How to get rid of a mattress in Fairview, TX.

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.

• Fairview has no drop-off of its own, and the obvious regional one is not open to its residents on resident terms. The North Texas Municipal Water District's Solid Waste Facilities page lists the Custer Road Transfer Station, 9901 Custer Road, Plano, TX 75025 (972-727-6341); the Lookout Drive Transfer Station, 1601 East Lookout Drive, Richardson, TX 75082 (972-234-3247); the Parkway Transfer Station, 4030 West Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093 (972-596-8709), currently under construction with limited acceptance; and the 121 Regional Disposal Facility landfill, 3820 Sam Rayburn Highway, Melissa, TX 75454 (469-626-4452). Transfer stations open Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the landfill Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Published rates are $75 per ton at the transfer stations and $52 per ton at the landfill, each with a one ton minimum charge, plus a $150 surcharge for roofing shingles. The residents named as eligible are those of Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano and Richardson holding a city utility bill showing solid waste service. Fairview is not among them. Source Not confirmed: NTMWD does not publish a mattress or bulky-item item rate, only per-ton rates with a one-ton minimum Not confirmed: Whether a Fairview resident may self-haul at the commercial per-ton rate, and on what terms, is not stated on the page

• Current homepage says drop-off is coming soon, whereas existing MRC card 42 lists commercial drop-off at 1915 Kramer Ln and open 24 hours. Do not rely on that old drop-off listing as current. Homepage offers indoor/curb pickup and states reuse, then recycling, then landfill as its routing preference. Source
• Operator lists Austin yard at 6546 Burnet Road, Austin TX 78757 and Manor yard at 20301 Hog Eye Rd, Manor TX 78653. Earlier national65 Duke’s listing uses 1602 Bench Mark Dr.; no move or branch-equivalence statement found. Preserve all addresses separately. Source
• No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on TCEQ pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments. Source
• TCEQ's Take Care of Texas (Mar 4, 2025) notes many mattress retailers offer pickup of old mattresses on new-mattress delivery, organizations such as Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity may accept good-condition mattresses, and many cities/haulers offer bulk pickup or collection events. Source