2026 LOCAL GUIDE
How to get rid of a mattress in Heath, TX.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
See all 6 local optionsNOW AVAILABLE!
Heath Now Offers
Mattress Recycling Pickup.
Book a recycling pickup
A Bedder World is our recycling partner.
Rockwall County, Texas · 30 options, 13 free · checked Sep 25, 2026
Researched from each provider's own pages and approved for publication by Tim Sumerfield, who has worked in mattress recycling for over a decade. How we check these listings
6 ways to get rid of a mattress in Heath
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Heath (our Heath mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout TexasBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in HeathBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree
- 3Drop-off options near Heath4 places that take mattresses, nearest 8 miles awayFree
- 4Junk removal options serving Heath4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Heath20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Heath2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Rockwall County · Texas rules · common questions · what to check first
1
A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Heath
Use our Heath mattress recycling partner, A Bedder World.
A Bedder World is a curbside and in-home mattress pickup service, recycling mattresses for homes and businesses throughout Texas. They take it from the curb or carry it out of any room, and you book online and see the full price before you confirm.
- Heath division
- Curbside or any room in the house
- 90% of materials recovered
Metro areas in all 50 states; book online. Small-town and rural coverage not stated.
From $89A pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so this is where it starts, not a price per mattress. Your total is shown at the booking step before you confirm.
Book recycling pickupRun by the founder of this site. Every other option here is listed so you can compare.
Prices, conditions and sources
Curbside or inside pickup; stairs and long carries cost extra. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so it is a starting price rather than a rate per mattress, and a second piece collected on the same visit costs less than the first. The total for your items is shown at the booking step before you confirm. Owned by the operator of this site.
$89 — Pickup starts at $89. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece; the total for your items is shown at the booking step.
Not confirmed: The recycling fee charged on each piece is not published separately; it is included in the total shown at the booking step.
A Bedder World states it serves homes and businesses, listing bulk removal for hotels, apartments and commercial customers alongside residential pickup. Source
A Bedder World states it covers 1,000+ cities across all 50 states, with next-day pickup available. Source
A Bedder World states it removes the mattress from anywhere on the property, so pickup is from the curb or from inside the home. Source
A Bedder World states 90% of mattress materials are recovered and commits to sending none to landfill. Source
A Bedder World states it has recycled more than 1 million mattresses. Source
2City curbside pickup in Heath
Heath’s own collection service takes the mattress from outside your home. You normally have to book a date in advance and follow their wrapping rules.
City of Heath weekly bulk waste collection — mattress and box springs named, free on the trash day
City of Heath utility customers, served by Waste Connections; each customer receives a 94-gallon trash cart and a 95-gallon recycling cart.
Conditions and source
Bulk items such as furniture are picked up free of charge on the household's weekly trash collection day, placed curbside by 7 a.m. The free bulky allowance is three cubic yards a week, with anything over three cubic yards billed at $12.26 a cubic yard. The accepted list names 'Furniture – couch, chair, mattress, box springs, etc.', along with bundled brush, appliances with Freon removed and certified, disassembled swing sets, up to one cubic yard of minor home improvement debris per collection day, and broken-down cardboard. Not accepted: roofing materials, contractor construction, demolition or remodelling debris, dirt, rocks or concrete, hazardous materials, tires, batteries and automobile parts, liquids including paints, motor oil and solvents, electronics, and wooden pallets. Brush is separate: up to three cubic yards free, $12.58 a yard above that, collected twice monthly on the first and third Monday.
Not confirmed: The $12.26 bulky overage rate comes from a dated city notice that carries the city's own 'may be out of date' warning; the standing trash page publishes only the $12.58 brush rate.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Free
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near Heath
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Heath. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Cheapest
Kaufman County free monthly Clean-up/Collection Event — Forney site (mattresses accepted free)
Open to Kaufman County residents, checked at the gate: the county's schedule is headed “for Kaufman County Residents” and states “**Proof of Residence Required: A Driver's License or Water Bill will be required at all locations.**” No unincorporated-only clause and no precinct restriction; the events rotate precinct by precinct and any county resident may use any of them. Trade waste is excluded: “NO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, NO DUMP TRAILERS, NO ENCLOSED OR CATTLE TRAILERS.”
