How to get rid of a mattress in McFarland, 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.

• The Village of McFarland Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50 Solid Waste, names mattresses in its definitions and sets the local rules. Section 50-2 defines 'Oversize and bulky waste' as 'Large items such as furniture, mattresses, carpeting, construction or demolition materials of substantial dimensions, and other large items whose proportions are not easily reduced.' Section 50-28 sets the set-out window at both ends: containers 'shall be placed in collection locations as designated in Section 50-27 prior to 6:00 a.m. of the scheduled collection day, but not more than 24 hours prior to such time,' and 'All containers for refuse and garbage disposal shall be removed from the curbside collection point within 24 hours after the regular collection time.' The same section warns that off-schedule collection is not free: 'Special collections will be made only if ordered by the Director of Public Works or Building Inspector and will be billed to the owner.' Section 50-29 makes it unlawful 'to place, or allow to be placed, any solid waste upon the roads, streets, public or private property within the Village contrary to the provisions of this Chapter,' bars scavenging from the terrace, and bars the use or operation of a private dump. Section 50-5 puts the household charge on a special charge footing: 'A user fee shall be charged by the Village as a special charge pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 66.0627 for recovery of a portion of the solid waste pick up charges for each residential unit in the Village, but excluding multifamily dwellings,' with the annual figure set by the Village Board in Appendix A. Source Not confirmed: The dollar figure of the annual solid waste user fee sits in Appendix A of the Code and was not read, so the household charge is not established here.

• 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