Mattress Removal in Evansville, IN — Same-Day Pickup, Any Floor, Flat Price
“How do I get rid of a mattress in Evansville?” — the answer depends on your address, your floor, and how fast you need it gone. Here’s the honest breakdown, and how we fit in.
How to Get Rid of a Mattress in Evansville — Your Real Options
“Getting rid of a mattress in Evansville” is one of the most searched junk-related questions in the city — because it sounds easy and keeps turning out not to be. Here’s every option, straight:
Option 1 — Free City Heavy Trash Pickup (EWSU / Republic Services)
Works if: You live inside Evansville city limits, pay trash service on your EWSU water bill, can carry the mattress to the curb, and aren’t in a rush. Call Republic Services at 800-886-3345 to schedule. They take a mattress and box spring counted as one pair item — important if you’re also trying to get rid of other things in the same cycle.
Doesn’t work if: You’re in an apartment, county address, or business. Doesn’t work November through mid-December (leaf-season blackout). Doesn’t work if you can’t physically get it to the curb yourself.
Option 2 — Self-Haul to Laubscher Meadows Landfill
Laubscher Meadows on Wimberg Road accepts mattresses for a drop-off fee (~$20/load). You need a truck or trailer, a way to strap it down, and someone to help you load it. Works fine if you have the vehicle and the time.
Option 3 — Call Us (When the Other Options Don’t Work)
Apartment? Third floor? No truck? Tight staircase? Bed-in-a-box foam that won’t fold? Or just replacing both the mattress and box spring and need them both out today? We do flat-rate pickup from wherever the mattress is — carry it out, haul it off, done. You get a written price before we show up and a completion photo when we’re done.
The City Pair Rule — and What We Actually Remove
⚠️ Evansville City Rule: Mattress + Box Spring = 1 Item
Republic Services counts a mattress and its matching box spring as one pair when scheduling your heavy trash pickup. That’s good if you’re getting rid of both — they go together in one slot. But it means if you also have a dresser or a couch to move on the same cycle, you’re using two slots for two items, and the city only schedules one item per pickup call.
With us, there’s no slot logic — we take everything in one trip. Mattress, box spring, frame, headboard, pillows, whatever else is in that room. One flat quote covers it all.
✅ We Remove
- 🛏️ Twin, full, queen, king mattresses — all sizes
- 📦 Box springs (standard coil-spring)
- 🧱 Platform bases and bunkie boards
- 🌀 Foam mattresses — memory foam, latex, hybrid
- ⚙️ Adjustable bed frames and bases (motorized)
- 🪵 Traditional bed frames — wood or metal
- 🛏️ Headboards and footboards
- 🏕️ Futon mattresses and frames
- 👶 Crib mattresses and toddler mattresses
- 🏊 Air mattresses (deflated or not)
- 💺 Sofa sleeper mattresses (pull-out couch)
- 🧽 Mattress toppers and pads (with the mattress)
❌ We Don’t Take
- 🚫 Heavily soiled mattresses with biohazard contamination (call us first — we can advise)
- 🚫 Waterbeds with water still in the bladder (must be fully drained first)
Normal wear, stains, age, odor — none of that disqualifies a mattress. We’ve seen everything. If you’re not sure whether yours qualifies, call us — we’ll tell you straight in under a minute.
Waterbed still has water in it? Drain the bladder completely and we’ll pick up the frame and liner as a standard item.
Mattress Removal Cost in Evansville — Per Item, Flat Rate
Mattress removal is typically priced per item — not by the hour, not by mystery. Your quote covers carry-out from wherever the mattress is, loading, hauling, and disposal. Stairs, tight hallways, and upper floors are included — no add-ons at the door. See our full pricing page for volume loads when you’re clearing a whole room or property.
Third-floor carry-out, no elevator, tight staircase — price doesn’t change. We plan for it on the call so there are no surprises on arrival.
How Mattress Removal Works — 4 Steps
Call for a Flat Quote
Tell us the mattress size, what floor it’s on, and whether there’s an elevator. We quote you a flat price in minutes — stairs, foam mattresses that won’t bend, adjustable bases with motors, all accounted for upfront.
