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How to get rid of a mattress in Federal Way, WA.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
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King County, Washington · 31 options, 8 free · checked Sep 26, 2026
Researched from each provider's own pages and approved for publication by Tim Sumerfield, who has worked in mattress recycling for over a decade. How we check these listings
6 ways to get rid of a mattress in Federal Way
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Federal Way (our Federal Way mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recycling throughout Federal WayBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in Federal WayBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree–$28.12
- 3Drop-off options near Federal Way5 places that take mattresses, nearest 6 miles awayFrom $20
- 4Junk removal options serving Federal Way4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Federal Way20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Federal Way2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Federal Way rules · King County · Washington rules · common questions · what to check first
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A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Federal Way
Use our Federal Way 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 Federal Way. 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.
- Federal Way 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 Federal Way
Federal Way’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.
WM Federal Way bulky item collection (annual bonus pickup and paid on-call pickups)
WM residential garbage customers in Federal Way. The free annual allowance is stated for "Waste Management single-family customers"; the city page describes it as available to "All WM Federal Way residential garbage customers". Residents who self-haul instead of subscribing are directed to the King County transfer stations at Bow Lake and Algona.
Conditions and source
Mattresses are named as an accepted bulky item. Once each year a customer may order a no-cost collection of up to three bulky items plus about 15 kitchen-sized bags or small boxes of extra trash (up to one cubic yard). Additional bulky items are picked up "by special arrangement" at the published per-item rate. Collection must be scheduled in advance by calling WM at 253-833-3333 (M-F 7 am - 7 pm, Sat 8 am - 5 pm) and happens on the customer's regular service day. No wrapping or bagging rule for mattresses is published.
- $0 — Annual bonus curbside pickup: "once each year, Waste Management single-family customers can order no-cost collection of up to three bulky items, plus extra trash and smaller items (about 15 kitchen-sized trash bags or small boxes)". Mattresses are named among the accepted bulky items, so one mattress can go out free once a year.
- $28.12 — WM Federal Way rate page, "Bulky Items" schedule: "Mattresses, Box Springs $28.12 each". This is the charge for a bulky pickup arranged outside the once-a-year no-cost bonus pickup, which the same page lists separately.
Not confirmed: Whether a mattress and box spring count as one item or two against the three-item annual allowance is not published.
Not confirmed: The rate page does not say whether a trip charge or taxes are added to the per-item bulky rate.
Not confirmed: Whether multifamily residents can use the annual no-cost pickup is not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 24, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
City of Federal Way — Residential Services (garbage, recycling, annual bonus curbside pickup)
Free–$28.12plus $0 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 Federal Way
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Federal Way. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Nearest
Auburn Residential Recycling Event mattress and box spring drop-off
Open only to King County residents and to Auburn households who live in Pierce County and are served by Waste Management. Businesses and commercial loads are refused. Cars, passenger vans and pick-ups only; utility trailers up to 10 feet long may be used.
The last date published for this was Jun 27, 2026, so it has passed.
Conditions and source
A one-day event, not a standing site: Saturday, June 27, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pioneer Elementary School, with no vehicles admitted after 3 p.m.; the City of Auburn lists a further event at the same school on October 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mattresses and box springs of any size are accepted. Items must be dry and clean; no wet or soiled items, no futons, no furniture or frames, no commercial loads. Limit six mattresses or box springs combined. Fees are exact cash only, and the vendor reserves the right to refuse any item it cannot recycle.
Not confirmed: The fee read is from the spring 2026 flyer; the fee schedule for the October 3, 2026 event at the same site was not separately confirmed.
Not confirmed: This is a King County Solid Waste Division event held in Auburn, not a facility the city itself runs.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 24, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
King County Solid Waste Division — Auburn 2026 Residential Recycling Event flyer (PDF)
$35
Visit siteCheapest
Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center self-haul disposal
Open to City of Tacoma residents at the resident rate on proof of residency, and to non-city residents and commercial customers at the higher rate. A Call-2-Haul self-haul appointment by a residential account holder is free and counts as one of that customer's two annual services.
Conditions and source
3510 S. Mullen Street, Tacoma, WA 98409, (253) 502-2100, open daily 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., closed the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day; the household hazardous waste facility on site is open Friday through Monday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Garbage is $7.25 per 100 pounds with a $20.00 minimum covering the first 400 lbs for City of Tacoma residents and $8.50 per 100 pounds with a $40.00 minimum for non-city residents and commercial customers. Yard waste is free for City of Tacoma residents. Fractions of 100 pounds are billed to the next 100-pound increment.
