2026 LOCAL GUIDE
How to get rid of a mattress in Oak Creek, 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, 9 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 Oak Creek
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Oak Creek (our Oak Creek mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recyclingBook pickup online
- 2City curbside pickup in Oak CreekBook a date with the city and leave it at the curbFree
- 3Drop-off options near Oak Creek2 places that take mattresses, nearest 12 miles awayFee not published
- 4Junk removal options serving Oak Creek4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 5Store haul-away options in Oak Creek20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 6Donation options in Oak Creek2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
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2City curbside pickup in Oak Creek
Oak Creek’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.
City of Oak Creek spring and fall citywide cleanups
"Residential homes and condos that have City-provided garbage and recycling pick-up are included in the cleanups."
Conditions and source
Citywide garbage cleanups begin on May 15 and October 1 each year, or the following Monday if those dates fall on a weekend, and nothing needs to be booked. Items must be curbside or roadside before May 15 or October 1 to be guaranteed a pickup. Refrigerator and freezer doors must be removed, carpet and padding rolls must not exceed 4 feet in width, and small loose items must be bagged or boxed. Televisions and appliances containing freon are the only chargeable items; they carry the Recycling Yard fees and must be prepaid before the cleanup begins. The city's exclusion list is concrete, gravel, brick or block, dirt, shingles, recyclables, paint, tires, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, hazardous materials, grass clippings, leaves and brush or branches - every entry rubble, a recyclable or a hazard, with no furniture or bedding on it. The city publishes no accepted-items list for the cleanups to set against that exclusion list.
Not confirmed: Mattresses are named neither as accepted nor as excluded for the cleanups; their absence from an exclusion list of rubble and hazards is not a statement that bedding is taken
Not confirmed: No limit on the number or volume of items per household is published
Not confirmed: No set-out time of day is published, only the date by which material must already be out
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 6, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Free
Visit siteCity of Oak Creek special pickup
"Residents of homes and condos that have City-provided garbage and recycling pickup may request a special pickup."
Conditions and source
Special pickups are done each Friday morning and items must be roadside by 6:45 a.m. Fees must be prepaid by noon on the Thursday before the pickup. The city takes cash or checks only, paid in person at the Department of Public Works, 800 W Puetz Road, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by check mailed to the same address payable to the City of Oak Creek, accompanied by a list of the items, the Friday date wanted, and the resident's name, address and phone number. Refrigerator and freezer doors must be removed, carpet and padding rolls must not exceed 4 feet in width, and small loose items must be bagged or boxed. Televisions and appliances containing freon carry the same fees charged at the Recycling Yard. The city does not pick up concrete, gravel, brick or block, dirt, shingles, recyclables, hazardous materials, tires, paints, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, leaves, grass clippings or brush.
Not confirmed: Mattresses are not named in the special pickup rules, although the city's own Recycling Yard lists them as acceptable
Not confirmed: Whether the $50 covers one item or a whole load is not stated
Not confirmed: No annual limit on special pickups is published
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 6, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
$50
Visit site3Drop-off options near Oak Creek
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Oak Creek. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
City of Oak Creek Recycling Yard
"The Recycling Yard is open to all owners or occupants of residences that receive an individual property tax bill issued by the City of Oak Creek." "Occupants of manufactured home parks that have private garbage pickup may use the recycling yard for disposal of yard waste and shredding only." "No contractor vehicles will be allowed into the yard."
Conditions and source
Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with extended hours on Tuesdays until 8 p.m. from the first Tuesday in April until the last Tuesday in September, at 720 W. Puetz Rd. "Mattresses" is printed on the acceptable items list, beside Furniture, Carpeting and Padding, General Garbage, Appliances, Televisions, Tires and Toilets. The yard's size rule is "No items may exceed 4 feet in length except for branches, furniture, appliances, and metals." Have a driver's license ready; children and pets must remain in the vehicle; there is no loitering or scavenging. The posted disposal fee table covers only televisions at $20, appliances with freon at $15, tires with rims at $5 and tires without rims at $3, and payment is cash or check only. The unacceptable list is gasoline, grass clippings, hazardous waste, medical waste, paint, shingles and roofing material, and most vehicular salvage.
Not confirmed: The yard's posted fee table prices only televisions, freon appliances and tires, and the city nowhere states that a mattress is taken free of charge, so no mattress price can be recorded
Not confirmed: Box springs are not named in either list
Not confirmed: No per-visit load limit is published
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 6, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Fee not published
Visit siteNearest
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 siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
4Junk removal options serving Oak Creek
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 Oak Creek
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 Oak Creek
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 Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek
Is there free mattress disposal in Oak Creek?
Yes: City of Oak Creek spring and fall citywide cleanups; Casper removal with In-Home Delivery & Setup; Havertys complimentary mattress removal. Check eligibility and conditions before you go.
How much does mattress pickup cost in Oak Creek?
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.