How to get rid of a mattress in Prosper, 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.

• Prosper's code has no solid waste collection chapter at all — the collection rules live in the Republic Services contract and on the Town's pages — but it added a dumping ordinance in 2024 that covers the most common way a mattress is got rid of badly. Article 8.09, adopted by Ordinance 2024-06 on January 9, 2024, § 8.09.001: "Any person who places, throws, drops, dumps, deposits, or discards any garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, debris, or other deleterious substance on any public property, or on any private property of another without consent of the property owner, including the placing, throwing, dropping, dumping, depositing, or discarding of any garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, debris, or other deleterious substance in a trash receptacle or dumpster on any private property of another without consent of the property owner, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor." The penalty at § 8.09.002 is a fine "not to exceed $2,000.00, and each and every day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense." Putting a mattress in an apartment complex's or a business's dumpster is named in the offense, not merely implied by it. Source Not confirmed: Prosper's code sets no curbside set-out window; the 7 a.m. rule comes only from the Town's pages and the hauler contract
• Prosper's property maintenance article makes an indoor item left in view a nuisance in its own right. Article 6.03 defines "trash and debris" as "mounds of dirt; piles of leaves, grass, and weed clippings; paper trash; useless fragments of building materials; rubble; furniture other than furniture designed for outdoor use; useless household items and appliances; items of salvage, such as scrap metal and wood; old barrels; old tires; objects that hold water for an extended period of time; tree and brush trimmings; and other miscellaneous wastes or rejected matter." Section 6.03.002 forbids an owner or occupant to "keep, store, allow, maintain, permit, or accumulate upon any property any refuse, trash and debris... that: Is visible from a street or alley; Creates or may create an unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, vermin, or disease carrying pests; or Emits a noxious odor", and declares a violation a nuisance. The town gives seven days' notice, after which it "may: Issue a citation to the owner or occupant for every day that the violation continues to exist; Do the work or make the improvements required to abate the violation; and/or Pay for the work done or the improvements made and charge the expenses to the owner of the property", plus an Abatement Administrative Fee set in the fee schedule. Section 6.03.006 makes a violation a misdemeanour fined as provided in § 1.01.009, with "Each continuing day's violation... a separate offense." Source Not confirmed: The general fine ceiling at § 1.01.009 was not read, so the exact amount for a property maintenance violation is not recorded here Not confirmed: The Abatement Administrative Fee amount is set in Appendix A and was not read
• Not an option: Habitat Collin County ReStore in McKinney picks up donations free anywhere in Collin County — "We offer a free pick up service for residents living in our service area and for items that you cannot transport yourself", gated on "Do you live in Collin County, TX?" — but not a mattress. In its donation item list the Mattresses and Box spring entries are refusal buttons reading "We do NOT accept box springs or mattresses", the Bedroom set entry adds "We do not accept mattresses or box springs", and futons are refused separately: "We do NOT accept futons or futon mattresses". 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