Tacoma, WA • Mattresses & Box Springs
Mattress Removal & Disposal in Tacoma, WA
Old mattress out, new one in. Curbside from $99 with same-day pickup available. Call (253) 323-5993.
Mattresses & Bedding We Take
How Mattress Pickup Works
Send a photo
Text a picture of the mattress and where it is in the house. We quote most single-item pickups in minutes.
Pick a time window
Curbside or in-home, same-day usually available if you call before 2 PM.
We carry it out
Two-person crew brings the mattress out — upstairs bedroom, basement guest room, apartment walk-up.
Why mattresses are a pain to get rid of
Mattresses are one of the most awkward household items to dispose of legally. They don't fit in a garbage cart. Most Pierce County curbside garbage services either won't take them or charge a steep bulky-item fee scheduled weeks out. Transfer stations accept them, but tack on a per-mattress disposal fee — currently $30 or more per piece at most Tacoma-area facilities on top of standard tipping. And the mattress won't fit in a sedan or crossover, so you're looking at renting or borrowing a truck just to get it there. By the time you total gas, rental, and the disposal fee, a professional mattress removal often costs about the same or less — and you don't lift a thing.
Washington's push toward mattress recycling
Mattresses are heavy on the waste stream: an average mattress plus box spring can weigh 60–100 pounds and takes up serious landfill volume. Recovered materials — steel springs, polyurethane foam, cotton and felt fiber, wood frames — all have secondary markets. Washington state doesn't yet have a statewide extended-producer-responsibility program for mattresses like California and Connecticut do, but private recycling facilities operate in the Puget Sound region and Pierce County has been piloting expanded bulky-item recycling. When we drop mattresses at a facility running recycling, they get diverted from landfill. When we can't, they go to standard disposal — either way, you get the same price and none of the hassle.
Common Tacoma mattress pickup scenarios
Most of our mattress removals fall into a handful of buckets. Delivery-day swaps: a new mattress arrived, the retailer didn't offer haul-away, and the old one is on the driveway. Apartment move-outs: end-of-lease and the mattress has to go. Bed bug scares (we bag and remove it the same day). Kids growing out of a twin, guest-room refresh, an inherited mattress from an estate cleanout that nobody wants. Whichever it is, we treat mattresses like every other haul — you point, we lift, we leave.
Related: furniture removal, same-day pickup, Tacoma dump fees guide.
Related Services
Other jobs we handle every week across Tacoma and Pierce County.
Commercial Junk Removal
Office, retail, and property-manager cleanouts on your schedule.
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TV & Electronics Recycling
Old TVs, monitors, printers, and e-waste taken to certified recyclers.
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Same-Day Junk Removal
Call before 2 PM and we'll haul it away today across Tacoma and Pierce County.
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Serving neighbors nearby too — see junk removal in Lakewood and junk removal in Puyallup, or browse all Pierce County service areas.
Get a Mattress Removal Quote
Text us a photo — we'll price it in minutes and can often be there same day.
Mattress Removal FAQ
How much does mattress removal cost in Tacoma?+
Curbside single-mattress pickup starts at $99. A mattress plus box spring together is a little more. In-home carry-outs and apartment stair jobs are quoted by volume and effort — you get an exact price upfront.
Do you recycle mattresses?+
When recycling capacity is available in Pierce County we route mattresses to recycling facilities that break them down for steel, foam, and fiber recovery. When it isn't, mattresses go to a transfer station that accepts them under Washington's bulky-item rules.
What are the Washington state rules for mattress disposal?+
Mattresses can't go in curbside garbage in most Pierce County jurisdictions. They have to be brought to a transfer station or bulky-item pickup — and stations charge a per-mattress disposal fee on top of standard tipping. That's a big part of why professional mattress removal is often cost-competitive with a DIY dump run.
Can you get a mattress out of an upstairs bedroom or apartment?+
Yes. We do apartment walk-ups, upstairs primary bedrooms, and tight stairwells routinely. Kings and California kings sometimes flex; if there's a tight corner we handle it.
Is same-day mattress pickup possible?+
Usually. Same-day mattress removal in Tacoma is one of our most common calls — we can often be there within a few hours.