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How to get rid of a mattress in South Salt Lake, UT.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
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Salt Lake County, Utah · 32 options, 9 free · checked Nov 4, 2026


6 ways to get rid of a mattress in South Salt Lake
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - South Salt Lake (our South Salt Lake mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout UtahBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in South Salt LakeBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree
- 3Drop-off options near South Salt Lake4 places that take mattresses, nearest 5 miles awayFrom $15
- 4Junk removal options serving South Salt Lake4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in South Salt Lake20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in South Salt Lake2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - South Salt Lake
Use our South Salt Lake mattress recycling partner, A Bedder World.
A Bedder World is a curbside and in-home mattress pickup service, recycling mattresses for homes and businesses throughout Utah. They take it from the curb or carry it out of any room, and you book online and see the full price before you confirm.
- South Salt Lake division
- Curbside or any room in the house
- 90% of materials recovered
Metro areas in all 50 states; book online. Small-town and rural coverage not stated.

From $89A pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so this is where it starts, not a price per mattress. Your total is shown at the booking step before you confirm.
Book recycling pickupRun by the founder of this site. Every other option here is listed so you can compare.
Prices, conditions and sources
Curbside or inside pickup; stairs and long carries cost extra. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece, so it is a starting price rather than a rate per mattress, and a second piece collected on the same visit costs less than the first. The total for your items is shown at the booking step before you confirm. Owned by the operator of this site.
$89 — Pickup starts at $89. The price is a pickup fee plus a recycling fee on each piece; the total for your items is shown at the booking step.
Not confirmed: The recycling fee charged on each piece is not published separately; it is included in the total shown at the booking step.
A Bedder World states it serves homes and businesses, listing bulk removal for hotels, apartments and commercial customers alongside residential pickup. Source
A Bedder World states it covers 1,000+ cities across all 50 states, with next-day pickup available. Source
A Bedder World states it removes the mattress from anywhere on the property, so pickup is from the curb or from inside the home. Source
A Bedder World states 90% of mattress materials are recovered and commits to sending none to landfill. Source
A Bedder World states it has recycled more than 1 million mattresses. Source
2City curbside pickup in South Salt Lake
South Salt Lake’s own collection service takes the mattress from outside your home. You normally have to book a date in advance and follow their wrapping rules.
South Salt Lake Citywide Cleanup Program (free curbside bulky collection, spring and fall)
The program page states it is "available for free to all South Salt Lake residents who currently receive City garbage service." City garbage service is itself limited: the city's Garbage & Recycling page says South Salt Lake "contracts with ACE Recycling & Disposal to provide weekly garbage and recycling collection for residential dwellings (qualifying single-family units and duplexes only)", so a household that is not a city garbage customer is outside the cleanup as well. The city publishes no sign-up, permit or proof-of-residency step — collection follows the household's regular garbage day.
Conditions and source
Collection runs twice a year, on the household's own garbage day: "Curbside collection of bulky waste items will take place during the second full two weeks in May and November. Please follow your regularly scheduled garbage pick-up day during the cleanup program." The published 2026 pairings are Monday pickup on May 11 and November 9, Tuesday pickup on May 13 and November 11, Wednesday pickup on May 18 and November 16, and Thursday pickup on May 20 and November 18. Items go out "by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day" and "may be placed curbside up to one week prior to the scheduled pickup dates", but "must not obstruct sidewalks, gutters, storm drain inlets, water meters, or the free movement of traffic." The accepted list names the item: "Furniture, carpet and padding, sofas, mattresses, and water heaters are also accepted", alongside appliances that do not contain Freon. Two limits apply to everything on that list: "All items must be 5 feet in length or shorter and must not weigh more than 75 lbs", and "The collection crew has the discretion to refuse any items that do not meet the specified guidelines." Five feet is 60 inches and a standard adult mattress is 75 to 80 inches long, so a mattress is named as accepted by the same page that caps length below it — check with Public Works at 801-464-6757 before relying on the free route for a full-size mattress. Not collected: grass clippings, loose piles of yard waste, construction and demolition debris, everyday household garbage, household hazardous waste, commercial or contractor waste, and "Dirt, rocks, sod, bricks, broken concrete, major construction or demolition debris, household hazardous waste, and 55 gallon drums."
Not confirmed: Mattresses are named as accepted while the same page caps every item at 5 feet in length, which no standard adult mattress meets, and the city reserves crew discretion to refuse anything outside the guidelines; the city does not say which rule governs a mattress, so whether a queen is actually taken is not established.
Not confirmed: No limit on the number of items or mattress pieces per household is published, and no bagging or wrapping rule specific to a mattress is stated beyond the program's general "boxed, bundled, or bagged" description.
Not confirmed: The city does not say whether a collected mattress is recycled or landfilled, so no outcome is established.
Not confirmed: No dates beyond the 2026 spring and fall weeks are published, and the city states no remedy for a household that misses its collection day.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 4, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Free
Visit siteSouth Salt Lake roll-off dumpster rental (mattresses and box springs accepted)
The city's page states "Residents may rent a roll-off dumpster for $50 to dispose of solid waste. This service is only available to residential garbage customers." City garbage service covers "qualifying single-family units and duplexes only" on the city's Garbage & Recycling page, so a household outside that is not eligible. Reservations are made online only: "Reservations are not accepted by phone and are made on a first-come, first-served basis on our website", with 801-483-6074 offered as help with the online form rather than as a booking line.
Conditions and source
One flat charge of $50 covers a 13 cubic yard roll-off: "All dumpsters are 13 cubic yards that measure 12' L x 8'W x 5'H." "Deliveries are made on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays", the box is placed "in front of the property address", and there is a "Limit to one dumpster per week." The acceptable items list names the item directly — "Mattresses/box springs" — alongside "Green Waste (yard refuse and debris such as tree limbs, leaves, shrubbery, and grass clippings)", "Used carpet", "Household appliances without Freon", "Garbage" and "Water heaters and swamp coolers". The unacceptable list is itemized and contains no bedding of any kind: "Construction materials", "Concrete, brick, asphalt, gravel, rocks, or dirt", "Stumps or logs greater than twenty-four inches in diameter", "Roofing shingles of any kind", "Tires", "Batteries of any kind", "Propane tanks, steel storage drums", and toxic or hazardous waste including asbestos, paints, motor oils, transmission fluid, gasoline, pesticides and herbicides, solvents, antifreeze and fluorescent light tubes. Unlike the free Citywide Cleanup, the dumpster page sets no length limit, and a 12-foot box takes a queen mattress flat. The city points residents here for exactly that reason: "Residents may rent a roll-off dumpster to dispose of some materials not accepted through the Citywide Cleanup Program."
