Mattress Removal in Evansville, IN — Hauled Away Same Day

Wondering how to get rid of a mattress in Evansville? We pick up any size, any condition — mattress only, or the whole set — and handle disposal so you don’t have to figure out the city rules.

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✔ Same-Day Available ✔ Apartments & Walk-Ups Welcome ✔ All Conditions Accepted ✔ Transparent Flat Pricing

The Evansville Mattress City Pickup Rule (Most People Get This Wrong)

Before you call EWSU or drag it to the curb, here’s exactly how the city program works — and where it falls short.

📋 City Program: Mattress + Boxspring = 1 Item (Pair Rule) The City of Evansville’s heavy trash pickup (run by Republic Services, 800-886-3345) counts a mattress and its matching boxspring together as a single item — so if you’re putting out a bed set, both pieces count as your one allowed pickup per scheduled date. That sounds helpful, until you realize the program only runs biweekly, has a blackout from November through mid-December, and is open to city water-bill residents only. Apartments, Warrick County addresses, and any business are excluded entirely.

City Pickup — Works If:

You pay a city water bill (not an apartment utility)
You have time to wait for the next biweekly window
It’s not November through mid-December
You only have one item (mattress or mattress+box set)
You can get it to the curb yourself

We’re the Better Call If:

You’re in an apartment, county address, or rental
You need it gone today or this week
You have more than just a mattress to move
It’s a 3rd-floor walk-up or tight hallway situation
You just got a new mattress delivered and retailer won’t take the old one

What We Take — and What We Don’t

All mattress types and sleep surface items accepted — stained, torn, or bug-treated. No extra charge for condition.

✔ We Take

Twin, full, queen, king, and California king mattresses
Boxsprings and foundation bases
Foam, memory foam, and latex mattresses
Innerspring / coil mattresses
Pillow-top and hybrid mattresses
Adjustable bed bases (including motorized frames)
Futon mattresses and foldable sleep pads
Crib and toddler mattresses
Stained, worn, or bug-treated mattresses

✖ We Don’t Take

Active bedbug infestations without prior notice (call first — we have a protocol)
Mattresses soaked in biohazard material requiring special remediation
Waterbed bladders still filled with water (drain first)

Bedbug Note If your mattress has active bedbugs, call before booking. We’ll walk you through our wrap-and-remove process — we handle it, but we need a heads-up so we bring the right supplies and protect our crew.

Mattress Removal Pricing

Flat pricing based on what we’re hauling — no surprise fees at the door. Quote confirmed before we start.

What You’re Getting Rid Of	Typical Price Range	Notes
Single mattress (any size)	$75 – $100	Most common job
Mattress + boxspring set	$100 – $130	Full bed set, one trip
2 mattresses (e.g. bunk beds)	$130 – $170	Volume rate, same load
Mattress + bed frame + nightstands	$150 – $200	Bedroom combo clearout
Adjustable / motorized base	Add $30 – $50	Weight + disassembly
3rd floor or above (no elevator)	Add $25 – $40	Labor surcharge, announced upfront

Full pricing breakdown including truck load rates: see our Evansville junk removal pricing page →

How Mattress Pickup Works

We handle the heavy lifting — literally. You don’t touch it after we arrive.

Call or Text for a Quote

Tell us what you have — size, how many, any stairs or tight hallways. We give you a flat price right then.

We Confirm a Window

Same-day or next-morning slots available most days. We’ll narrow it to a 2-hour arrival window.

We Carry It Out

Our crew carries it from wherever it sits — bedroom, hallway, 3rd floor, storage unit. You just point and step aside.

Disposed Responsibly

We take it to Laubscher Meadows or a certified facility — never dumped illegally. Receipt available on request.

Why Mattress Disposal Is Tricky in Evansville

A few things come up constantly — here’s what we see in the field.

🛏 New Mattress Delivery ≠ Old Mattress Gone

Most mattress retailers that deliver to Evansville offer a haul-away option — but it’s not always included, and they often won’t take the boxspring. We work around delivery schedules: book us to arrive a few hours after your delivery and we’ll clear everything the retailer left behind.

🏢 Apartments & Rentals — City Program Doesn’t Help

If you’re in one of Evansville’s many apartment complexes or a rental property where utilities are bundled, you’re not eligible for the city heavy trash pickup. That means your only real options are a dumpster (overkill for a mattress) or calling us. We handle apartments and walk-ups all the time — Downtown, East Side, the USI corridor.

