How to get rid of a mattress in Los Angeles
For most City of Los Angeles residents, the cheapest option is free: LA Sanitation will pick up a mattress at the curb at no extra charge. Book it at least one business day before your trash day. If that doesn't work for you, there are free mattress drop-off sites across LA County, and California law requires retailers to take your old mattress back for free when they deliver a new one.
- City of LA house or apartment with city trash service: book a free bulky item pickup (online, in the MyLA311 app, or by calling 1-800-773-2489).
- Buying a new mattress? Ask the retailer to take the old one when they deliver. In California this is free by law.
- Want it gone today, free? Drive it to a Bye Bye Mattress drop-off site (list below).
- Can't lift it? Paid in-home haulers are listed further down. Get a firm price before you book.
1. LA Sanitation bulky item pickup (free)
LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN): Bulky Item Pickup
- Cost: LASAN calls it "an unlimited curbside service at no additional charge to you."
- Accepted: mattresses and box springs (both are listed by name), plus furniture, toilets and sinks, rolled carpet, and e-waste such as TVs.
- Not accepted: construction materials, auto parts and oil, paint and chemicals, commercial appliances, fluorescent lights, and cardboard (unless you have a scheduled Move In/Move Out service).
- When: items are collected on your regular trash day. Book at least one business day before your normal collection day.
- How to book: the online Service Request Form, the MyLA311 app, or the 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489.
- Tip from LASAN: have an itemized list ready, e.g. "one mattress, one box spring," so they send the right truck.
Source: sanitation.lacity.gov: Schedule a Bulky Item Pickup · last checked 2026-11-05
Step by step: booking a curbside mattress pickup
- Confirm you get City of LA trash service (LASAN black, blue and green bins). If you are in an unincorporated county area or another city (Culver City, Glendale, Burbank, etc.), your hauler is different. See section 4.
- Look up your regular trash day.
- At least one business day before that day, submit the request online, in MyLA311, or by calling 1-800-773-2489. List every item.
- Put the mattress at the curb for your scheduled collection day. Don't block cars, mailboxes or the sidewalk.
- Renters in larger apartment buildings: ask your property manager first. Some buildings arrange bulky pickup through a private hauler.
LASAN free monthly bulky drop-off days (2026)
LASAN opens five sites once a month, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM. Remaining 2026 dates: Sat Nov 21 and Sat Dec 12.
| Area | Address (as published) |
|---|---|
| East Valley | 11050 Pendelton St., Sun Valley 91352 |
| West Valley | 8840 Vanalden Ave., Northridge (the city page lists ZIP 91234; verify) |
| Harbor | 1400 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro 90731 |
| West LA | 2027 Stoner Ave., Los Angeles 90025 |
| Central LA | 2201 E. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles 90021 |
Source: LASAN bulky item page · last checked 2026-11-05
2. Free retailer take-back (buying a new mattress)
LA County Public Works: "By law, all California mattress retailers including online proprietors are required to offer take back services of used residential mattresses and box springs free of charge upon delivery of new mattress units." Ask for it when you order, and make sure it's on the delivery ticket.
Source: CleanLA: Countywide Mattress Recycling Program · last checked 2026-11-05
3. Free mattress drop-off sites (Bye Bye Mattress)
California's state mattress recycling program, Bye Bye Mattress (run by the Mattress Recycling Council), lists drop-off sites where residents can leave mattresses and box springs at no cost. Limits and hours vary by site, and some sites may require an appointment. Call before you drive.