Not confirmed: The page does not say how long a household may keep the dumpster, whether the $50 includes a weight allowance, or what an overfilled or overweight box costs.
Not confirmed: No limit on the number of mattresses or box springs in one dumpster is published, and no bagging or wrapping requirement is stated for them.
Not confirmed: The city does not say where the contents go or whether anything is recycled; the page says only that the dumpster is "to dispose of solid waste".
Not confirmed: "Residential garbage customers" is not defined on this page against the "qualifying single-family units and duplexes only" wording used elsewhere on the city's site.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 4, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
South Salt Lake — Dumpster Rentals & Transfer Station Passes
$50
Visit siteWFWRD specialty mattress pickup
Residential; location-dependent base rate.
Conditions and source
Bag every mattress and box spring.
- $20 — Each mattress/box spring, additional to applicable base.
- $20 — In-district valley household base; alternative location tiers, plus item charges.
- $30 — In-district canyon household base; alternative location tiers, plus item charges.
- $40 — Out-of-district valley household base; alternative location tiers, plus item charges.
Not confirmed: Address eligibility, scheduling, limits and destination unknown.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 19, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District — Specialty Curbside Collection Services (Residential Only)
$20plus $20 per trip
Visit siteA Bedder World collects from the curb too, or from any room in the house — see option 1.
3Drop-off options near South Salt Lake
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of South Salt Lake. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
South Salt Lake transfer station access by free resident pass
Residents only, and only with a pass the city itself issues: "To use the facility, residents will need to obtain a free Transfer Station pass from City Hall, or call 801-483-6074 to have one mailed to you." The pass is a card the household keeps — the city's Garbage & Recycling page carries a standing question, "How can I get a replacement Transfer Station card?" There is no public gate access without it, and the city publishes no route for a non-resident.
Conditions and source
The city states that "A landfill transfer station is located within city boundaries located at located at 502 West 3300 South, and residents can use the transfer station from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month." That is a four-hour window twice a month, which is far narrower than the county and Trans-Jordan sites a South Salt Lake household can also reach. The city names the site as a "residential dump" when pointing to it from its cleanup page. The city does not name the operator, publishes no accepted-items list, and sets out no charge for a load once inside — the pass itself is what is free.
Not confirmed: The city publishes no accepted-items list for the site and does not say whether a mattress or box spring may be taken there at all, so the item this page is about is not established as accepted.
Not confirmed: No disposal charge is published. The pass is stated to be free; whether the load, or a mattress in it, is also free is not stated, and an unpublished fee is not a free one.
Not confirmed: The operator of the site is not named by the city, and no operator page was matched to the address, so the facility's own terms are not established.
Not confirmed: No load, vehicle or trailer limit is published, and the city does not say whether anything beyond the pass is checked at the gate.
Not confirmed: No ZIP code is published and the city's own sentence duplicates "located at", so the address was taken from the city's text without an operator page to check it against.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 4, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
South Salt Lake — Dumpster Rentals & Transfer Station Passes
Fee not published
Visit siteNearest
Salt Lake Valley mattress drop-off
Residential; commercial loads at most six pieces.
Conditions and source
Cover load; follow scale transaction rules.
- $17 — Qualifying small vehicle/hand-unload load only; other vehicle classes weight-based. Additional item and uncovered charges separate.
- $18 — Additional per mattress/box spring; load charge separate.
Not confirmed: Residency, residential quantity cap, condition limits and destination unknown.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 19, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Salt Lake County — Salt Lake Valley Landfill, Materials Accepted
$18plus $17 for the load or entry
Visit siteCheapest
Trans-Jordan Transfer Station mattress and self-haul drop-off
The transfer station page sets no residency test for the public. The published conditions of entry are a current license plate — "In order to use our facility vehicles must have a license plate or valid temporary license plate (not expired)" — a credit or debit card or an existing account, since no cash is accepted, and a vehicle and trailer no longer than 46 feet. The public uses the north entrance: "Public Uses NORTH Entrance (sign below indicates public entrance)." Commercial trucks are treated differently: they "must be authorized, have an account and RFID reader". Trans-Jordan is owned by eight member cities — Draper, Herriman, Midvale, Murray, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan and West Jordan — and says it is "committed to servicing the residents of its member cities", but it publishes no rule turning anyone else away, and Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District, which collects for non-member cities including Holladay, Kearns, Magna, Millcreek, Taylorsville, Cottonwood Heights and White City, lists this site as one of the three where its residents may redeem a district landfill voucher.
Conditions and source
Open Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Sundays, New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A non-commercial vehicle of 0 to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight pays a $20.00 minimum on entry; gross vehicle weight "includes the weight of the vehicle, trailer, and all contents". Anything over 10,001 pounds is weighed in and out and charged a pro-rated share of the $51.00 per ton gate rate, with a credit card or ID held at the scalehouse until the outbound weigh. Mattresses and box springs are charged "$15.00 for each piece", with nothing included in the minimum, and "Mattresses and box springs are counted individually (i.e. a regular bed set with a box spring and a mattress would be 2 total pieces)" — so a bed set costs the $20.00 minimum plus $30.00. The operator dates that change: "As of July 1, 2026 each mattress piece will be charged at the Sandy Transfer Station." The same two pieces cost $15.00 in total at Trans-Jordan's South Jordan landfill, where the minimum covers the first three pieces. Every load "MUST be fully tarped and secured or a double fee will apply", the penalty being equal to the standard rate and applying even to fully recyclable loads. Residential tires are $4.00 off the rim and $5.00 on the rim, limit 4 per day; Freon units are $20.00 and commercial units are refused. Sorted, clean recycling is free to residents if the customer stops at the scalehouse first, while a recyclable load from a commercial customer is $50.00. Household hazardous waste and electronic waste go to the Salt Lake County Health Department facility at the same entrance off 700 West, the first building. The site refuses asbestos, dead animals, liquid loads, septic loads, business solar panels, unopened drums, firearms, explosives and any registered item such as a vehicle, trailer, camp trailer, motorcycle, ATV or boat. Children and pets must stay in vehicles, no firearms are allowed and there is no scavenging or salvaging.
