How to get rid of a mattress in Washington Terrace, UT.

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.

• Not an option: Washington Terrace is the one town in this group whose ordinance names a mattress, and it names it to prohibit it. Washington Terrace Municipal Code 13.14.090, repealed and reenacted by Ordinance 22-06 on September 20, 2022, governs debris boxes — defined at 13.14.020 as "a dumpster container, without compaction, that has a capacity of eight (8) cubic yards or more" — and its fourth requirement reads in full: "No disposal of hazardous material, mattresses, tires, or other unlawful material." The same section bars a debris box from a residential zone for more than three weeks except for construction and demolition debris, landscaping or nuisance removal, unless the city grants an extension. Under 13.14.140 a violation of the chapter is "A class C misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed $750.00 per violation, per day" and/or "A civil penalty not to exceed $750.00, per violation, per day." So the roll-off a Washington Terrace household would rent for a cleanout is closed to a mattress by ordinance, and the penalty is per day. Source Not confirmed: The code does not say where a mattress should go instead, and sets no city bulky-item collection or fee.
• Washington Terrace requires every small residential property to take city collection and leaves clean-ups to the city's discretion. Municipal Code 13.14.030 applies "to the owner, tenant, or occupant of each occupied residential premises which is less than four (4) connected dwellings" and requires each to "subscribe to and pay the service fee for at least the minimum service" made available by the provider under the city's franchise, with charges owed for every period the premises are occupied whether or not there is waste to collect. Code 13.14.100 lets the City Council award an exclusive franchise after competitive bid, and 13.14.110 has the council set the fee schedule, billed on the monthly city utility bill. Code 13.14.060 makes garbage containers the property of the city and requires only authorized containers to be used. Code 13.14.050(5) provides that "No containers shall be placed at the authorized collection station more than twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled collection time, unless the user is a qualified person with a disability," and that all containers come back within twenty-four hours after collection. Code 13.14.120 permits, but does not require, the city to operate "Community clean-up operation or event" and "Special centers for the collection of" solid waste, recyclable materials, compost, construction and demolition material or other material. Source Not confirmed: Code 13.14.120 only authorizes clean-ups and collection centers; it sets no schedule, no accepted-item list and no fee. Not confirmed: The adopted fee schedule for residential collection was not read, so the monthly rate is not recorded.
• Washington Terrace's collection runs on Wednesdays and its only seasonal clean-up is for yard waste. The city's garbage page states that "General garbage pickup service is on Wednesday's. Recycle pickup service is every other Wednesday," with containers at an accessible curbside spot by 6:00 am; when a holiday falls on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, collection moves to Thursday or Friday of that week. A missed pickup is reported to Republic Services at 801-392-4915, and a damaged or broken container to Utility Billing at 801-393-8681. The page says the city "offers free green waste collection/drop off biannually (Spring and Fall)." The green waste page gives the Autumn 2026 details: there was no curbside pickup option, and the drop-off ran November 2 through November 25, 2026, Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, closed on Sundays and on Veterans Day, November 11, 2026, at the Public Works Facility, 575 East 5600 South, with the rules that "All items must be placed fully inside the dumpsters" and "Commercial dumping will not be permitted." The program is described throughout as green waste — "leaves, branches, and other yard debris" — so it is not a route for a mattress. The city also tells residents that household hazardous waste goes to the Weber County Solid Waste Transfer Station at 867 West Wilson Lane, Ogden, Monday through Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at $20.00 per load. Source Not confirmed: No bulky-item or large-item pickup is published by the city, and no price for one is named. Not confirmed: The green waste pages name no accepted-item list beyond yard debris and do not say whether anything other than green waste is turned away at the gate.

• 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