Conditions and source
Held at the Forney Road & Bridge Maintenance Facility, 12051 Pct Circle, Forney, (972) 703-2626, from 8:00am to 4:00pm. 2026 dates at this site: February 7th, June 6th and October 3rd. “Items Accepted for Free at All Cleanup/Collection Event Locations: Mattresses, Furniture, Appliances, Trash, and Recyclables.” Free tire disposal is offered on June 6th at this site, limit 10 passenger tires per household, no rims. Not accepted: “Barbed Wire, Bricks, Concrete, Construction Materials, Rock, Roofing Shingles, Brush, Boats, Travel Trailers, and Dead Animals (of any kind).” Residents unload their own items. This is a road-and-bridge yard opened for the day, not a permanent tip: outside these three dates the nearest county drop-off is the Terrell or Kaufman convenience station at the county ticket rate.
Not confirmed: No per-household limit on mattresses or volume is published for the free events.
Not confirmed: The Forney site operates only on the three published 2026 dates; the county publishes no 2027 schedule yet.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
2026 Monthly Clean-up/Collection Events for Kaufman County Residents (PDF)
Free
Visit siteFree
Kaufman County free monthly Clean-up/Collection Event — Terrell site (mattresses accepted free)
Open to Kaufman County residents, checked at the gate: “**Proof of Residence Required: A Driver's License or Water Bill will be required at all locations.**” No unincorporated-only clause and no precinct restriction; any county resident may use any of the rotating events. Trade waste is excluded: “NO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, NO DUMP TRAILERS, NO ENCLOSED OR CATTLE TRAILERS.”
Conditions and source
Held at the Terrell Convenience Station, 287 FM 429, Terrell, (945) 332-9831, from 8:00am to 4:00pm. 2026 dates at this site: March 7th, July 11th and November 7th. “Items Accepted for Free at All Cleanup/Collection Event Locations: Mattresses, Furniture, Appliances, Trash, and Recyclables.” Free tire disposal is offered on July 11th at this site, limit 10 passenger tires per household, no rims. Not accepted: “Barbed Wire, Bricks, Concrete, Construction Materials, Rock, Roofing Shingles, Brush, Boats, Travel Trailers, and Dead Animals (of any kind).” Residents unload their own items. On any other day the same station takes a mattress at the county ticket rate of $12.00 for a twin or $24.00 for a king.
Not confirmed: No per-household limit on mattresses or volume is published for the free events.
Not confirmed: No 2027 schedule is published yet.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
2026 Monthly Clean-up/Collection Events for Kaufman County Residents (PDF)
Free
Visit siteFree
Kaufman County free monthly Clean-up/Collection Event — Kaufman site (mattresses accepted free)
Open to Kaufman County residents, checked at the gate: the county's schedule is headed “for Kaufman County Residents” and states “**Proof of Residence Required: A Driver's License or Water Bill will be required at all locations.**” There is no unincorporated-only clause and no precinct restriction — the events rotate precinct by precinct so that every part of the county gets one within reach, and any county resident may use any of them. Trade waste is excluded: “NO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, NO DUMP TRAILERS, NO ENCLOSED OR CATTLE TRAILERS.”
Conditions and source
Held at the City of Kaufman/Kaufman County Convenience Station, 701 Alton St, Kaufman, (972) 932-2161, from 8:00am to 4:00pm. 2026 dates at this site: January 10th, May 2nd and September 5th. “Items Accepted for Free at All Cleanup/Collection Event Locations: Mattresses, Furniture, Appliances, Trash, and Recyclables.” Free tire disposal is offered on May 2nd at this site, “Limit 10 tires per household, until the truck is full. Passenger vehicle tires only. (No rims allowed.)” Not accepted: “Barbed Wire, Bricks, Concrete, Construction Materials, Rock, Roofing Shingles, Brush, Boats, Travel Trailers, and Dead Animals (of any kind).” Bring help: “Residents are expected to assist with unloading and placing their own items into the designated dumpsters.” Anything the free day refuses can go to the same station on a normal day at the county's ticket rate. Managed by Kaufman County, with on-site operations conducted by BlackJack Disposal.
Not confirmed: No per-household limit on mattresses or volume is published for the free events, and the schedule does not say what happens once the dumpsters are full.
Not confirmed: The 2027 schedule is not yet published, so dates beyond December 2026 are unknown.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
2026 Monthly Clean-up/Collection Events for Kaufman County Residents (PDF)
Free
Visit siteThe other 1 place, further out
Free
Kaufman County free monthly Clean-up/Collection Event — Kemp site (mattresses accepted free)
Open to Kaufman County residents, checked at the gate: “**Proof of Residence Required: A Driver's License or Water Bill will be required at all locations.**” No unincorporated-only clause and no precinct restriction; any county resident may use any of the rotating events. Trade waste is excluded: “NO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, NO DUMP TRAILERS, NO ENCLOSED OR CATTLE TRAILERS.”