- $15 — Each mattress or box spring piece, counted individually, in addition to the minimum charge. As of July 1, 2026 every piece is charged at the Sandy Transfer Station.
- $20 — Minimum charge on entry for a non-commercial vehicle of 0 to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; nothing is included in it for a mattress. Heavier vehicles are weighed in and out against a $51.00 per ton gate rate.
Not confirmed: No residency rule is published, so whether a household outside the eight member cities pays the same $20.00 minimum, or may be refused, is not established in the operator's own words.
Not confirmed: The operator does not say whether a mattress dropped here is recycled or hauled to a landfill, so no outcome is established.
Not confirmed: Trans-Jordan's shared Disposal FAQ still says "The first 3 units (mattress or box spring) is included in your base fee" without naming a facility; that has applied only at the South Jordan landfill since July 1, 2026, the FAQ carries no date, and which page a scalehouse would follow is not established.
Not confirmed: No bagging, wrapping or bed-bug rule is published for a mattress, and no limit on the number of mattress pieces per visit is stated.
Not confirmed: No postal-code-level confirmation of the address appears in the operator's text beyond "8813 South 700 West, Sandy, UT 84070", and no effective date is published for the $51.00 per ton or $20.00 minimum rates.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 4, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Trans-Jordan Cities — Transfer Station (Sandy): hours, disposal rates and additional fees
Trans-Jordan Cities — Mission & History, including the member (owner) cities
$15plus $20 for the load or entry
Visit siteThe other 1 place, further out
Trans-Jordan Landfill mattress and self-haul drop-off
The landfill page states no residency test. Trans-Jordan is owned by its member cities, West Jordan among them, and West Jordan's own garbage FAQ sends residents here for the items its rental dumpsters refuse, mattresses and box springs included.
Conditions and source
Open Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., closed Sundays and major holidays. Non-commercial vehicles under 10,000 lbs GVW are charged the minimum on entry and do not have to weigh out. The first three mattress or box spring pieces in a load are covered by that disposal fee; each further piece is charged separately. Household hazardous waste and e-waste are free to Salt Lake County residents.
- $15 — Minimum charge for a non-commercial vehicle of 0-10,000 lbs GVW; it covers the first three mattress or box spring pieces in the load.
- $15 — Each mattress or box spring piece beyond the first three in a load.
Not confirmed: Whether mattresses are recycled or landfilled is not stated
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Trans-Jordan Cities — Landfill (South Jordan): hours, disposal rates and additional fees
$15plus $15 for the load or entry
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving South Salt Lake
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.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP (some ZIPs not serviced).
Conditions and source
In-person estimate before work; single items priced by size, minimum charge applies (amount not published). Donates or recycles where possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price.
Not confirmed: Recycling/donation not guaranteed per job.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteCollege HUNKS mattress removal
Franchise network; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free estimate at start of job; price depends on location and job. Mattress recycled or disposed of; few donation centers take mattresses.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Recycling vs landfill not stated per location.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteJunk King mattress disposal
100+ franchise locations in U.S. and Canada; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free onsite/photo/phone estimate; pricing varies by location. Works with local recyclers and donation partners.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published mattress price on primary pages.
Not confirmed: Per-location recycling outcome not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit siteThe other 1 companies
The Junkluggers mattress removal
Franchise network; find a local Junkluggers; coverage varies by ZIP.
Conditions and source
Free up-front estimate; most locations offer same-day pickup. Donates/recycles/repurposes when possible.
Not confirmed: Coverage varies by ZIP.
Not confirmed: No published price.
Not confirmed: Disposal of non-reusable mattresses not described.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Ask provider
Visit site5Store haul-away options in South Salt Lake
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
- 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
The other 15 retailers
- Saatva
- Free
- New Saatva mattress with white glove delivery; select removal at checkout; continental US. Clean, undamaged mattress/foundation only; no adjustable bases, frames, waterbed or Sleep Number bases. Source
- Sam's Club
- Free
- Select mattresses with White Glove Delivery; free White Glove for Plus members buying online; not PR/AK/HI. Haul-away on request; biohazard items refused. Source
- Tempur-Pedic direct
- Free
- Mattress (not TEMPUR-Cloud), power base or foundation bought directly from Tempur-Pedic; like-for-like. Adult 18+ present; bedding removed; unsanitary/heavily soiled items may be refused. Source
- Amazon
- $79.99
- Purchased with an eligible mattress; available in select cities. One mattress or box spring; no bodily fluids or bed bugs; adult present. Source
- Avocado Green Mattress
- Ask provider
- Avocado In-Home Delivery & Setup order in select areas; must buy the equivalent item. Subject to local health regulations; no bed frames/furniture. Source
- Bob's Discount Furniture
- Ask provider
- New mattress/foundation delivered via BOBtastic White Glove Delivery. Safe and sanitary condition. Source
- Costco
- Ask provider
- Costco mattress delivery in select areas; one-for-one like item. Not damaged, soiled or infested; ready at delivery; additional fees may apply. Source
- Helix Sleep
- $219
- Helix order with In-Home Setup & Removal selected at checkout; contiguous 48 states. Stained/soiled items may be refused. Source
- IKEA
- $30
- Mattress or box spring bought in store with in-home delivery, in select markets / ZIP codes in the continental US; not online orders. Removal may be on a different date from delivery. Source
- Living Spaces
- Ask provider
- Full Service Delivery; request at checkout. Stained/soiled mattresses not eligible. Source
- Macys
- $25
- Macy's mattress with White Glove ($125) or Room of Choice ($75) delivery; one-for-one. No stained, soiled or bed-bug items; no frames/adjustable bases/furniture. Source
- Mattress Firm
- Ask provider
- Mattress ordered for delivery from Mattress Firm; one-for-one. Box spring removed only if new order includes one; no wet, unsanitary or infested bedding; no furniture. Source
- Mattress Warehouse
- $29.99
- With delivery of a new purchase; add before delivery date. Mattresses/box springs only; stained items excluded. Source
- Resident (Nectar, DreamCloud)
- $199
- Nectar or DreamCloud order with paid White Glove Delivery, where offered. Removal at the provider's discretion; may be unavailable in some areas; CA/RI/CT add a state-mandated fee. Source
- Sleep Number
- Ask provider
- With a Sleep Number bed delivery: included with Ultimate delivery ($350) or added for $100 with Premium/Doorstep; one disposal per Smart Bed delivered. Adult 18+ present; no bed bugs/extreme soiling; Doorstep customers must put the old bed outside. Source
6Donation options in South Salt Lake
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 South Salt Lake itself says
What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.