- $20 — Minimum garbage charge covering the first 400 lbs for a City of Tacoma resident with proof of residency; heavier loads are $7.25 per 100 pounds, rounded up
- $40 — Minimum garbage charge covering the first 400 lbs for a non-city resident or a City of Tacoma commercial customer; heavier loads are $8.50 per 100 pounds
Not confirmed: There is no mattress or box spring line item, so a mattress is priced only by weight against the minimum.
Not confirmed: The rates page does not list which documents satisfy the residency proof requirement, and the hours page does not list accepted materials or say whether a paid self-haul needs an appointment.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$20
Visit siteHidden Valley Transfer Station self-haul disposal
LRI transfer station serving Pierce County; the price sheet charges residential and commercial disposed waste at the same rate and states no residency restriction. Pierce County residential or commercial yard waste under a ton is free.
Conditions and source
17925 Meridian Ave East, Puyallup, WA 98375, main office 253-847-7555, open every day 8:00 am to 5:45 pm except New Year's, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The 2022 price sheet sets disposed waste at $172.44 per ton with a $34.49 minimum per trip including up to 400 pounds, and states that three or fewer mattresses or box springs are charged as regular garbage while four or more are $55 apiece. LRI's current rates page instead shows $202.35 per ton with a $40.50 minimum per trip including up to 400 lbs. All rates include the 3.6% state refuse collection tax. Household hazardous waste is accepted Tuesdays and Thursdays only, 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm.
- $40.50 — Current LRI minimum charge per trip including up to 400 lbs ($202.35 per ton), including the 3.6% state refuse collection tax
- $55 — Each mattress or box spring when a load carries four or more; three or fewer are charged as regular garbage by weight (price sheet updated 3/1/2022, not repeated on the current rates page)
Not confirmed: The mattress rule comes from a price sheet updated 3/1/2022, and the current rates page carries no mattress line, so the $55-apiece figure may be stale.
Not confirmed: piercecountywa.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches, so the County's own transfer station page could not be cross-checked.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
LRI Hidden Valley Transfer Station price sheet (updated 3/1/2022)
$55plus $40.50 for the load or entry
Visit siteThe other 2 places, further out
North Transfer Station self-haul disposal
The station page publishes no residency requirement; rates are charged per load at the scale, payable by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard.
Conditions and source
Open 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and the 4th of July. Garbage costs $37 per trip minimum (covering up to 420 lbs) and $174 per ton as of April 1, 2026. Loads must be secured or pay the unsecured-load fee. Material over 8 feet long and over 200 lbs is not accepted.
- $37 — Minimum garbage charge per trip, covering up to 420 lbs, then $174 per ton (rates as of April 1, 2026)
- Plus $3 — Surcharge: unsecured load minimum charge; $5 up to one ton and $10 if greater than one ton
Not confirmed: Mattresses are named in neither the accepted nor the not-accepted list, and there is no mattress line item on the rate table.
Not confirmed: Whether a dropped-off mattress is landfilled or recycled is not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Seattle Public Utilities — Transfer Station Rates
Seattle Public Utilities — Transfer Stations (Dumps/Landfills)
$37
Visit siteSouth Transfer Station self-haul disposal
The station page publishes no residency requirement; rates are charged per load at the scale, payable by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard.
Conditions and source
Open 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. Garbage costs $37 per trip minimum (covering up to 420 lbs) and $174 per ton as of April 1, 2026. Loads must be secured or pay the unsecured-load fee. Material over 8 feet long and over 200 lbs is not accepted.
- $37 — Minimum garbage charge per trip, covering up to 420 lbs, then $174 per ton (rates as of April 1, 2026)
- Plus $3 — Surcharge: unsecured load minimum charge; $5 up to one ton and $10 if greater than one ton
Not confirmed: Mattresses are named in neither the accepted nor the not-accepted list, and there is no mattress line item on the rate table.
Not confirmed: Whether a dropped-off mattress is landfilled or recycled is not stated.