Conditions and source
Held at the Kemp ECO/Convenience Station, 6520 Plainview Dr, Kemp, (945) 332-9826, from 8:00am to 4:00pm. 2026 dates at this site: April 4th, August 1st and December 5th. “Items Accepted for Free at All Cleanup/Collection Event Locations: Mattresses, Furniture, Appliances, Trash, and Recyclables.” Free tire disposal is offered on April 4th at this site, limit 10 passenger tires per household, no rims. Not accepted: “Barbed Wire, Bricks, Concrete, Construction Materials, Rock, Roofing Shingles, Brush, Boats, Travel Trailers, and Dead Animals (of any kind).” Residents unload their own items. A fifth event site, downtown Scurry at the corner of HWY 34 and S. Raguet St. across from Sloans SuperSave, ran once on April 11th 2026 with free tire disposal. On any other day the Kemp station takes a mattress at the county ticket rate.
Not confirmed: No per-household limit on mattresses or volume is published for the free events.
Not confirmed: No 2027 schedule is published yet.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 25, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
2026 Monthly Clean-up/Collection Events for Kaufman County Residents (PDF)
Free
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Heath
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.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP (some ZIPs not serviced).
Conditions and source
In-person estimate before work; single items priced by size, minimum charge applies (amount not published). Donates or recycles where possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price.
Not confirmed: Recycling/donation not guaranteed per job.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteCollege HUNKS mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free estimate at start of job; price depends on location and job. Mattress recycled or disposed of; few donation centers take mattresses.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Recycling vs landfill not stated per location.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteJunk King mattress disposal
100+ franchise locations in U.S. and Canada; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free onsite/photo/phone estimate; pricing varies by location. Works with local recyclers and donation partners.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price on primary pages.
Not confirmed: Per-location recycling outcome not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteThe other 1 companies
The Junkluggers mattress removal
Franchise network; find a local Junkluggers; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free up-front estimate; most locations offer same-day pickup. Donates/recycles/repurposes when possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Disposal of non-reusable mattresses not described.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit site5Store haul-away options in Heath
If you are replacing the mattress, the shop will often take the old one when they deliver. Usually one old mattress per new one, and only if it is dry and clean.
- Casper
- Free
- Casper mattress order with In-Home Delivery & Setup ($249), continental US; one used mattress per mattress ordered. Sanitary condition judged on site; box springs must be removable intact. Source
- Purple
- Free
- Non-California: free with Rejuvenate mattresses; $200 add-on for select Essentials/Restore mattresses. Mattress only (no box springs); unsanitary mattresses may be refused. Source
- Raymour & Flanigan
- Free
- New mattress purchase with delivery; free with mattress set of $500+. Safe, sanitary, free of rips and tears. Source
- Rooms To Go
- Free
- New mattress with full service delivery. Not heavily soiled; not with Doorway Delivery. Source
The other 15 retailers
- Saatva
- Free
- New Saatva mattress with white glove delivery; select removal at checkout; continental US. Clean, undamaged mattress/foundation only; no adjustable bases, frames, waterbed or Sleep Number bases. Source
- Sam's Club
- Free
- Select mattresses with White Glove Delivery; free White Glove for Plus members buying online; not PR/AK/HI. Haul-away on request; biohazard items refused. Source
- Tempur-Pedic direct
- Free
- Mattress (not TEMPUR-Cloud), power base or foundation bought directly from Tempur-Pedic; like-for-like. Adult 18+ present; bedding removed; unsanitary/heavily soiled items may be refused. Source
- Amazon
- $79.99
- Purchased with an eligible mattress; available in select cities. One mattress or box spring; no bodily fluids or bed bugs; adult present. Source
- Avocado Green Mattress
- Ask provider
- Avocado In-Home Delivery & Setup order in select areas; must buy the equivalent item. Subject to local health regulations; no bed frames/furniture. Source
- Bob's Discount Furniture
- Ask provider
- New mattress/foundation delivered via BOBtastic White Glove Delivery. Safe and sanitary condition. Source
- Costco
- Ask provider
- Costco mattress delivery in select areas; one-for-one like item. Not damaged, soiled or infested; ready at delivery; additional fees may apply. Source