- South Salt Lake is one of the few cities in this part of the valley that does not sit inside the Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District, and it says so by naming its own contractor. The city's Garbage & Recycling page states that "South Salt Lake contracts with ACE Recycling & Disposal to provide weekly garbage and recycling collection for residential dwellings (qualifying single-family units and duplexes only)", and that "Garbage cans are provided and maintained by the Public Works Department. If you need your can repaired, call 801-483-6074." The set-out rule for the weekly route is published on the same page: "Trash and recycling cans should be placed out by 7 a.m. on your collection day, and should be at least 3 feet away from any objects and no more than 2 feet from the curb." Hazardous material is excluded from the cans — the page names "latex- or oil-based paints, fuel oils, motor oils, etc." and sends those to "the Salt Lake County Landfill located at 6030 West 1300 South. Hours of operation: Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm." Glass is a separate paid subscription: the city "contracts with Momentum Recycling to provide curbside glass recycling collection for a monthly fee of $8.50, applied to your utility bill (there is a one-time activation fee of $25)", with free drop-off "at the large blue glass recycling container at SSL City Hall on Oakland Ave." Public Works sits at 195 W Oakland Avenue, South Salt Lake City, UT 84115, open Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm, and the city's Solid Waste line is 801-464-6757. The weekly route is not the answer for a mattress; the page carries three further links — Citywide Cleanup Program, Dumpster Rentals & Transfer Station Passes, Fall Leaf Bag Program and Christmas Tree Collection Program — and the first two are where the city's own mattress answers live. Source Not confirmed: The page says nothing about mattresses, furniture or any other bulky item in the weekly ACE route, and publishes no on-request bulky pickup or extra-item charge, so whether the weekly contractor will take a mattress at all is not established. Not confirmed: "Qualifying single-family units and duplexes only" is not defined further, so a household in a triplex, a larger apartment building or a condominium cannot tell from this page whether it has city service — which also decides whether it qualifies for the city cleanup and dumpster programs, both of which are limited to city garbage customers.
- South Salt Lake publishes its own illegal-dumping route, and it is the police rather than a code-enforcement office. The Citywide Cleanup Program page carries a short Illegal Dumping section in the city's own words: "If you suspect illegal dumping or scavenging please call and report it to the South Salt Lake City Police Department: (801) 840-4000. If you are able to get a license plate number without approaching the vehicle, please do so." Scavenging is named alongside dumping, which matters during the two cleanup weeks when a household's mattress and furniture sit at the curb for up to a week before the truck comes. The same page tells a resident what to do with what the cleanup will not take: "Residents may rent a roll-off dumpster to dispose of some materials not accepted through the Citywide Cleanup Program", and points to the Waste Collection page "for information on renting a roll-off dumpster, how to access the transfer station (residential dump), and what to do with hazardous materials." For construction and demolition debris and for household hazardous waste the page says to "call South Salt Lake City Public Works" for disposal options rather than naming a site. Source Not confirmed: The page names no ordinance, no fine and no penalty for illegal dumping, so the cost of dumping a mattress in South Salt Lake is not established from the city's own pages. Not confirmed: Scavenging is named as reportable but no ordinance section is cited, so whether taking an item from a curbside cleanup pile is itself an offense here is not established. Not confirmed: The page gives no phone number alongside the instruction to "call South Salt Lake City Public Works" for construction debris and hazardous waste; the number appears elsewhere on the city's site as 801-464-6757.
What Salt Lake County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across South Salt Lake and its neighbors.
- Salt Lake County publishes a per-piece mattress charge at the Salt Lake Valley Landfill, on top of a load charge, and it is the plainest mattress price anywhere in the county. The county's landfill pricing page explains the structure in its own words: "Landfill Pricing is determined by the size of the load and the type of material in the load. Small vehicles, pickups, and trailers, as specified below, are charged a flat fee by the load. Other loads are charged by the ton and what type of material is being disposed. Special items listed below are charged based on the item per piece." The flat load charge is "$17 Flat Rate/Each" and covers "Cars, SUVs, Pickups with standard cargo beds (up to a 1-Ton Pickup), and Trailers that are Manually (Hand) Unload Only"; the page adds that "All Trailers being towed by 1-Ton and larger trucks are charged the Per Ton Rate" and that "Special Items will be an additional charge." Under Special Items the mattress line reads "$18 for Each Piece - Mattress or Box Springs. Residential customers only or Business/Commercial customers with six (6) pieces or less." So a household bringing a mattress and its box spring in a car or pickup pays $17 for the load plus $18 for each of the two pieces. Everything weighed is billed per ton with a "Minimum $17/Load Charge (plus applicable fees)": $36 per ton for mixed trash, $12 per ton for clean concrete or asphalt and $12 per ton for dry soil or sod, with loads failing those conditions rebilled at the $36 mixed trash rate. Other special items are "$20 for Each Piece - Freon Containing Units" and "$4 for Each Tire - 12 Tires Max Per load". Compost sells at "$20 Per Yard" and "$1 Per 5 Gallon Bucket (bring your own bucket and shovel)". Source Not confirmed: The page carries no effective date and no adopted-schedule reference, so how current the $17 and $18 figures are cannot be established from the page itself. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether the $18 mattress charge replaces or stacks on the $17 flat load charge for a load that holds nothing but a mattress; it says only that "Special Items will be an additional charge", which reads as stacking but is not stated for a mattress-only load. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether a mattress left at the landfill is recycled or buried, so no outcome is established. Not confirmed: "Residential customers only" is not defined against a household's address, so whether the residential price depends on living in Salt Lake County is not established here. Not confirmed: The page states that "Not all special items or special handling pricing are listed below", so there may be a wrapping, bagging or bed-bug surcharge for a mattress that is not published.
