customer until such time as the rates are approved". Rates may change "only one (1) time in a calendar year" (Sec. 4.1.4), and "The approved rate schedule (Exhibit 1), as of the effective date of this ordinance, shall be deemed to be in effect" (Sec. 4.1.5). The exceptions at Sec. 2.2 mean no franchise is needed for "The transportation of solid waste by an individual, produced by such individual or the individual's household, to a disposal site or resource recovery site. In the case of non-owner-occupied property, the waste is produced and owned by the tenant and not by the landlord, property owner or agent" (Sec. 2.2.5), nor for "The collection, transportation and reuse of repairable or cleanable discards by a private charitable organization regularly engaged in such activity" (Sec. 2.2.1). Curbside collection of solid waste must be at least weekly and of recyclables at least bi-weekly (Secs. 3.1.4-3.1.5). The franchise fee is five percent of gross receipts (Sec. 5.1). Source Not confirmed: Exhibit 1, the approved rate schedule that actually holds the Special Service price, is not reproduced in the City's published ordinance compilation and is not posted elsewhere on the City's website, so Woodburn's bulky-item and mattress prices could not be read. Not confirmed: The ordinance defines Special Service as covering 'furniture, appliances and large quantities of waste' and does not say whether a mattress falls inside that definition. Not confirmed: The City of Woodburn's website has no garbage or solid waste service page at all; its only Republic Services page is an economic-development business profile.

• 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