San Francisco, CA Mattress Removal & Recycling

Mattress removal in San Francisco, CA

Booking takes about a minute. Pick your items and a pickup day, put the mattress out that morning, and we'll load it and take it away. Most of our San Francisco pickups are curbside, so there's nothing to wrap and no trip to make.

From there it goes to our local recycling facility, where our team takes it apart by hand. The foam gets baled for carpet padding, the steel springs go to scrap processors, and box-spring wood gets chipped. Here's the whole process if you want to see it.

How it works

1. Book online.

   Pick your items and a pickup day. Takes about a minute, and you see the price before you confirm.

2. Put it at the curb.

   Leave it out on your pickup day. No bagging, no wrapping, no plastic required.

3. We arrive.

   Our team shows up in your window and texts you when they're about thirty minutes out.

4. We recycle it.

   Your mattress goes to our local recycling facility and gets taken apart by hand. You'll get a confirmation once it's done.

Our Team in Action

Real pickups and recycling

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Areas we serve in San Francisco

We pick up anywhere in San Francisco and San Francisco County, including:

San Francisco and California mattress disposal rules

Booking with us? You can skip this part. Everything below is for handling it yourself — San Francisco's rules, the fees and the drop-off options. If we're doing the pickup, the regulations and the recycling are ours to deal with: you leave it at the curb and we take it from there.

1. California already paid for your mattress to be recycled

   California is one of four states with a mattress recycling law, and you paid into it when you bought the mattress — $18.00 per unit on every mattress and box spring sold in the state. That's what makes drop-off free: in the program's own words, "drop off your old mattress at no additional cost at participating locations".

   Mattress Recycling Council — California · the California recycling fee

2. Buying a new mattress? The shop has to take the old one

   If you're having a new mattress delivered, California law requires your retailer to offer to take back your old mattress at no additional cost. The retailer has up to 30 days to take back your old mattress, and they can turn it down if it's a health or safety risk. Worth asking before you pay anyone — including us — to haul it away.

   Mattress Recycling Council — retailer take-back in California

3. What San Francisco asks for if you use city pickup

   These are Recology San Francisco's requirements, not ours — they apply if you're putting the mattress out for the city rather than booking a pickup with us.

   • Attach a sign that reads “RECOLOGY”.
   • Please place your items next to the curb in front of your residence.
   • Where to put it: take care not to block the sidewalk.
   • You may leave up to 10 items per collection appointment.
   • Some things they won't take at the curb at all, including hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, or auto parts and tires.

   Recology San Francisco — collection instructions

Other ways to get rid of a mattress in San Francisco

If you'd rather do it yourself, here are your other options in San Francisco. Each one links to the official page so you can check hours and fees before you go.