- Helix Sleep
- $219
- Helix order with In-Home Setup & Removal selected at checkout; contiguous 48 states. Stained/soiled items may be refused. Source
- IKEA
- $30
- Mattress or box spring bought in store with in-home delivery, in select markets / ZIP codes in the continental US; not online orders. Removal may be on a different date from delivery. Source
- Living Spaces
- Ask provider
- Full Service Delivery; request at checkout. Stained/soiled mattresses not eligible. Source
- Macys
- $25
- Macy's mattress with White Glove ($125) or Room of Choice ($75) delivery; one-for-one. No stained, soiled or bed-bug items; no frames/adjustable bases/furniture. Source
- Mattress Firm
- Ask provider
- Mattress ordered for delivery from Mattress Firm; one-for-one. Box spring removed only if new order includes one; no wet, unsanitary or infested bedding; no furniture. Source
- Mattress Warehouse
- $29.99
- With delivery of a new purchase; add before delivery date. Mattresses/box springs only; stained items excluded. Source
- Resident (Nectar, DreamCloud)
- $199
- Nectar or DreamCloud order with paid White Glove Delivery, where offered. Removal at the provider's discretion; may be unavailable in some areas; CA/RI/CT add a state-mandated fee. Source
- Sleep Number
- Ask provider
- With a Sleep Number bed delivery: included with Ultimate delivery ($350) or added for $100 with Premium/Doorstep; one disposal per Smart Bed delivered. Adult 18+ present; no bed bugs/extreme soiling; Doorstep customers must put the old bed outside. Source
6Donation options in Heath
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 Rockwall County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Heath and its neighbors.
- Rockwall County runs no place a household can take a mattress, and no collection of any kind. The county's own site map, read in full, lists every page on the county website, and it contains no solid waste, landfill, transfer station, convenience station, citizen collection station, recycling, dump, bulky waste or cleanup page. The County Offices directory is twenty-one offices long - Auditor, Commissioner's Court, Constables, County Clerk, County Extension, Courts, Development Services, District Attorney, District Clerk, Elections Administrator, Emergency Management, Human Resources, Indigent Health Care, Justices of the Peace, Library, Probation, Sheriff's Office, Tax Office, Technology, Treasurer and Veterans Services - and none of them is a solid waste function. The one office with any waste role is the Environmental Health Coordinator, at 1101 E Yellowjacket Lane, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087, telephone 972-204-7600, and its own page describes on-site sewage facility permitting and inspection, public nuisance enforcement, junk car and junk yard enforcement, and the enforcement of illegal dumping laws. That is regulation and prosecution, not a place to leave a mattress, and the page names no solid waste facility, no fee and no mattress. Residents of Rockwall and Fate therefore get no county-level answer: whatever their options are, the county government is not one of them, and the answer lies with their own city or with a private operator. Source Not confirmed: The county publishes no county-run or county-sponsored drop-off site, so no facility has been modeled. This is the absence of a published program, established from the county's own complete site map, and not an unread page. Not confirmed: The county publishes no bulky-item or large-item collection program of any kind, for unincorporated areas or anywhere else. No cost, eligibility or booking rule exists to record. Not confirmed: The county publishes no county-wide free dump day, voucher or amnesty event. Whether one has ever been held is not established.
Texas mattress disposal rules
- 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
Questions people ask about Heath
Is there free mattress disposal in Heath?
Yes: City of Heath weekly bulk waste collection — mattress and box springs named, free on the trash day; Kaufman County free monthly Clean-up/Collection Event — Forney site (mattresses accepted free) (12051 Pct Circle, Forney, TX); Kaufman County free monthly Clean-up/Collection Event — Terrell site (mattresses accepted free) (287 FM 429, Terrell, TX 75160). Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Heath?
Published starting prices: A Bedder World mattress pickup from $89. Stairs, box springs, and extra items can add fees.
Will the store take my old mattress when I buy a new one?
Several retailers offer haul-away with a new mattress delivery, usually with conditions: Casper, Havertys, Purple, Raymour & Flanigan, Rooms To Go, Saatva.
Are there state rules for mattress disposal in Texas?
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.
What to check before you go
- Say if the mattress is wet, stained, or has any sign of pests — that is the usual reason one is turned away.
- Ask what the total will be. Box springs, stairs, and extra items are often charged separately.
- Check you qualify. Many sites serve only residents of their own city or county.