2026 LOCAL GUIDE
How to get rid of a mattress in Greendale, WI.
6 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
See all 6 local optionsMilwaukee County, Wisconsin · 29 options, 8 free · checked Nov 7, 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 Greendale
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Greendale (our Greendale mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recyclingBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in GreendaleBook a date with the city and leave it at the curb$40
- 3Drop-off options near Greendale3 places that take mattresses, nearest 8 miles awayFrom $80
- 4Junk removal options serving Greendale4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Greendale20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Greendale2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
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2City curbside pickup in Greendale
Greendale’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.
Village of Greendale appliance and furniture special pick-up
Greendale residents only. Payment must be made by noon Monday for the following Tuesday's pickup, at Village Hall in cash or by check payable to the village, or online with a credit card convenience fee. Payment must be received before pickup, fees are non-refundable, and the address serves as the invoice number. Questions go to Public Works at (414) 423-2133.
Conditions and source
Curbside pickup of appliances and furniture, run on Tuesdays from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm. The Village's accepted list names washers, refrigerators, couches, dryers, freezers, chairs, dishwashers, air conditioners, mattresses (MUST BE BAGGED), stoves, dehumidifiers, box springs, ovens, hot water heaters, desks, microwaves and electronics. Mattresses are the only entry carrying a condition, and MUST BE BAGGED is printed in bold on the Village's page. Televisions and computer monitors cost an additional $35.00 each on top of the pickup fee. Items must be at the curb, and the Village asks residents to make all items child safe. A separate yard waste pickup is priced at a minimum fee of $55 for up to 2 1/2 cubic yards.
- $40 — $40.00 for the first item on a Greendale special pick-up, which the Village's accepted list names as including mattresses, marked MUST BE BAGGED, and box springs; payment must reach the Village by noon Monday for the following Tuesday's pickup, the service is for Greendale residents only, and the Village does not say whether a mattress and box spring together count as one item or two.
- Plus $25 — $25.00 for each additional item picked up at the same stop, on top of the $40.00 first item; the Village lists mattresses and box springs as separate entries on its accepted list but does not say whether a mattress and box spring set out together are charged as one item or two.
Not confirmed: Mattresses and box springs appear as separate entries on the accepted list and the fee is per item, but the Village does not say whether a mattress and box spring set out together count as one item or two.
Not confirmed: The Village does not say what kind of bag a mattress must be in, who supplies it, or what happens if an unbagged mattress is set out.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 6, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$40
Visit site3Drop-off options near Greendale
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Greendale. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Cheapest
Village of Greendale Refuse and Recycling Yard
Greendale residents. Property owners who do not reside in Greendale but own a 1-3 residential family unit property in the village may buy a Non-Resident Refuse & Recycling Yard Permit for $80.00 with sales tax, showing photo identification and proof of ownership, usually a property tax bill; payment must be made before visiting the yard, online or sent to Village Hall or left in the drop box.
Conditions and source
Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, closed Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9:00 to 1:00 pm from December through March and from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm from April through November. The Village publishes a list of holiday closures. The Village does not publish a list of what the yard accepts or refuses, and does not name a mattress or a box spring; its priced Special Pick-Ups program is the route it does state for bedding. No per-visit charge is published for a Greendale resident.
Not confirmed: The Village publishes no list of accepted or refused items for the yard and does not name a mattress or a box spring, so whether a mattress may be brought here is not established.
Not confirmed: No per-visit or per-item charge is published for a Greendale resident using the yard.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 6, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$80
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GFL Emerald Park Landfill self-haul mattress drop-off
No residency rule is published. Waukesha County names the site for its residents without restricting it, and the operator publishes no eligibility rule for the location.
Conditions and source
Waukesha County lists this site under the heading "Furniture, Mattresses, Boxsprings" as a "Disposal Option" — "GFL Emerald Park Landfill — Muskego, Wisconsin: 414-529-1360" — and again under "Trash" as one of "2 privately-owned landfills if your hauler will not pick up your type of trash: Emerald Park (GFL) Muskego: 414-529-1360". The street address comes from the county's household hazardous waste page, which lists its Muskego collection site as "W124S10629 South 124th St" and adds "(at the GFL Emerald Park Landfill)". The operator's branch page for Emerald Park carries no address, no hours, no fee schedule and no accepted-materials list, so nothing beyond the county's referral and the address is published about taking a mattress here. The hazardous waste collection held at the same address on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, February through November, is Waukesha County's program and is not a route for a mattress.
