How to get rid of a mattress in Monona, 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 City of Monona contracts out its curbside program: 'The City of Monona contracts with Pellitteri Waste Systems for residential trash and recycling collection. Trash is collected every Friday, and recycling is collected every other Friday.' The city lists ordering a large-item pickup among the things residents should call Pellitteri at 608-257-4285 about, rather than the city: the call list is 'Information and answers; Report a missed collection; Report a service issue; Order a special pickup for a large item; Sign up for collection reminders and alerts.' Carts themselves are the city's: 'Need to swap your cart for a different size? Have a broken wheel or lid? Call City Hall at 608-222-2525.' Source
• The City of Monona's Code, Chapter 381 Solid Waste, sets a set-out window that is unusually specific, and it was tightened recently. Section 381-3(D)(1), amended July 7, 2025 by Ord. No. 6-25-790, reads: 'Carts shall be placed for collection by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. No carts shall be placed for collection prior to 5:00 p.m. the day before collection day and shall be removed within 24 hours after collection.' Five streets near the high school run an hour earlier: 'To accommodate street parking by the Monona Grove High School students, the contractor shall begin collection at 6:30 a.m. at the following locations, and residents thereof shall place carts prior to 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day: Gordon Avenue: Dean to Coldspring; Wallace Avenue: Dean to Shore Acres; Lofty Avenue: Monona Drive to Wallace Avenue; Coldspring: Monona Drive to Winnequah Road; Parkway Drive: Monona Drive to Winnequah Road.' Section 381-3(C)(2) caps a day's volume at '96 gallons each for garbage and recycling, as offered through the City curbside solid waste collection program,' and says collection of anything that does not fit 'can be coordinated for a fee with the collector.' Section 381-9 closes the city to outside waste: 'It shall be unlawful to bring refuse or lawn waste from outside the City of Monona limits into the City limits for disposal unless specifically authorized by written agreement with the City.' Section 381-10 declares an accumulation of garbage or trash on any lot or land a nuisance. Penalties under 381-12 run through the general penalty provisions of § 1-4 of the City Code, except that recycling violations carry a forfeiture set in the city's Fee, Forfeiture and Deposit Schedule. Source Not confirmed: Chapter 381 sets no bulky-item or mattress rule of its own and names no mattress charge; the figure comes from the hauler's price list for Monona, not from the Code. Not confirmed: The dollar forfeiture for a recycling violation sits in the city's Fee, Forfeiture and Deposit Schedule and was not read.

• 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