2026 LOCAL GUIDE
How to get rid of a mattress in Portage, WI.
5 local options.
Compare mattress pickup, recycling, and disposal options—with costs, conditions, and sources below.
See all 5 local optionsColumbia County, Wisconsin · 27 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
5 ways to get rid of a mattress in Portage
Everything we could find for this city. Click any one of them for the full details.
- 1A Bedder World Mattress Recycling - Portage (our Portage mattress recycling partner)Easily book a curbside or in-home pickup for mattress recyclingBook pickup online
- 2Drop-off options near Portage2 places that take mattresses, nearest 8 miles awayFrom $5
- 3Junk removal options serving Portage4 national companies that come to your doorQuoted by address
- 4Store haul-away options in Portage20 retailers remove the old mattress on deliveryFree at 8
- 5Donation options in Portage2 charities checked, 1 will not take a mattressFree
Also on this page: Columbia County · Wisconsin rules · common questions · what to check first
2Drop-off options near Portage
Places that accept mattresses if you can get it there yourself. Distance is measured from the center of Portage. Some accept residents of their own city or county only, so check before you drive.
Cheapest
Columbia County mattress and box spring drop-off
No residency rule is published. The county's instruction to arriving users is "All Visitors must check in at office prior to unloading any material." Business charge accounts must be set up in advance on a credit application from (608) 742-6651.
Conditions and source
Scale hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., except holidays, and the facility is "closed Saturdays until further notice." The county's rate card, headed "Prices effective 1/1/2025", prices "Mattress/Box Spring" at "$ 5.00 ea." and "$10.00 ea.- King". Two site rules apply to every trip: "ALL VEHICLES MUST STOP AT THE OFFICE UPON ENTERING THE FACILITY" and "(All Loads are to be tarped)". Fees can be paid by cash, check, VISA, MasterCard or Discover. The same card prices a couch or loveseat at $15.00 and a chair at $7.00, so a bed frame and a mattress are charged separately.
- $5 — Mattress or box spring, each, as printed on the county rate card "Mattress/Box Spring $ 5.00 ea."; prices effective 1/1/2025
- $10 — King size mattress or box spring, each, as printed "$10.00 ea.- King"; prices effective 1/1/2025
Not confirmed: The county publishes no residency requirement, so whether residents of other counties may use the facility is not established.
Not confirmed: The county does not state whether a mattress taken here is recycled or landfilled.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 7, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Columbia County Recycling and Solid Waste — Prices & Payment Policies
Columbia County Recycling and Solid Waste — department home page
Columbia County Recycling and Solid Waste — Drop-Off Locations
$5
Visit siteWaste Management Baraboo transfer station residential dumping
Sauk County publishes the site's household access as "Residential Dumping on Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 - 3:30 pm" and gives the number (855) 292-6029. No residency test, permit or county-resident rule is published.
Conditions and source
This is the only open self-haul site inside Sauk County that the county itself names as a route for bedding: its Land Resources & Environment Department's alternative disposal guide answers "Mattresses/Box Springs" with "see "Furniture"", and the Furniture entry lists this transfer station at S2439 Highway BD, Baraboo with residential dumping Mondays through Thursdays, 8:30 to 3:30 pm. No price is published for a mattress or for any household load. The county attaches an explicit caution to the whole list: "The Sauk County Land Resources & Environment Department does not endorse or recommend any business on the list. Please contact the vendor prior to the drop-off to verify whether your items will be accepted."
Not confirmed: No fee of any kind is published for this site, by the county or on any operator page established here.
Not confirmed: The operator publishes no mattress policy of its own; acceptance rests on Sauk County naming the site under the heading its guide routes mattresses to, and the county tells residents to verify acceptance with the vendor first.
Not confirmed: Neither the county nor the operator states whether a mattress taken here is recycled or landfilled.
From the provider’s own page, checked Nov 7, 2026. Not confirmed by phone.
Sauk County Land Resources & Environment — Clean Sweep Alternative Disposal Information guide
Fee not published
Visit siteNo way to move it yourself? See pickup services →
3Junk removal options serving Portage
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
Visit siteThe other 1 companies
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 site4Store haul-away options in Portage
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
5Donation options in Portage
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 Columbia County offers
Established for the county as a whole, so it applies across Portage and its neighbors.
- Columbia County collects nothing from a curb. Everything the county publishes about solid waste runs through one self-haul scale at Pardeeville and a list of municipal drop-off sheds it does not operate: its Drop-Off Locations page hands the townships and villages back to their own clerks with the line "Each municipality in Columbia County has its own rules regarding the operating hours of its recycling drop-off facility", and the department's own pages describe a facility, a scale and a fee schedule rather than a route. The county's full department list contains a single waste entry, the Recycling and Waste Processing Facility, and no sanitation or public works department that could run a bulky-item program. So a resident of Portage or Columbus wanting a mattress taken from the curb is looking at a city program or a private hauler, not a county one, and the county layer's honest answer is the $5.00 mattress at the Pardeeville scale. Source Not confirmed: Columbia County publishes no county-run bulky item or large item collection, and no county page states an eligibility rule for one; whether any county-contracted collection exists for unincorporated residents could not be established.
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 Portage
Is there free mattress disposal in Portage?
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 Portage?
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.