Not confirmed: No scale hours are published for self-haul at Emerald Park; the Saturday 8 a.m. to noon hours on the county page belong to the hazardous waste collection, not to the landfill
Not confirmed: No mattress fee, minimum charge or per-ton rate is published by Waukesha County or by the operator
Not confirmed: Whether a self-hauling household may use the scale, and whether proof of residency is required, is not published
Not confirmed: Whether a mattress taken here is recycled or buried is not stated
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 7, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Waukesha County mixed furniture mattress directory
Waukesha County, Wisconsin — Household Hazardous Waste (permanent and one-time sites)
Fee not published
Visit siteWM Orchard Ridge RDF self-haul mattress drop-off
No residency rule is published. WM publishes separate "Residential Hours" for the site and states no county or municipal limit; Waukesha County names the site for county residents without restricting it. Payment is by check, credit or debit card, or credit account.
Conditions and source
Waukesha County lists this site under the heading "Furniture, Mattresses, Boxsprings" as a "Disposal Option" — "WM Landfills — Orchard Ridge-Menomonee Falls: 262-253-8620" — and again under "Trash" as one of "2 privately-owned landfills if your hauler will not pick up your type of trash". WM's own facility page gives the residential hours as Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and lists municipal solid waste, construction and demolition debris, tires and yard or green waste among the non-hazardous materials accepted. The page states the facility "does not accept hazardous waste" and that select waste streams must be scheduled with the facility. No price schedule is published. The operator's own page does not name mattresses — the referral is Waukesha County's.
Not confirmed: No mattress fee, minimum load charge or per-ton rate is published by Waukesha County or by WM
Not confirmed: WM publishes residential hours but no residency or account rule, so whether any self-hauling household may simply arrive at the scale was not established
Not confirmed: Whether a mattress is buried or diverted is not stated; the facility is described by its operator as a disposal facility
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 7, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Waukesha County mixed furniture mattress directory
WM — Orchard Ridge RDF, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin (facility detail page)
Fee not published
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4Junk removal options serving Greendale
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
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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 Greendale
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 Greendale
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 Milwaukee County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Greendale and its neighbors.
- Milwaukee County runs no waste service a household can use. The county's only solid waste office is Environmental Services, inside the Department of Administrative Services, and the county describes it as a unit that "provides technical and managerial services concerning environmental and sustainability issues for Milwaukee County's building and infrastructure assets and natural resources." It lists "Recycling" and "Solid waste" among the areas in which it provides "guidance and expertise to Milwaukee County Departments," beside underground storage tanks, asbestos, air quality and brownfields. That is compliance work on county buildings, parks, the airport and the transit system. The county publishes no landfill, no transfer station, no drop-off site, no bulky item collection, no clean-up day and no mattress route of any kind, and it sets no fee. In Milwaukee County every answer is municipal: the city or village a reader lives in runs or contracts the collection, and that is where their answer is. Source Not confirmed: City and village programs are out of scope at the county layer and are researched on their own pages; the City of Milwaukee's drop-off centers and bulky collection are already recorded there. Not confirmed: No county-wide free dump day, amnesty event or disposal voucher appears anywhere on Milwaukee County's own pages.
- The one drop-off program open to every household in Milwaukee County is the Home Haz Mat Collection, and it is run by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District rather than by county government. MMSD's eligibility is stated as "MMSD can only accept waste that is generated by households or apartments in Milwaukee County"; businesses, contractors, schools, churches, non-profits and government agencies are excluded. Three sites take drop-offs year round at no charge: 6060 S. 13th Street, Milwaukee, just north of College Avenue, open Tuesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 3879 W. Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, open Thursday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and W124 N9451 Boundary Road, Menomonee Falls, open Monday and Wednesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. What it takes is household chemicals: automotive fluids, gasoline, oily rags, latex paint up to 20 gallons per visit, non-latex paint, thinners and solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, drain cleaners, mercury thermometers, batteries, certain light bulbs and propane cylinders. Its not-accepted list names clothes dryers, refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, computers, televisions and tires. This is the county-wide program a reader will be sent to, and it is not a mattress route. Source Not confirmed: Mattresses and furniture appear on neither MMSD's accepted list nor its not-accepted list, both of which cover chemicals and appliances. That is an absence from the list, not a published refusal.