- The Salt Lake Valley Landfill is the county's own disposal site and, for a household load, it asks for no proof of residency at all. The county's landfill page gives the address as "6030 W. California Ave. (1300 S.)", "Salt Lake City, Utah 84104", the phone as 385-468-6370, and the hours as "Monday through Saturday", "7:00 AM - 5:00 PM", with the site "Closed Sundays, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day"; the landfill, the Household Hazardous Waste Facility and compost sales all keep those hours, and the page says "Please proceed to the scales for all Disposal Loads, Household Hazardous Waste, and Compost Purchases." The only identification requirement is tied to weighing, not to residency: under "Cash Transaction Tare Weight/Re-Weigh" the page says a customer who brings a weight-based load and has no empty weight on file must re-weigh, and "If the customer does not have an account and is paying cash or card, they must provide one of the following to be held at the scales until upon return to complete the transaction" — either a "Valid government issued ID with a Salt Lake County address" or "Valid vehicle registration proof" — and "If neither of these is available, we cannot complete a transaction, and the customer will not be able to dump." A car or pickup paying the flat load charge is not weighed and so is not caught by that rule. The page also carries a new penalty: "All loads for disposal must be securely covered or an additional charge will apply", citing Utah Code 72-7-410(2), and "Beginning January 1, 2026, the landfill will collect an additional fee (equal to the disposal price) for a vehicle in violation of Subsection (2) above." "Solar Panels and Battery Systems are not accepted." Tires are residential only and must be put in the designated tire recycling pile in the Citizens Unloading area rather than at the tipping face. Source Not confirmed: The page sets no residency rule for a flat-rate household load, and does not say in so many words that anyone may use the site, so whether an out-of-county household may dump a mattress here is not established. Not confirmed: The county's own pages do not say who owns or operates the facility beyond presenting it as a Salt Lake County site under Public Works; the landfill is permitted by the state under the name Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Management Facility, and whether Salt Lake City is a joint owner or operator is not established from any operator page we could read. Not confirmed: No per-visit load limit, item limit or vehicle-size limit is published for a household bringing mattresses. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether the doubling penalty for an uncovered load applies to the $18 mattress charge as well as to the load charge.
- The Salt Lake Valley Landfill lists mattresses and box springs as their own accepted category, and names where a large load of them has to go instead. The county's materials page opens "We accept Municipal Solid Waste which includes household wastes and other types of non-hazardous wastes, such as commercial solid waste", and its Mattresses and Box Springs entry reads in full: "Residential customers only or Business/Commercial customers with six (6) pieces or less. Business/Commercial customer loads larger than six (6) pieces should contact the following for options: Recycle It 801-630-2020 Spring Back Utah Mattress Recycling 385-229-4804." That is the county naming the two mattress recyclers in the valley on its own page. Furniture, couches, chairs, cabinets, carpet and carpet pad, construction debris, washing machines, dryers, water heaters and treadmills are all listed at the "Flat Rate or Per Ton (Mixed Trash)" rate, so a bed frame goes in with the ordinary load and only the mattress and box spring carry the per-piece charge. Residential recycling is free but separate: "Residential Recycling Only (No Commercial Loads). Please proceed to the Landfill Scales for directions to the recycling bins. There are bins for flattened cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cans, and glass bottles. No plastic bags, Styrofoam, or fast food to-go containers." Mobile homes are "Accepted with a minimum fee of $300.00", asbestos is $500 per ton friable and $100 per ton non-friable, and special wastes needing handling are $100 per ton. The household hazardous waste facility on the same site takes residential computers, CRT screens, televisions, printers, paint and paint thinners, and accepts nothing from businesses. Source Not confirmed: The materials page does not repeat the $18 per piece figure, so the fee has to be taken from the separate pricing page; the two pages are not cross-dated against each other. Not confirmed: The page names Recycle It and Spring Back Utah for commercial loads over six pieces but publishes neither address nor price for either, and does not say whether a household may use them. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether mattresses accepted at the landfill are recycled through either of those recyclers or buried on site.
- The Trans-Jordan Landfill in South Jordan is the cheapest published way to get rid of a mattress in Salt Lake County, because its minimum charge covers the first three pieces. The operator's landfill page gives the location as "10473 S. Bacchus Hwy", "South Jordan, UT 84009", the hours as "Monday - Saturday", "8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.", and says it is closed Sundays, New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The rates are "$42.00 per ton", with "$42.00 minimum for commercial vehicles (GVWR 14,001+, Examples: 10 Wheel, Roll-Off, Packer, Etc.)" and "$15.00 minimum for non-commercial vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)* 0 - 10,000 pounds", where "GVW includes the weight of the vehicle, trailer, and all contents". Under Mattresses & Box Springs the page states "First 3 pieces included in the minimum fee", "$15.00 for each piece (over 3 in a load)" and "Mattresses and box springs are counted individually (i.e. a regular bed set with a box spring and a mattress would be 2 total pieces)". It then draws the distinction between its two sites explicitly: "Beginning July 1, 2026 the Sandy Transfer Station will be charging for each mattress piece (nothing included in minimum fee), the first 3 pieces included in the minimum fee is only at the Landfill." So a household taking a mattress and a box spring to South Jordan in a car pays $15 in total. Payment rules are strict — "No cash accepted, must use credit / debit card or existing account" — and so is the cover rule: "All loads for disposal MUST be fully tarped and secured or a double fee will apply", per the South Jordan conditional use permit and Utah State Code 72-7-410, and that "PENALTY fee (equal to the standard rate)" applies even to loads of fully recyclable material. Residential household hazardous waste and residential electronic waste are free; residential tires are $4 off the rim and $5 on the rim, limit 4 per day; Freon units are $20, or $30 if disposed in the waste cell. The page bars asbestos, dead animals, liquid loads, septic loads, business solar panels, unopened drums, firearms, explosives and anything registered such as a vehicle, trailer, motorcycle, ATV or boat. Its facility rules are that "Children and pets need to stay in vehicles", no firearms, no scavenging or salvaging, and "In order to use our facility vehicles must have a license plate or valid temporary license plate (not expired)". Source Not confirmed: The page publishes no residency rule at all for a member of the public: the only stated condition of entry is a current license plate and a card, so whether a household from outside the eight member cities pays a different price, or may be turned away, is not established. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether a mattress taken to the landfill is recycled or buried, so no outcome is established. Not confirmed: No wrapping, bagging or bed-bug rule is published for a mattress, and no per-visit limit on the number of mattress pieces is stated. Not confirmed: The page carries no effective date for the $15 minimum or the $42 per ton rate, and the operator's history page says the landfill will be replaced by transfer stations hauling to a landfill in Utah County in the next few years, so how long these terms hold at this address is not established.
