How to get rid of a mattress in Union Grove, 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.

• Union Grove's ordinance has carried a monthly heavy-object collection since 2003, which is the rule the current Waste Management bulk week implements. Code of Ordinances § 86-38, Heavy objects, provides: 'Residents or entities wishing to have objects and household items picked up should put them at the curbside during the last full week of the month. Residents wishing to dispose of freon-containing appliances or appliances with electric motors shall contact an outside agency for disposal.' Section 86-32(1) gives residential units weekly curbside collection, and § 86-31 excludes commercial, service and industrial units from Village pickup. Section 86-33(1) requires that 'All containers with contents should not exceed a weight that one person can safely lift (approximately 50 pounds).' Section 86-40 provides that noncollectible items are not picked up in the regular garbage collection, the recyclable program or the heavy object collection program, with the determination made by the director of public works. Section 86-30 makes the material the Village's property once it is set out and bars any unauthorized person from collecting it, each pickup being a separate offense. Section 86-28(b) provides that 'Any individual who or corporation or municipality that places waste, garbage, refuse, yard waste, rubbish, heavy objects, noncollectible items on the property of another or on public property anywhere within the village corporate limits shall be subject to the penalty as set forth in section 1-11.' Section 86-29 lets the collector refuse service to anyone not complying, leaving incorrectly prepared material at the curb. Source Not confirmed: The code never names a mattress or bedding, and does not say what counts as a noncollectible item — that is left to the director of public works. Not confirmed: The code sets no fee for heavy object collection. Not confirmed: The § 86-33 fifty-pound guidance is written about containers rather than about loose bulk items, so whether it reaches a mattress is not stated. Not confirmed: The forfeiture amount is in § 1-11, which was not read. Not confirmed: The code read is the May 2023 codification published by the Village's attorneys; ordinances adopted after May 2023 are listed separately and were not individually checked for amendments to Chapter 86.

• 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