How to get rid of a mattress in Whitehouse, 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 Whitehouse Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50 Article V (Solid Waste Collection). § 50.78 'BULKY WASTES; SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED; FEE' lists as items that cannot be picked up as garbage 'furniture, appliances, hot water heaters, tires, auto parts, batteries, metal (scrap, fencing, and the like)', environmentally sensitive materials, building materials and burnt materials, and provides that 'Items not requiring special handling costs will be picked up by request and will be charged by the size of the load at a minimum of $10 per load (approximately four feet wide by eight feet long by four feet high or two and one-half cubic yards compacted) are any part thereof. Any special landfill fees for disposal of specific items will be added to the minimum charge stated above.' (Ordinance 333 adopted 6/23/92.) § 50.77 covers limbs, leaves and grass clippings and adds that 'Items not requiring special handling costs such as furniture, appliances, hot water heaters, and building materials... will be picked up by request by the sanitation contractor and will be charged by the size of the load at a minimum of $5 per item or $12.50 per load'; limbs must be bundled and tied 'not to exceed four feet in length, six inches in diameter, and/or 50 pounds in weight', bagged grass or leaves must not exceed 50 pounds a bag and are free if set out on the normal trash day but $0.50 a bag otherwise (Ordinance 405 adopted 1996). § 50.80 sets the current monthly residential rate at $25.81 including one container and recycling, most recently amended by Ordinance 25-0923-04 adopted 9/23/2025. Source Not confirmed: Mattresses are not named anywhere in Article V. Not confirmed: The bulky-waste charges in §§ 50.77 and 50.78 date from 1992 and 1996, give two different minimums ($5 per item / $12.50 per load and $10 per load), and cannot be reconciled with the current Republic Services arrangement of two bulk items on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays for which the city publishes no charge. Which governs today could not be established. Not confirmed: Article V contains no set-out window, no illegal dumping provision and no penalty clause.
• Habitat for Humanity of Smith County's ReStore, the nearest ReStore to Whitehouse, publishes its address and terms: 'Restore is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.' at '822 West Front St. in Tyler (near the Rose Gardens) or call 903-531-0072'. On donations: 'The ReStore gladly accepts donations of lumber, tile, doors, windows, ceiling fans, light and plumbing fixtures and accessories, construction materials, tools, large appliances, furniture, door hardware, cabinets and cabinet hardware.' The store describes itself as selling 'quality new and slightly used home improvement products, plumbing and electrical fixtures, furniture, appliances, rugs, paint and painting supplies'. Mattresses are not among the goods it says it accepts or sells. Source Not confirmed: The affiliate publishes no mattress policy: mattresses are neither listed as accepted nor stated to be refused.
• No mattress-specific recycler, take-back or collection program was established for Whitehouse. The Mattress Recycling Council's own site states it is 'Operating Statewide in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island', so Texas has no state-run or industry-run mattress recycling program and no Bye Bye Mattress site. What Whitehouse has instead is disposal: mattresses are named in the city's curbside bulk collection, and residents may self-haul to Greenwood Farms Landfill under the city's free-disposal allowance. Source Not confirmed: This establishes the absence of a state or industry program, not the absence of any private dismantler in the Tyler area; none with a published address and published terms was found.

• 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