- Trans-Jordan answers the mattress question directly on its shared disposal FAQ, and sets out how its minimum charge works. Asked "Do You accept Mattresses and Box Springs?" the agency answers "Yes, we accept mattresses and box springs. The first 3 units (mattress or box spring) is included in your base fee, additional units will cost $15.00 a piece." The FAQ does not name a facility in that answer, and since July 1, 2026 the first-three-included rule has applied only at the South Jordan landfill, so the answer should be read against each site's own rate page. On the minimum charge the FAQ states "Customers with a GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) under 10,000 lbs will be charged the minimum amount upon entry and will not have to weigh out to finish the transaction. Customers with a GVW over 10,001 lbs will be weighed in and out and charged according to the dropped off weight. A credit card or ID will be held at the Scalehouse while the customer is disposing and returned upon completion of the transaction." The cover rule is explained rather than merely asserted: "In order to maintain our Conditional Use Permit from South Jordan City we are required to enforce ALL loads coming to the landfill are tarped and secured. The State of Utah also has a similar requirement." The refusal list is "Asbestos, Dead Animals, Liquid Loads, Septic Loads, Unopened drums (All drums must have the top completely removed and contents removed for possible acceptance)" and "Any item, or part of an item, that has been registered. Examples: Vehicles, Trailers, Camp Trailers, Motorcycles, ATVs, Boats, etc.", which must go to a licensed dismantler. Residential tires are accepted at an additional fee with "a limit of 4 tires per customer per day", residential electronic waste is free, and dirt, concrete and other construction material are "charged by weight at our normal gate rate". Source Not confirmed: The FAQ gives no base fee amount, so the mattress answer cannot be priced from this page alone; the figures come from the separate landfill and transfer station rate pages. Not confirmed: The FAQ does not distinguish the two facilities in its mattress answer even though their mattress terms have differed since July 1, 2026, and it carries no review date. Not confirmed: The FAQ states no residency rule and no outcome for a mattress.
- The Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District will collect a mattress at the curb, for a fee built from two parts, and it will refuse one that is not bagged. Its Specialty Curbside Collection Services page states "WFWRD offers Specialty Curbside Collection Services for residential customers. A base pickup rate applies based on service location, with additional charges for each specialty item selected", and that "The applicable base pickup rate is charged in addition to the individual item rates shown below." The three base rates are $20.00 per household for "Valley (In-District)", $30.00 per household for "Canyon Communities (In-District)" and $40.00 per household for "Valley (Out-of-District)". The mattress line is "Mattress or Box Spring $20.00 each", and the page attaches a hard condition: "All mattresses and box springs must be bagged before pickup. Mattresses and box springs that are not bagged will not be picked up." A valley household inside the district getting rid of a mattress and a box spring therefore pays $20 plus $20 plus $20, which is $60, and a household outside the district pays $80. The page is equally clear about what it will not take: "At this time, furniture is not accepted through WFWRD's Specialty Curbside Collection Service. WFWRD is currently evaluating service requirements and costs for potential future furniture collection", so a bed frame cannot ride along with the mattress. The other item rates are tires at $5.00 each with no rim and $6.00 with a rim, Freon-containing appliances at $25.00 each and non-Freon appliances at $10.00 each. A separate and cheaper service is offered for an ordinary missed can rather than a bulky item: "$25.00 per trip", "Available to in-district residential customers. The Specialty Collection base pickup rate does not apply to this service." Customer Solutions takes requests Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, at 385-468-6325. Source Not confirmed: The page does not say what sort of bag satisfies the bagging requirement, where to get one, or whether the crew will supply one, so a household cannot tell in advance whether its wrapping will be accepted. Not confirmed: No limit on the number of mattress pieces in one request, and no annual limit on requests, is published. Not confirmed: The page gives no lead time, no collection window and no set-out time for the items, and does not say what happens to a bagged mattress left at the curb that the crew refuses. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether a collected mattress is recycled or landfilled, so no outcome is established. Not confirmed: "Residential customers" is not defined against a building's unit count, so the point at which a property must use commercial service instead is not established. Not confirmed: The page gives no boundary for "Valley (Out-of-District)", so how far outside the district the $40 base rate reaches is not established.
- Salt Lake County publishes no bulky collection program of its own. Its Landfill & Recycling hub, which the county describes as "Your resource for countywide waste & recycling programs", lists the county's own waste services and sends every collection-shaped one to the Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District at wasatchfrontwaste.org: "Garbage & Recycling Collection", described as "Sustainable integrated waste and recycling collection services", "Waste Trailer Rental", described as "Reserve a trailer conveniently online or in person", "Area Clean Up", described as "Dates & information on seasonal cleanup", the leaf program and "Christmas Tree Pick Up" all resolve to the district's site rather than to a county page. What the county keeps in-house is the disposal and regulatory side: the Salt Lake Valley Landfill under Public Works, the Household Hazardous Waste facility and the hauler, processor and septic permitting and inspection work under the Health Department, plus an interactive recycling drop-off map run by the County Surveyor. The contacts given on the page are the Public Works Operations Division at 385-468-6101 and the Health Department at 385-468-4100. For a resident of an incorporated city in Salt Lake County, the consequence is that there is no county-run bulky item pickup to call: the options are the district's own paid Specialty Curbside Collection Services if the district collects at that address, the city's own program where it runs one, or self-haul to the Salt Lake Valley Landfill or to one of the two Trans-Jordan sites. Source Not confirmed: The county page labels "Waste Trailer Rental" and "Area Clean Up" as county resources but publishes no terms, price or eligibility for either; both links go to the district's home page rather than to a program page, so neither is established as a county program or priced. Not confirmed: The page does not say whether the district collects at every address in the county or only in the areas the district lists, so a resident of a city the district does not name has no county-published answer to who collects their bulky items.