Pick Your Window
Same-day across Evansville when you call before early afternoon. Next-day for Newburgh, Henderson KY, and the wider Tri-State. We text you 30 minutes before we arrive — you don’t have to sit and wait.
We Carry It Out
Our two-person crew navigates the mattress out — down any staircase, around any landing, through any doorframe. Memory foam, king-size, adjustable base with remote and power cord — we’ve maneuvered all of it. You don’t lift anything.
Responsible Disposal
Mattresses in reusable condition go to local donation partners first. Everything else goes to licensed disposal facilities — not fly-dumped behind a building. You get a completion photo and receipt before we leave.
The Mattress Problem Nobody Warns You About in Evansville Apartments
Mattresses are awkward in a way most junk isn’t — they’re large, they don’t fold (unless they’re foam, and even then it’s a struggle), they’re heavy enough to need two people, and they have to navigate hallways and stairwells that weren’t designed with furniture removal in mind.
Why Downtown and Near-UE/USI Apartments Call Us the Most
A significant chunk of Evansville’s rental housing near Downtown (47708), the UE campus corridor, and the older neighborhoods off First Street and Lincoln Avenue is in multi-story buildings with no freight elevator, narrow stairwells, and landings that require a 90° turn mid-carry. The city’s free heavy trash pickup doesn’t cover apartment complexes at all — even if you’re an eligible city water customer, the program is for single-family curbside only.
That leaves apartment renters with two choices: hire someone who actually does stair carry-outs, or try to wrestle a queen mattress down three flights alone. We do the first option. Our crew plans the carry route on the call — what size mattress, how many flights, is there a landing turn — so nothing gets stuck in the stairwell.
Foam Mattresses — The Specific Problem
Bed-in-a-box foam mattresses expanded and now won’t go back into a box — that’s the single most common mattress-removal call we get after “how do I get rid of a queen mattress in Evansville.” Foam mattresses can’t be bent or folded without cracking the material, and they’re heavier than they look. A king memory foam mattress can run 130–150 lbs.
- ✅ We carry foam mattresses flat — two people, proper grip, no bending
- ✅ We’ve taken king foam mattresses down 3-flight walk-ups — tell us the stairwell width on the call
- ✅ Latex and hybrid mattresses (even heavier) — same process
Real Mattress Removal Jobs in Evansville
Queen Foam + Box Spring, No Elevator
A renter in a Downtown apartment building was moving out and discovered what most people discover: the city’s heavy trash program doesn’t cover apartment buildings, and her building had no elevator. She had a queen memory foam mattress and a box spring to go. We came the next morning, navigated both pieces down three flights of tight stairs with a 90° landing turn, and had everything loaded in under 45 minutes. She texted us a photo of the empty room before the landlord’s walkthrough that afternoon.
✔ 3rd-floor carry-out — done before noon, landlord walkthrough passed
Four Mattresses, One Rental House
A Newburgh landlord had a tenant vacate a 4-bedroom property leaving every mattress behind — two queens, a full, and a twin. Warrick County isn’t covered by the Evansville city program at all. We cleared all four mattresses plus a box spring in one trip, provided dated photos of each room, and the landlord had the house listed for rent again within three days.
✔ Four mattresses cleared, house relisted in 3 days
What Evansville Customers Say
“Tried to get the city to take my mattress and found out my apartment doesn’t qualify. Called these guys, they came the next morning and got it down three flights with no elevator. Flat price, no drama.”
“Had a king memory foam that I couldn’t fold, couldn’t move, and couldn’t get anyone else to take. They quoted me a price over the phone and showed up on time. Two guys, in and out in 20 minutes.”
“Managing rentals means mattress turnover happens constantly. These guys are my first call — they show when they say, I get photos, and they never leave me scheduling around city pickup windows.”