| Site | Address | Phone | Hours (as listed) | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Services – Compton Transfer Station | 2509 W. Rosencrans Ave., Los Angeles | 310-327-8461 | Mon–Fri 6:00 AM–5:30 PM | 5 units |
| Republic Services – East Los Angeles Transfer Station | 1512 N. Bonnie Beach Pl., Los Angeles | 323-881-8999 | Mon–Fri 6:00 AM–5:00 PM | 4 units |
| Cristal Materials, Inc. (McKinley Ave.) | 6825 McKinley Ave., Los Angeles | 323-752-2026 | Mon–Fri 6:00 AM–3:00 PM | Listed $3 reimbursement per unit, up to 5 units per vehicle per day (households) |
| Cristal Materials – Corvette St. | 6465 Corvette St., Commerce | 213-215-1987 | Mon–Fri 7:00 AM–2:00 PM | 5 units (residents) |
| Goodwill – Fletcher Square | 3150 N. San Fernando Rd., Los Angeles | 323-539-2013 | Daily 9:00 AM–4:00 PM | Not listed |
| Republic Services – American Transfer Station | 1449 W. Rosecrans Ave., Gardena | 310-527-6980 | Mon–Sat 5:00 AM–5:00 PM | Not listed |
| Republic Services – Falcon Refuse Transfer Station | 3031 E. I St., Wilmington | 562-590-8531 | Mon–Sat 8:00 AM–12:00 PM | Not listed |
| Republic Services – Innovative Waste Control | 4133 Bandini Blvd., Vernon | Listed as "353-264-0202" (not a valid LA area code; likely a typo, so look it up before calling) | Mon–Fri 5:00 AM–5:00 PM; Sat 5:00 AM–2:00 PM | 5 units |
| Monrovia Mattress Drop | 145 W. Duarte Rd., Monrovia | 626-314-7355 | Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–2:00 PM | 10 units per household |
Source: Bye Bye Mattress: Find a Facility, Los Angeles · last checked 2026-11-05. Use the locator to find the site nearest your address.
LA County mattress collection events
Free, up to 10 mattresses or box springs per visit, residents only (no commercial haulers): Palmdale, Sat Nov 14, 2026, 9 AM–2 PM (County Road Yard #557, 38126 Sierra Hwy) and Littlerock, Sat Dec 5, 2026, 9 AM–2 PM (County Road Yard #558, 8505 East Avenue T). Info: 1-888-CLEAN-LA (888-253-2652).
Sources: CleanLA, Bye Bye Mattress · last checked 2026-11-05
4. Not in the City of LA?
In unincorporated LA County and county franchise areas, LA County Public Works says most residential trash haulers offer free bulky item pickup (mattresses included). Call the number on your trash bill or your bin to request a "bulky item pickup." Other cities (Culver City, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and others) run their own programs. HaulGuide will add separate guides for them.
Source: CleanLA · last checked 2026-11-05
5. Paid in-home pickup (haulers)
Paid pickup makes sense if you can't get the mattress to the curb, or you need it gone sooner than your next trash day. Get the full price in writing before the crew arrives.
LoadUp (national, booked online)
Published starting prices: in-home mattress pickup from $85, curbside from $80, same-day (booked before 2 PM) from $95, extra items from +$15. LoadUp says the final price is confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. It doesn't take mattresses with undisclosed bed bugs or wet mattresses.
Source: goloadup.com/mattress-removal · last checked 2026-11-05
1-800-GOT-JUNK? and other franchise haulers
We couldn't find a current published price for a single mattress in Los Angeles. Quotes are given per job. Price range unconfirmed. As a reported quote only: a Seattle Reddit user in January 2026 said 1-800-Got-Junk quoted $500–$750 for a pile of junk, then offered $250 when the user pushed back (r/SeattleWA thread). That was a different city and a larger load, so it is not a mattress price.
Local independent haulers
Small local haulers often price by phone or text from a photo. We don't list individual LA haulers yet. Before you book anyone, ask for the total price in writing, whether disposal fees are included, and whether they take mattresses to a recycler.
6. Should you rent a dumpster for a mattress?
Usually not. For one or two mattresses, the free options above are cheaper. If you are renting a dumpster for a bigger cleanout anyway, read the weight-limit and overage terms closely. Public BBB complaints describe consumers being billed weight charges after pickup, for example on the BBB complaints page for one dumpster broker. Ask for the included tonnage and the per-ton overage price in writing.
Don't dump it
Leaving a mattress on the sidewalk without a scheduled pickup counts as illegal dumping. In the City of LA, the free curbside pickup does the same job legally.