How to get rid of a mattress in Luling, 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 Luling Garbage Collection page, which reprints the Texas Disposal Systems guidelines the city works to. The 'No Go' list - "The following is a list of items NOT allowed in trash frontload or sideload containers" - names a mattress outright: "Construction Materials: i.e. concrete, wood, paint, solvents, thinners; Furniture: i.e. couches, sofas, mattresses, box springs; Appliances; Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, or anything with Freon; Oil, Oil rags or filters (unless drainer for at lease 24 hours); Industrial or Hazardous Chemicals; Tires; Fluorescent Tubes or Light Bulbs; Medical Waste; Herbicides or Pesticides; Radioactive Materials; Dirt, Sand, Landscape or Yard Waste; Dead Animals; Automotive Batteries; Any items which will not fit inside the container; Any items that would get stuck in the container; Any items left outside of the container." So in Luling a mattress may not go in the cart, and the city sets out two routes instead: "Options for Bulky Items removal: 1. One bulky pick-up per month. Bulky pick-ups can be up to three cubic yards and brush must be bundled. To schedule, call TDS at 800-375-8375. 2. One free monthly drop-off to the landfill per residential household, good up to 5 cubic yards." A service alert notes that from July 1, 2025 TDS operates on a 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM schedule and containers should be put out the night before the regular service day. Source Not confirmed: This page puts the monthly bulky pickup at three cubic yards and gives the booking number as 800-375-8375, while the city's own Bulky Service Information page puts it at six cubic yards and gives the number as 844-873-7734; the city does not reconcile the two. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether a mattress is accepted on the monthly bulky pickup, only that it may not go in the cart.
• City of Luling Street/Brush Department page, which sets out the city's own monthly brush service and shows why it is not a route for a mattress. Frequency: "Brush pickup service shall be provided to each applicable residential premises once a month. No collection of brush will normally occur on Saturday, Sunday or holidays observed by the City. Brush shall be placed at the curbside or in the alley no later than 7:00 a.m. on the Monday of the scheduled collection week, reasonably contained." Parameters: "Brush shall be limited to three (3) feet in length, four (4) inches in diameter, and ten (10) pounds in weight for any single branch." Duration: "The City allots 15 minutes of brush pickup for every residential property within the City limits", and beyond that the resident is door-hangered and may pay the established rate or wait for the next collection. Content: "Brush gathered for pickup by city crews shall contain only brush and will not include garbage, trash, bamboo, palm leaves or cactus, leaves and lawn clippings. The customer shall be solely responsible for ensuring that such materials are not mixed with the gathered brush. Mixed brush will not be picked up by city crews." Brush may also be dropped at the city landfill by a verified utility customer, the charge being placed on their monthly bill. The Brush Collection Price Schedule (Ordinance No. 2008-O-, Section 90-46, passed December 13, 2007) is: single family residence $1.50 each month; duplex apartments $1.50 each apartment; garage apartments $1.50 each month; apartment complex $5.00 each month; housing units $5.00 each month; commercial accounts $20.00 each 15 minutes as needed; trailer load brush $20.00 each drop off; truck load brush $10.00 each drop off. Each additional 15-minute pick-up is $7.50. The city's utility rate schedule carries the same brush figures and puts residential garbage and recycling collection at $20.26 a month inside the city limits and $35.58 outside. Source Not confirmed: The city brush service takes brush only and excludes garbage and trash, so a mattress cannot be put out on it - the monthly TDS bulky collection is the curbside route instead. Not confirmed: The brush landfill drop-off is priced by trailer or truck load of brush; no mattress rate is published for it.

• 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