- The one free disposal program in the county explicitly will not take a mattress, and that refusal is the single most useful sentence on the page. The Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District's Digital Landfill Voucher program gives its residents a fee waiver at the valley's disposal sites, and the page says in its own words: "Please note: Vouchers are not valid for the disposal of mattresses, tires, or freon-containing units." It repeats the point under its voucher rules as "Mattresses, tires, and freon-containing items are NOT accepted with a voucher." Eligibility is stated as "Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District offers landfill fee waiver vouchers exclusively for residents within our service area", and the load limits are "Valid for use with cars, SUVs, pickups (up to 1-ton), and hand-unloaded trailers", with "Trailers hauled by 1-ton or larger trucks are not eligible and will be charged the standard fee" and "All loads must be securely covered as required by Utah Code 72-7-410(2)." The resident completes an online form, "Instantly receive a Digital Voucher on-screen and by email", and presents it "at the landfill on your mobile device or as a printed copy". Three sites honor it, and the page gives each one's address: "Salt Lake Valley Landfill, Address: 6030 W California Ave (1300 S), Phone: 385-468-6370"; "Trans-Jordan Landfill, Address: 10473 S Bacchus Hwy (7230 W), Phone: 801-569-8994"; and "Trans-Jordan Transfer Station, Address: 8813 South 700 West, Sandy, Utah, Phone: 801-569-8994". The page also notes that the Sandy transfer facility "is now open to the public, making drop-offs faster and easier", with free recycling drop-off and a household hazardous waste drop-off on the same entrance. So a district resident hauling household junk gets the trip free, and still pays the mattress charge on arrival: $18 per piece at the county landfill, or $15 a piece at the Trans-Jordan sites with the first three pieces covered by the minimum only at South Jordan. Source Not confirmed: The page does not say whether a voucher load may contain a mattress at all alongside the waived material, or whether the mattress simply falls outside the waiver and is charged, so a household cannot tell whether to make one trip or two. Not confirmed: The page does not state how many vouchers a household gets or over what period; the district's basic services page says "One landfill voucher per household each year", and the two pages are not cross-referenced. Not confirmed: "Residents within our service area" is not defined against a city list on this page, so a household in a city the district does not name cannot tell from here whether it qualifies.
- What a Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District household already pays for, and what it has to pay extra for, is published as an adopted fee schedule. The district's Fees & Billing page states that "The fees shown on this page reflect rates adopted by the Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District Governing Board through the District's public budget process" and that "As approved through the public budgeting process and communicated to affected communities, the monthly fee for basic waste and recycling services is $26 per month", an annual equivalent of $312, under a "Mid-Year Fee Schedule Effective April 1, 2026". Basic service covers "Weekly collection of one garbage can and one recycling can, plus access to non-subscription services such as leaf collection, Christmas tree collection, moving box pickup, free can repairs, and additional seasonal programs." The itemized list of what the monthly fee includes is weekly garbage and recycling collection, annual fall leaf collection, annual Christmas tree collection, one-time moving box collection, free can repair, "Seasonal Container Reservation (limited, based on availability)", "Specialty Curbside Collection Services (Residential Only)" and a "Bulky Waste Public Drop-Off program (Part of SCRP program)". The Seasonal Container Reservation Program is the district's once-a-year cleanup container: the district describes it as providing "qualifying residents with access to a once-a-year temporary container for bulky household cleanup", reserved through a phased opening by city or zone from mid-April to the end of September, with the 2026 season now closed and the next information due in March 2027. Glass recycling, green waste and additional cans are separate subscriptions. The district is explicit that being listed as included does not make the specialty pickup free: the Specialty Curbside Collection Services page charges a base pickup rate plus $20.00 for each mattress or box spring on top of the monthly fee. The page also warns that "If a discrepancy is identified, the adopted fee schedule document governs." Source Not confirmed: Neither the fees page nor the district's Seasonal Container Reservation Program page says whether a mattress or box spring may be put in the seasonal cleanup container, so whether the once-a-year container is a free route for a mattress is not established. Not confirmed: The "Bulky Waste Public Drop-Off program (Part of SCRP program)" is named in the list of included services with no location, dates, eligibility or accepted-item list published anywhere we could read, so it is not established whether it takes mattresses. Not confirmed: The adopted fee schedule PDFs linked from the page were not opened, so the published $26 figure was not checked against the adopted document the page says governs.
- One of the county's larger cities is leaving the district collection layer within weeks, which changes who a Herriman household calls about a mattress. The Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District announced the change on its own site, "based on their request to withdraw from Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District's (WFWRD) service area", and set the handover date: "Herriman City will assume full operational and financial responsibility for its waste services" "effective December 1, 2026". Until then nothing changes for residents — "WFWRD will continue to provide uninterrupted garbage, recycling, and green-waste collection services to Herriman residents through November 30, 2026" — and after that the district directs people elsewhere: "Inquiries regarding waste services in Herriman on or after December 1, 2026, should be directed to Herriman City." The district adds that "Herriman City will be responsible for broader communication to its residents regarding the transition." Herriman is still listed among the municipalities the district serves and among the cities in its seasonal container program, and it is also one of the eight owner cities of Trans-Jordan, so its households keep the Trans-Jordan Landfill at 10473 S. Bacchus Hwy either way. What is in doubt from December 1, 2026 is the district's own paid mattress pickup at the Herriman curb, and which base rate would apply to a Herriman address once the city is no longer in the district. Source Not confirmed: The notice does not say whether the district's Specialty Curbside Collection Services, its landfill vouchers or its seasonal container program remain available to Herriman addresses after December 1, 2026, or at which base rate, so the city's position from that date is not established. Not confirmed: The notice does not say what Herriman City will run in place of the district's programs, and Herriman's own arrangements were not researched in this county pass.
