How to get rid of a mattress in Hewitt, 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.

• City of Hewitt Sanitation and Recycling page: 'Republic Services' provides sanitation services under contract with the City of Hewitt, with once a week trash collection and recycling service every two weeks as the basic residential services. For large items collected at the curb the city tells residents to 'call Republic Services at 1-800-860-0123, ext. 23008'; the city's own calendar entry for the Brush/Bulk day repeats 'Call Republic at (800) 860-0123, Ext 23008 to schedule bulky item pick-ups. (Please note there is a fee for this service)'. Separately the city runs its own monthly disposal day: 'the third Saturday of every month at 1301 S. Hewitt Dr' from '8 AM until 12 PM', for 'large amounts of brush or large items like tree stumps, old chairs etc.', and 'Each person will have to provide a current Hewitt water bill and current driver's license with current address.' The page carries the notice that should the city need to assist unloading cargo with employee or equipment, the city is not responsible for any damages. The city publishes no bulky-item fee of its own for the Republic curbside service and names no mattress on this page. Source Not confirmed: The city page and calendar entry both say the Republic curbside bulky pickup carries 'a fee' but publish no amount, so no price is recorded for it. Not confirmed: Neither page names a mattress or box spring among the items Republic will collect at the curb. Not confirmed: Neither page says what happens to a collected bulky item (landfill, recycling or reuse).
• City of Hewitt Ordinance No. 2012-03-19-2, the city's solid waste ordinance as published in the city's document center. Sec. 62-34 defines bulk refuse: 'Bulk Refuse means items of solid waste which are too large, heavy or bulky to be disposed of in the authorized cart(s)', with pickup to be arranged in advance. Sec. 62-64 sets the set-out window: refuse may not be placed out more than '12 hours prior to the scheduled day of collection, nor shall refuse containers receptacle(s) be permitted to remain on city streets or public rights-of-way more than 12 hours after the scheduled day of collection.' Sec. 62-63 governs placement: material must be placed 'at curbside, a minimum of six feet from any vehicle or mailbox, in authorized receptacle(s)' with lids closed, and 'Refuse will not be picked up if the refuse receptacle(s) lid is not closed flat or if the refuse is placed outside refuse receptacle(s).' Sec. 62-62 prohibits tampering: 'It shall be unlawful for any person to meddle or tamper with any garbage can or receptacle(s)' or to scatter any item from a recycle receptacle. The penalty section makes a violation a misdemeanour with 'a maximum fine of $2000.00, and each day a violation exists shall be a separate offense.' The ordinance sets no separate rule for apartments or multi-family properties. Source Not confirmed: The ordinance does not name mattresses in the bulk refuse definition. Not confirmed: The 12-hour set-out window is written for refuse receptacles; the ordinance does not say in terms whether it also governs a bulky item set out beside the cart.
• Not an option: Waco Habitat for Humanity ReStore Donation Acceptance Guidelines, the nearest Habitat ReStore to Hewitt, at 1224 Franklin Ave, Waco, TX, (254) 756-0131. The page lists what the ReStore accepts — appliances under 10 years old, cabinets and countertops, furniture ('Sofas, chairs, tables, dressers, bed frames — clean, structurally sound, no rips or stains'), building materials, fixtures, hardware and tools and home decor — and then, under 'What We Do Not Accept', lists 'Mattresses and box springs' outright, along with TVs, computers and VCRs, water-damaged cabinets, baby and children's equipment, clothing and shoes, paint and hazardous materials, asbestos or lead paint, large console televisions, damaged or stained upholstered furniture and non-working items. Free pickup is offered for large items in the Waco area by calling (254) 756-0131, but that does not extend the accepted list. The page closes: 'Items we can't take? For disposal of items outside our guidelines, contact City of Waco Solid Waste Services.' A mattress cannot be donated to this ReStore. Source

• 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