Mattress Removal Service Area — Evansville & Tri-State
Evansville (Same-Day Available)
- Downtown (47708) — apartment carry-outs our specialty
- East Side (47714, 47715)
- West Side & Franklin Street (47712)
- Jacobsville & Haynie’s Corner
- North Side (47710, 47711)
- McCutchanville (47725)
- USI / Westside corridor
Surrounding Areas (Next-Day)
Clearing More Than Just the Mattress?
🛋️ Furniture Removal
Dresser, frame, nightstands, the whole bedroom — flat rate, same trip, no second call.
🏠 Estate Cleanouts
Clearing a full property including every bedroom? One quote covers everything.
🔑 Eviction Cleanouts
Tenant left mattresses behind? Same-day turnover with dated photos for landlords.
🏚️ Garage & Basement Cleanouts
Old mattresses stored in the basement or garage — cleared with everything else in one trip.
📋 Evansville Heavy Trash Guide
Full EWSU rules — eligibility, pair rule, blackout dates, what city pickup actually covers.
💲 Full Pricing Guide
Per-item rates and volume pricing — all upfront, no door upcharges.
Mattress Removal Evansville — FAQs
How do I get rid of a mattress in Evansville for free?
If you’re an eligible city water-bill resident inside Evansville city limits, Republic Services will pick up one mattress and box spring as a pair item per heavy trash cycle — call 800-886-3345 to schedule. You need to carry it to the curb yourself. This doesn’t apply to apartments, county addresses, businesses, or during the November–mid-December leaf-season blackout. See the full EWSU heavy trash guide for complete rules.
Does the city take a mattress and box spring as two items or one?
One. Republic Services counts a mattress and its matching box spring as a single “pair” item for scheduling purposes. This matters if you’re trying to get rid of other stuff in the same pickup — you only get one item per call, and the mattress+box spring uses that one slot together.
Can you remove a mattress from an apartment with no elevator?
Yes — that’s one of our most common calls. We plan the carry route on the call (floor, stairwell width, landing configuration) and send a two-person crew with the right grip technique. We’ve carried king mattresses down 3-flight walk-ups in Downtown Evansville. The price doesn’t change for upper floors — it’s built into the flat quote.
What’s the cheapest way to get rid of a mattress in Evansville?
Free city pickup if you qualify and aren’t in a rush. Self-haul to Laubscher Meadows Landfill on Wimberg Road for ~$20 if you have a truck. Private pickup (us) starts at $75 for a single mattress — which is the right call when the city doesn’t apply, you’re in an apartment, you can’t carry it yourself, or you need it gone today.
Can you take a foam mattress (bed-in-a-box)?
Yes. Memory foam, latex, and hybrid mattresses are some of our most frequent pickups — people can’t fold them back into a box, can’t get them down the stairs alone, and can’t fit them in a car. We carry them flat with two people. King foam mattresses can run 130–150 lbs — we plan for it upfront on the call.
Do you remove adjustable beds and motorized bases?
Yes. We disassemble adjustable bases on-site — unplug the motor, disconnect the head/foot sections, carry out the components. Included in the quote. Let us know it’s an adjustable base when you call so we bring the right tools.
Will you remove just a box spring without the mattress?
Yes — single box spring, bunkie board, or platform base, no mattress required. Same flat per-item pricing applies.
Get That Mattress Out Today — Free Evansville Estimate
Call now for a flat written quote in minutes. Any floor, any size, any mattress type. Same-day across Evansville — you point, we carry it out.
About Us
Junk Removal Evansville Indiana is a local hauling team specializing in same-day mattress removal, junk hauling, and full-property cleanouts across the Tri-State. Flat written quotes, any-floor carry-out, no door upcharges — ever.
Open Monday–Saturday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Contact
🏢 Junk Removal Evansville Indiana
Serving Evansville & the Tri-State
Evansville, IN 47708
📞 (812) 000-0000
✉️ hello@junkremovalevansvilleindiana.com
Areas We Serve
Serving Greater Evansville & the Tri-State
- ➔ Downtown Evansville
- ➔ East Side
- ➔ West Side / Franklin Street
- ➔ Jacobsville
- ➔ Newburgh
- ➔ Boonville
- ➔ Chandler
- ➔ Henderson, KY