- Salt Lake County has a dedicated mattress recycler, it is the one the county's own landfill page names, and it is the only drop-off in either county that says what becomes of the mattress. Spring Back Utah, at 1929 South 4130 West, Suite D, Salt Lake City, UT 84104, answers the question on its own FAQ: "Yes. We are the only true mattress recycler in Utah. We deconstruct mattresses and box springs for recycling and are able to divert 90%-95% of all the materials (foam, metal, cotton, plastic, cardboard, and wood) from the landfill. These materials are made into other products such as carpet pad, rebar (used in Utah road construction), home insulation, new plastic product and cardboard, and wood chips." Drop-off is allowed — asked "Can I just drop off my mattress?" the answer is "Yes, please click on our local drop off tab" — and the condition rules are stated plainly: "We expect the mattress/furniture to be used, however, we cannot accept items for recycling if they have bed bugs, blood, or are wet/mildewed." Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday open for self-service drop-off on online payment, the recycler noting that "An attendant will not be present, please pay online ahead of time." Its own drop-off instructions tell a household to pay first, then "Pull around to the backside of the warehouse where a team member will assist you in unloading", to "GO TO FENCED AREA NEXT TO DOOR #2", to show the order receipt on a phone or printed, and that "If no team member is present place items outside the fenced area." Mattresses, box springs, metal frames and foam mattress toppers are the items its residential form covers. Salt Lake County names this recycler, with its phone number 385-229-4804, on the landfill's own materials page as one of two options for business loads of more than six pieces, and the Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District lists it first on its mattress recycling flyer ahead of the two landfills. Source Not confirmed: No drop-off price appears anywhere on the recycler's own pages: the residential drop-off page says only "Price is per item" and computes the amount inside an order form, which we do not complete, so the cost per mattress is not established and must not be treated as free. Not confirmed: The recycler does not say whether a household must live in Salt Lake County, or anywhere in particular, to use the drop-off. Not confirmed: No limit on the number of pieces per drop-off is published, and the weekend self-service arrangement does not say what happens if payment is not made in advance. Not confirmed: The pages do not say whether a mattress with a frame attached, or an electric or adjustable bed, is accepted at the drop-off.
- Not an option: The obvious place a Salt Lake County household would try to donate a mattress will not take one, and says so on its own donation page. Deseret Industries, the thrift network with stores across the Salt Lake valley, publishes a list headed "Items that Deseret Industries does not accept", prefaced "Although we accept most donations, there are some items that we are unable to take. The following list is not comprehensive but includes many of the items that DI does not accept." The first category on that list is beds, and the three items under it are "Beds", "Mattresses" and "Foundations" — a box spring included under its trade name. Pianos and organs, food and drugs, hazardous and toxic items, broken items, tires, titled or registered items, large appliances including stoves, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washing machines and dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, rear projection televisions, CRT computer monitors and firearms are the other refusals. The page tells a household what to do instead only in general terms: "For items that we cannot accept, please dispose of or donate responsibly", adding that "There are many online resources that can direct you to safe disposal or donation options for your items." For everything it does take, donation needs no appointment: "Simply pull up to the drive-thru during donation hours, and our employees will be happy to help", with hours varying by store and the drive-thru liable to close early at capacity. This is the answer to the donation question for the county: the largest donation network in the valley refuses mattresses outright, which leaves recycling at Spring Back Utah, the district's paid curbside pickup, or self-haul to one of the three disposal sites. Source Not confirmed: No donation outlet anywhere in Salt Lake County was established as accepting a used mattress; the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Salt Lake ReStore's own "what we don't take" list sits on a host that would not resolve, so that store's mattress policy was not read from a primary page. Not confirmed: Whether any furniture bank or shelter in the county takes mattresses was not established from a primary page, and directory listings naming such programs are leads only. Not confirmed: The Deseret Industries page is a network-wide policy and does not name a Utah store, so whether any individual store differs is not established.
Utah mattress disposal rules
- Residential form displays $18 per mattress or box spring, versus $20 on local-drop-off page. It allows exact-change cash during business hours but also says all payments must be online. Receiving instructions name the fenced area behind door 2; no form submitted. Source
- Sandy at 8813 S 700 W uses north public entrance, Mon-Sat 7am-5pm. Since July 1 2026 every mattress/box spring costs $15 in addition to disposal. Commercial vehicles require authorization, account and RFID; maximum combined length 46 feet. Card/account only and full tarp/security required. Source
- Shared FAQ still says first three mattress pieces included in base fee. Current branch pages explicitly limit that allowance to South Jordan landfill and charge every piece at Sandy from July 1 2026. Source
- Recycle IT LLC homepage lists 3528 W 500 S Suite 5, Salt Lake City UT 84104 and 801-630-2020. Wasatch referral describes a Layton facility. Source
- No statewide mattress stewardship program or landfill ban found on Utah DEQ pages as of 2026-09-22; mattress disposal is handled by local governments. Source
- Utah DEQ points residents to the Utah Recycling & Waste Facility Map at recycle.utah.gov (mobile ArcGIS version also linked). Source
Questions people ask about South Salt Lake
Is there free mattress disposal in South Salt Lake?
Yes: South Salt Lake Citywide Cleanup Program (free curbside bulky collection, spring and fall); Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in South Salt Lake?
Published starting prices: A Bedder World mattress pickup from $89. Stairs, box springs, and extra items can add fees.
Will the store take my old mattress when I buy a new one?
Several retailers offer haul-away with a new mattress delivery, usually with conditions: Casper, Havertys, Purple, Raymour & Flanigan, Rooms To Go, Saatva.
Are there state rules for mattress disposal in Utah?
Residential form displays $18 per mattress or box spring, versus $20 on local-drop-off page. It allows exact-change cash during business hours but also says all payments must be online. Receiving instructions name the fenced area behind door 2; no form submitted.
What to check before you go
- Say if the mattress is wet, stained, or has any sign of pests — that is the usual reason one is turned away.
- Ask what the total will be. Box springs, stairs, and extra items are often charged separately.
- Check you qualify. Many sites serve only residents of their own city or county.