Household recycling
How to Recycle Mattresses
Innerspring, foam, and hybrid mattresses and box springs. Where you live decides the answer; see the furniture guide for fees, drop-off rules, and what a mattress is broken into.
Special handlingLast reviewed July 28, 2026
Quick answer
Free take-back exists statewide in exactly four states, California, Connecticut, Oregon, and Rhode Island, funded by a recycling fee you already paid at purchase. Everywhere else it is a paid hauler, a bulky-waste fee, or an independent recycler. Retailer haul-away at delivery is usually a paid add-on rather than a courtesy.
- Recycling route
- Special handling
How to Prepare
- 1Check whether you are in California, Connecticut, Oregon, or Rhode Island, which decides everything else
- 2Look up a drop-off point through Bye Bye Mattress if you are in a program state
- 3Strip off bedding, protectors, and encasements, which the program does not cover