How to get rid of a mattress in Kaukauna, WI.

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: Kaukauna's own disposal site will not take a mattress. The City of Kaukauna Municipal Disposal Site, at the intersection of W. Third St. and Bicentennial Ct. behind the Streets, Parks and Recreation building, lists "Mattresses" and "Furniture" among the items it does not accept, alongside metal, electronics and white goods, refrigerants, construction material, landscaping timbers, tree stumps, tires and hazardous waste. What it does take is narrow: "only residential yard waste, brush, and waste oil will be accepted at the Municipal Disposal Site." The site is open Monday through Sunday, 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM, is unstaffed and is watched by security cameras. It is also closed to outsiders: "Access cards are available for City of Kaukauna residents only," required since April 25, 2022, sold at the Street, Park and Recreation building at 207 Reaume Avenue "for a fee of $25 per year (cards are valid for 365 days from purchase date)," with proof of residency required at purchase and a $5 fee for replacement cards. Misuse carries "a minimum fine of $150 for a first offense, a minimum fine of $300 for second or any additional future offenses." Excess household garbage and recycling are accepted only on two cardholder days a year, the first Tuesday of January, or the second if the first falls on New Year's Day, and the first Tuesday of March, from 7:15 AM to 6:00 PM. A reader with a mattress and a Kaukauna disposal card has to look somewhere else. Source
• The City of Kaukauna's Public Works Services page repeats the large-item schedule and prices only the appliance stickers. "Large and irregular waste, brush, and white goods shall be collected by special pickup once per month" in April through October, during "the second full week of the month only," with "not more than five (5) large and irregular items" from a residential property and "Each individual piece of furniture, other large items, and each individual container" counting as one item each. The only fees the page states are for major appliances: "All major appliances need a sticker before placing them out for collection," bought at the Street, Park and Recreation office at 207 Reaume Avenue, where "Refrigerant stickers (refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, and dehumidifier) are $15.00" and "Non-refrigerant stickers (washer, dryer, stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave, furnace, and water heater) are $10.00." White goods are still collected by appointment in January, February, March, November and December "by contacting the Street Department Office." Questions go to the Street Department at 920-766-6337. No fee is published for a large and irregular item, and the page says nothing about a mattress. Source Not confirmed: The page lists no accepted or excluded items for large and irregular pickup, so it does not say whether a mattress or box spring may be set out. Not confirmed: No price is published for a large and irregular item.

• 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