From the provider’s own page, checked Sep 22, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Seattle Public Utilities — Transfer Station Rates
Seattle Public Utilities — Transfer Stations (Dumps/Landfills)
$37
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Federal Way
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 Federal Way
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 Federal Way
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 Federal Way itself says
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: Federal Way runs no drop-off of its own that takes mattresses. The city's Recycling Resources page describes the drop-off network the city itself funds as covering cooking oil, batteries, and block Styrofoam and plastic film only — "Drop-off locations for cooking oil, batteries, and styrofoam are available in locations around the city... FREE resources provided by the City of Federal Way." Mattresses and bulky items appear nowhere on the page, and the city's main solid waste page sends self-haulers to the King County transfer stations at Bow Lake (Tukwila) and Algona instead. Source
What King County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Federal Way and its neighbors.
- Current directory table lists ten transfer/drop-box facilities under one county operator. General access requires living or doing business in the county service area; Seattle and Milton are excluded. South County is now open to all customers according to the current banner. Proposed Northeast project and closed landfills are outside the ingested table. Source Not confirmed: Directory is not branch-specific mattress acceptance. Exact street addresses and permitted customer documentation still need branch verification.
- Shared operator policy explicitly names Bow Lake, Enumclaw, Factoria, Shoreline and Vashon for mattress, futon and box-spring recycling. Each item has a $30 handling fee; six-item customer limit. Wet items excluded; stains and tears allowed. Policy is reused across named branches only. Source Not confirmed: Bedbug and other contamination rules, downstream processor, mixed-load/base fees and mattress-specific receiving hours remain unknown. South County is not named.
- Fee schedule separates $33.39 per mattress disposal at Algona, Cedar Falls, Houghton and Renton from $30 per mattress recycling at five named recycling stations. General garbage minimum $40.25 (up to 320 pounds), $243.38/ton, and $25 unsecured-load fee are separate components; no combined mattress total inferred. Special-waste mattresses at Cedar Hills require waste clearance and list $1,129.24/ton. Solid-waste rows include basic fee, moderate-risk surcharge and 3.6% refuse tax. Source Not confirmed: Applicability of garbage minimum/weight in addition to mattress charges is unresolved. Algona remains in fee page while current directory uses South County; no transfer of rate inferred.
- Cleanup LIFT gives eligible holders of current ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT cards $20 off each waste type per visit, including mattresses. Show card on entry and exit. Businesses and Seattle/Milton residents excluded. Not an automatic $20 discount per mattress. Source Not confirmed: Discount application for multiple items and mixed loads must be verified before computing totals.
- South County address is 35101 W Valley Hwy S, Algona, WA 98001. General eligibility excludes Seattle/Milton; separate hazardous-waste rules include Seattle, which does not establish mattress access. Garbage is consolidated for Cedar Hills; recycled materials go to processing markets. The page links shared fees but does not state mattress acceptance. Source Not confirmed: Branch mattress acceptance, handling rate and downstream recycling must be established; do not inherit former Algona fee or generic hazardous-waste eligibility.
- Bow Lake warns of recycling-area construction starting June 22 and distinct recycling-area versus transfer-building hours. Generic garbage destination is Cedar Hills; materials separated for recycling enter processing markets. Branch page does not establish a mattress-specific receiving window. Source Not confirmed: Confirm mattress receiving area/hours during construction; retain shared five-facility acceptance evidence separately.
Washington mattress disposal rules
- County warehouse referral has Everett locality and 425-931-3670; primary operator now directs drop-off to Mukilteo and uses 425-876-0107. County directory appears stale for this referral. Source
- No enacted Washington mattress stewardship law found. SB 6271 (2026; companion HB 2633) would create mattress producer responsibility organizations; referred to Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 21, 2026, public hearing Feb 4, 2026, no later action shown. Source
- Ecology's 1-800-RECYCLE locator (1800recycle.wa.gov) lists 'Home & Garden - Mattresses' as a searchable material; hotline 1-800-732-9253, Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Ecology's How to Recycle page also directs residents to county or city solid waste officials. Source
- There is no mattress recycling program in Washington State, and the absence is worth stating because both neighbors have one. The Mattress Recycling Council, which runs the Bye Bye Mattress collection network, says of itself: "We currently provide resources, education and support for programs in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island." Washington is not among them. A Washington resident has no free state-funded drop-off of the kind an Oregonian twenty miles away in Milton-Freewater or Hermiston has, and no Bye Bye Mattress collection site to look up. What the county charges at the gate is what the resident actually pays. Source
Questions people ask about Federal Way
Is there free mattress disposal in Federal Way?
Yes: Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal; Purple In-Home Setup with mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Federal Way?
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 Washington?
County warehouse referral has Everett locality and 425-931-3670; primary operator now directs drop-off to Mukilteo and uses 425-876-0107. County directory appears stale for this referral.
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.