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

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

Havertys

Free

New mattress delivered by Top Drawer Delivery. Not stated on page. 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

Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Richmond and its neighbors.

• The only collection Fort Bend County itself performs is storm debris, and only after a storm. The Debris Management page is written by Homeland Security & Emergency Management and framed entirely around hurricanes: “Hurricanes are dangerous and can cause significant damage through storm surge, wind damage, and flooding”, and “Once the storm has passed, debris collection follows strict guidelines to ensure safety, efficiency, and timely pickup.” Residents are told to “Please be patient - the county prioritizes community safety and restoring essential services before debris collection begins”, that “Inspectors will tour the county to prioritize areas with the greatest need” and that “Multiple passes may be required to collect all debris.” Debris is to be separated into household garbage, recycling, vegetative debris, construction and demolition materials, and electronics, appliances and white goods, then stacked neatly at the curb by type and clear of fences, mailboxes, power lines, transformers, hydrants, water meters, storm drains, traffic signs and paver driveways, because “Debris pickup is typically done with a mechanical claw truck”. Two limits matter for anyone tempted to read this as a routine service: “Yard waste from land clearing or landscaping improvements after a major storm is not eligible for county collection - disposal is the property owner's responsibility”, and “Debris from commercial properties (industrial parks, golf courses, cemeteries, apartments, condominiums, trailers parks, etc.) is the responsibility of the property owner.” This is a disaster program, activated by a storm, and it is not a way to have a mattress taken away on an ordinary week. Source Not confirmed: The page does not state that a formal disaster declaration is required, nor name the storm threshold that activates collection; it says only that collection follows a storm. Not confirmed: The page does not itself say the program is confined to unincorporated Fort Bend County, though it addresses residents whose curbside service comes from a “servicing disposal agent portal” rather than from a city.
• Not an option: Fort Bend County's one public drop-off facility refuses mattresses in writing, and this is the most useful thing the county publishes about them. The Recycling Center/HHW accepted-material page carries a “Not Accepted” list that reads, verbatim and in alphabetical order: “Agricultural Waste, Ammunition, Auto Glass / Crystal, Ceramics / Drinking Glass, Christmas Trees, Christmas Tree Lights or Wrapping Paper, Dead Animals, Dioxins, Dirty Materials, Dishes, Explosives, Fire Extinguishers, Fireworks, Flares, Furniture, Gas Cylinders / Propane or Grill Fuel Tanks, Industrial/Business Waste, Mattresses, Medical Waste, Mirrors, Non Numbered Plastics, Non-Recyclable Materials, Radioactive Materials, Smoke Detectors, Soil / Dirt, Styrofoam, Tissue Products, Trash/Garbage, Window/Tempered Glass”. Both “Furniture” and “Mattresses” are on it. The same page states “RESIDENTIAL USERS ONLY. Business, Commercial, and Agricultural waste NOT accepted.” What the center does take free is plastics 1–7, glass food and beverage containers, paper and cardboard, non-alkaline batteries, used motor oil and filters, cooking oil, latex paint, antifreeze, household appliances, household hazardous waste and textiles through Green City Recycler; and what it charges for is household hazardous waste and oil-based paint at $1/gal up to 14 gallons and $5/gal beyond, CFL and tube bulbs at $0.50 each, televisions and monitors at $10 under 20 inches, $15 for 20–32 inches and $30 above 32 inches, small electronics under 5 lbs at $1 and large at $5, appliances at $5 without Freon and $10 with, and passenger tires at $2 dismounted or $10 mounted. Cash, check or credit card; no debit cards. A Fort Bend County resident who drives a mattress to 1200 Blume Road will be turned away. Source
• The Fort Bend County Recycling Center/HHW page states its own limits plainly: “Recycling and HHW drop-off only – we are not a trash disposal site” and “The Fort Bend County Recycling Center is for Residential use only. Businesses are not permitted to use the Recycling Center.” The facility is at 1200 Blume Road, Rosenberg, Texas 77471, open 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, closed Wednesdays, Sundays and county holidays, at 281-633-7581 (recycling center) or 281-633-7576 (office). Household hazardous waste is taken on Mondays 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. and the first Saturday of each month 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. This is the county's only standing public drop-off, and by its own description it is not a place to take household trash of any kind, let alone a mattress. Source
• Not an option: Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity's ReStore, the obvious county-wide donation stop, names mattresses on its cannot-use list. The store lists among items it cannot accept “Mattresses – unless new or in original wrap” and “Waterbeds”, alongside used toilets, non-working appliances, toxic chemicals or materials, paint, gas-powered appliances unless new or unused, and “Anything that does not work or function”. It adds: “Due to the high cost of disposal, ALL DONATED ITEMS are subject to Fort Bend ReStore management or drivers' discretion.” The ReStore is at 505 Julie Rivers, Suite 150, Sugar Land, TX 77478, open Tuesday 1:00PM–5:00PM and Wednesday through Saturday 10:00AM–6:00PM, and it does accept furniture, cabinets, doors, flooring, lumber, paint, plumbing, roofing material, appliances, hardware, lighting and mirrors or glass, with donation pickup scheduled in advance once a week. A used mattress is the one thing it will not take, and knowing that saves a trip across Sugar Land. Source