- The only landfill inside Milwaukee County will not let most of the county through the gate. Waste Management's Metro Recycling and Disposal Facility sits at 10712 S. 124th Street in Franklin, and the landfill regulations the City of Franklin publishes, effective January 2021, limit self-haul to "Franklin, Town of Norway, Town of Raymond residents only" - Norway and Raymond are in Racine County, so Franklin is the only Milwaukee County municipality covered. The rules add that "Metro will be tracking all loads using a handheld ID scanner. This system will verify residency, usage, tire allowance, and frequency," and that "Norway Residents can still show their dump pass, but a valid ID must accompany it." Loads are "Residential Waste Only-NO COMMERCIAL WASTE!" with a "2 Cubic Yard Maximum for Garbage," five regular car or truck tires per year, and no boats, jet skis, paddle boats or hot tubs, no hazardous waste, no electronics including televisions, no microwaves, no compressed cylinders or propane tanks, and no salvaging. "Waste Management reserves the right to reject any self-hauled load." A reader in Milwaukee, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Oak Creek or any other municipality in the county cannot self-haul here at all, which is why the county has no shared dump answer. Source Not confirmed: The Franklin regulations set no disposal price, so no fee is recorded for this landfill. Not confirmed: Mattresses are named neither as accepted nor as prohibited in the regulations. The prohibition list is specific rather than exhaustive, and an absence from it is not permission.
- Not an option: Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity's ReStore will not take a mattress. Its own Items We Accept page puts "Mattresses or Box Springs" under the heading "Items We Cannot Resell," beside sleeper sofas, large entertainment centers or armoires, hospital beds, pool tables, pianos and used cultured marble vanity tops. The same page accepts "Sofas, Chairs (e.g., living room, recliner), Tables, Dressers, Bed Frames" and says upholstered furniture "cannot have any stains, tears, excessive wear, pet damage or odors." So a bed frame can be donated and the mattress that sat on it cannot, and a reader planning a donation run should not load the mattress. Source
Wisconsin mattress disposal rules
- 7 Rivers lists W6833 Industrial Blvd., Onalaska WI 54650 and phone (507) 205-2082. Operator describes recovering steel, foam and fibers from mattresses. Name and full address support the original national-directory facility identity; directory phone 608-783-6727 x103 differs. Source
- DNR RID=104 Rodefeld record FID 113127300 lists 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison 53713-1400, while county landfill page gives customer location 7102 Maahic Way, Madison 53718. Preserve both; registry address may be administrative but that explanation is not verified. Source
- La Crosse FAQ directs arrivals to 3240 Berlin Drive; DNR RID=104 FID 632063630 lists 3200 Berlin Dr, La Crosse 54601-1818. Keep source-address discrepancy explicit rather than overwriting either. Source
- Wisconsin DNR list of materials banned from landfills/incinerators (containers, cardboard, paper, #1-2 plastics, electronics, lead-acid batteries, major appliances, oil filters/waste oil, tires, yard waste) does not include mattresses. Source
- Wisconsin DNR: residents find their local recycling 'responsible unit' via an RU contact list, an RU map (experience.arcgis.com/experience/e2a75fccdc834fd5be13acd9fede067f) or a municipality-to-RU lookup. Source
Questions people ask about Greendale
Is there free mattress disposal in Greendale?
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 Greendale?
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 Wisconsin?
7 Rivers lists W6833 Industrial Blvd., Onalaska WI 54650 and phone (507) 205-2082. Operator describes recovering steel, foam and fibers from mattresses. Name and full address support the original national-directory facility identity; directory phone 608-783-6727 x103 differs.
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.