Who takes old mattresses? (unofficial)

Hours, fees, and which states participate change. Confirm on the official page the morning you go. This page is unofficial and not the county. Not a hauler. Not the Mattress Recycling Council. Not Bye Bye Mattress. This is the national mattresses explainer — the Montgomery County geo mattresses page is a different lookup. We do not scrape or clone the Bye Bye Mattress facility database.

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Which path fits?

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   Buying a new mattress with delivery in California?

   Retailer take-back · no extra recovery fee

   California law (PRC §42992): the retailer must offer to pick up your used mattress for recovery at no additional cost when the new one is delivered. Delivery / set-up fees for the new product may still apply. Contaminated units that pose a health or safety risk may be refused. Common-carrier / many online deliveries: retailer must offer to arrange pickup within 30 days of delivery. Ask the retailer before delivery day. Sources: CalRecycle mattress EPR; MRC retailer take-back; Bye Bye Mattress California page.

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   Live in California, Connecticut, Oregon, or Rhode Island?

   Bye Bye Mattress locator · free drop-off

   Use the Bye Bye Mattress find-a-facility locator (link only — this page does not list sites). Program is for people based in that state; out-of-state units are not in the free program (Bye Bye FAQ). CA & OR: units accepted regardless of condition / purchase date (FAQ). CT & RI: recyclable condition; damaged / soiled / wet / infested — call the site; fees may apply (FAQ). Futon mattress that separates from the frame: accepted in CA only. Crib mattress: accepted in CT only (FAQ). Call ahead for unit limits and appointments.

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   Montgomery County, MD (or elsewhere outside MRC states)?

   County rules · not Bye Bye Mattress

   Maryland is not an MRC / Bye Bye Mattress program state. MoCo residents: use the live geo page mocodropoff.com/mattresses (Shady Grove mattress pad, commercial restriction, refuse list) and bulk trash for curbside bulk if you are on county trash. Other counties: contact your local waste authority — do not invent hours or caps here. Bye Bye home page: if the program is not active in your state, ask your city or hauler about bulky items.

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   Retailer take-back where you live (non-CA)?

   Ask the seller · rules vary

   A statewide no-cost take-back statute like California’s is not stated here for CT, OR, RI, or Maryland. Some retailers still haul away the old set when they deliver — that is a store policy, not invented on this page. Ask before you buy.

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   Drop-off too far, or you need pickup?

   Haul · placeholder affiliate

   Hire a junk / bulky hauler when county bulk is full, you are not eligible, or you cannot transport the mattress. Placeholder only: #AFFILIATE_GOT_JUNK. Not a quote, price, or star rating. Owner still applies affiliates. Disclosure above and on disclosure.

Related: MoCo mattresses (live geo) · bulk trash (draft) · hours (draft). Last-checked 11 Sep 2026.

MRC / Bye Bye Mattress program states

Mattress Recycling Council programs page: recycling programs in California, Connecticut, Oregon, and Rhode Island only. Site counts on that page (CA 240+, CT 135+, RI 39, OR 27) are program stats — not a site list. Expanding to other states: legislation-dependent — not inventable here. Last-checked 11 Sep 2026. Source: mattressrecyclingcouncil.org/programs.

Fee is charged at sale of a new mattress / foundation in that state to fund the program. You still use the locator (or retailer take-back) to discard the old one. Bye Bye FAQ fee table on fetch lagged some 2026 MRC notices — prefer the MRC fee-adjustment pages linked in sources. Last-checked 11 Sep 2026.

Where to go (program info — not a site list)

Bring this

• MRC states: confirm you (and the unit) belong in that state before you drive — out-of-state units are refused from the free program (Bye Bye FAQ).
• Call the drop-off or event for unit limits, appointments, and whether damaged / wet / infested units are free or fee (especially CT / RI).
• California delivery: ask the retailer to schedule take-back before delivery day; keep the old mattress accessible and dry if you can.
• MoCo: proof of residency and refuse list live on the geo mattresses page — not copied inventably here.

Not here

• A scraped list of Bye Bye Mattress collection sites (use the locator).
• Invented hours, fees, star ratings, or “we tested” claims for other counties.
• Maryland / MoCo treated as an MRC program state (it is not).
• Full MoCo accept/refuse / commercial-restriction tree (that is the live geo page).
• Fake haul prices or “best junk hauler” reviews.
• Meds / sharps pages (YMYL — not this site).

Official sources

• Mattress Recycling Council — program states (CA, CT, OR, RI)
• Bye Bye Mattress FAQ (fees table may lag; accept/refuse quirks; residency)
• Bye Bye Mattress find-a-facility locator (link only — no scrape)
• Bye Bye Mattress — California (retailer pick-up, drop-off)
• Bye Bye — accepted / unaccepted California
• MRC — CA fee $18 effective 1 Apr 2026
• MRC — RI fee $22.50 effective 1 Jan 2026
• MRC reporting news (CT fee $19.50 effective 1 Oct 2026; CA / RI notices)
• MRC — California retailer take-back
• CalRecycle — mattress EPR / take-back enforcement
• California PRC §42992 (retailer take-back)
• Oregon DEQ — Mattress Stewardship Program ($22.50 assessment)
• MoCo How Do I — mattresses (geo, not MRC)
• mocodropoff.com/mattresses (live MoCo geo)