How to get rid of a mattress in West Richland, WA.

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.

• West Richland Municipal Code 8.04.070, Hours/days of collection: "All solid waste collections from single-family residences, multifamily complexes and mixed-use buildings shall be made on Monday through Friday, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m." Commercial customers other than those in mixed-use buildings are collected Monday through Friday between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except where they are near residences, complexes or mixed-use buildings, in which case the 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window applies. The public works director may authorize a temporary extension of hours or days, with a temporary exception to the noise limits in WRMC 9.38.020 and 9.38.030 under WRMC 9.38.050A, for make-up collections after holidays or inclement weather. Source
• West Richland Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 makes leaving material outside a container unlawful, which is the rule behind "only garbage in the City issued garbage cans will be picked up". Unlawful storage of solid waste and recyclables: "It is unlawful for any person to deposit, throw, dump, store, maintain, retain, keep or place solid waste, recyclables or yard waste on private or public real property in the city, except in a residential cart, detached container, drop-box container or other appropriate bag or container for the purpose of storing such solid waste... until the next regular collection date by the city's contractor for solid waste collection service", with an exception for properly maintained compost piles. Unlawful deposit: "It is unlawful to deposit, throw, dump, dispose or place any solid waste, recyclables, or yard waste in any lane, alley, street, road or other public way or place in the city, except for the purpose of depositing such solid waste, recyclables or yard waste at curbside in an approved container or containers for the next regular collection by the city's contractor", and it is equally unlawful to put it on someone else's private property without the owner's consent. Hazardous waste may be collected or hauled only by a person authorized by the city, county or state. Source Not confirmed: WRMC 8.04.140 declares violations of the chapter a public nuisance, but the abatement route and any penalty amount were not read

• 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