📅 Timing Matters More Than You’d Think

The city’s biweekly schedule plus the November–mid-December blackout means some residents wait 6+ weeks for a pickup slot. If you’re moving, listing a property, or just need the bedroom back, that wait doesn’t work. We’re usually available within 24–48 hours, and same-day for most Evansville zip codes.

Real Job · Downtown Evansville · 47708

3rd-Floor Walk-Up, No Elevator, Queen Set + Futon

A renter in a Downtown apartment building called us after her building manager told her the city program didn’t apply to the property. She had a queen mattress and boxspring from her bedroom, plus a futon mattress from her living room that she’d been sleeping on during a move — and no way to get any of it down three flights of narrow stairs on her own.

We quoted the job over the phone: queen set plus futon, third floor, stairs only. She had a flat price before we arrived. Our two-person crew carried all three pieces down the stairwell and loaded them in one trip. Total time on-site: under 45 minutes.

Result: Bedroom and living room cleared same afternoon. No dumpster rental, no waiting on the city schedule, no neighbor asking why there’s a mattress in the hallway.

🏙 Want to Try the Free City Pickup First? Here’s How.

If you’re a city water-bill resident, have just one mattress (or a mattress-and-boxspring set), and can wait for the next biweekly window — the city program at 800-886-3345 is genuinely free and worth scheduling.

We’d rather you use the free option if it actually fits your situation. If it doesn’t — wrong address type, too many items, bad timing, apartment building, or you just can’t get it to the curb — that’s when you call us.

Full rules, blackout dates, and eligibility: Evansville Heavy Trash Guide →

Mattress Removal FAQs

Questions we actually get — answered straight.

Does the city really count a mattress and boxspring as one item?

Yes — the Evansville heavy trash program (EWSU / Republic Services) counts a matched mattress-and-boxspring set as a single item for the purpose of their one-item-per-pickup rule. So you can put out both pieces together and it only uses your one allowed pickup. The confusion comes from people thinking they need to schedule two separate pickups. You don’t — but the rest of the eligibility rules still apply (city water bill, correct timing, no apartment/county addresses).

Can I just put out the boxspring alone without the mattress?

Yes, a boxspring alone counts as one item for city pickup. It doesn’t have to be paired with a mattress. Same eligibility rules apply — city water-bill address, available pickup window, not during the November–mid-December blackout. If you just have a boxspring and no mattress, the city program works fine for that.

What if my mattress has bedbugs? Will you still take it?

Call us first — don’t just book online. We handle bedbug-treated mattresses regularly, but we need to know in advance so our crew brings mattress bags and takes the right precautions. We won’t cancel on you, but we do need that heads-up to do the job safely. The city program will not accept a bedbug-infested mattress — they’ll leave it at the curb.

I live in an apartment — can I still use the city pickup?

Almost always no. The city heavy trash program is for residential city water-bill accounts only. Most Evansville apartment residents pay utilities through their landlord or a bundled utility, which doesn’t qualify. There are some exceptions — a few apartment buildings do have individual city water accounts — but it’s rare. Call us or call 800-886-3345 to confirm. In most cases, we’re your cleanest option.

My new mattress retailer won’t take my old one. What now?

Common situation. Some retailers take it, some charge for haul-away, some only take the mattress and not the boxspring. Call us and we’ll coordinate around your delivery window — we can show up same day or the morning after your delivery to clear the old set. You don’t have to figure out two separate logistical puzzles.

Do you charge extra for stairs or upper-floor apartments?

Yes — and we tell you upfront. If you’re on the 2nd floor or higher without an elevator, we add a labor surcharge of $25–$40 depending on how many flights and how tight the stairwell is. We quote it on the phone before we show up, so there’s no surprise when we arrive. No hidden fees at the door.

Where does my old mattress actually go?

We take it to Laubscher Meadows Landfill on Wimberg Road or Tri-State Resource Recovery on Harriet Street — licensed disposal facilities in Evansville. If the mattress is in condition that a donation center will accept (no stains, tears, or infestation), we’ll route it to Habitat ReStore or Goodwill first. Dump fee is included in your quote — no separate charge.

Clearing More Than Just a Mattress?

We can handle the whole room — or the whole house — in the same trip.

🛋 Furniture Removal →

Dressers, sofas, bed frames, nightstands — if you’re clearing a bedroom or a whole floor, combine it with your mattress pickup for a better rate.

🏠 Estate & Full-House Cleanouts →

Clearing out a parent’s home or a rental property? We haul everything — furniture, clothing, boxes, and all sleep surfaces in one visit.

💲 See Full Pricing →

Truck load rates, per-item pricing, and surcharge breakdown — all on one page so you know exactly what to expect before you call.

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