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Mattress removal in Bourne, Massachusetts

Mattress and box spring leaning against a gray shingled seasonal cottage wall on Cape Cod

What Bourne's rules say

The 2026 flyer puts mattresses and boxsprings at $30 among the gate charges, next to the four-per-household 2026 bulky item stickers. It also lists mattresses in its state-ban paragraph: metal, asphalt pavement, brick, concrete, clean gypsum, wood, mattresses/boxsprings, textiles cannot go in the regular trash.

The Swap Shop explicitly refuses mattresses, boxsprings, futons, sleeper sofas, pillows. Curbside carts are for household trash and recycling, and large or bulky items left outside the cart are a violation. So a mattress has exactly one town route: the center at 201 MacArthur Boulevard, in your own vehicle.

Getting it to the center

The center is open Wednesday through Saturday, 7 am to 3 pm from September 15, 2026 until Memorial Day weekend 2027, closed Tuesdays and legal holidays. A queen mattress needs a pickup or a roof strapped down, and a king won't fit most sedans. The facility takes card or check only.

Proof of residence for the sticker is a license, registration and a tax bill, lease or deed. A weekly-rental guest or an owner clearing a cottage without a current sticker should call 508-759-0600, ext. 4238 before loading anything.

What JunkRun charges instead

Mattress prices are flat and include the Massachusetts recycling fee: twin $89, full $99, queen $109, king $129. Box springs run from $59 for a twin to $99 for a king. A queen mattress with a matching box spring is $188.

We carry them down narrow cottage stairs, wrapped if the weather turns, from wherever they sit. There is no travel fee into Bourne.

Bourne mattress options side by side (2026)

RouteCostWhat you handle
Curbside cartNot allowedLarge or bulky items at the curb are a policy violation
Residential Recycling Center$30 per mattress or box spring on the flyer, plus a stickerTransport, tie-down, proof of residence
Swap ShopNot acceptedMattresses, boxsprings, futons and sleeper sofas are on its refuse list
JunkRunFlat price per piece, see aboveNothing; we carry out and haul

Local resources in Bourne

Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.

Quick answers

Can I leave a mattress at the curb in Bourne?

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No. The curbside policy lists bulky items left at the curb as a violation, and loose items outside the cart are not collected.

What does the Bourne recycling center charge for a mattress?

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The 2026 flyer lists $30 for mattresses and box springs. Sticker holders get four bulky item stickers for 2026, so confirm with ext. 4238 how a sticker applies.

Why can't mattresses go in the trash?

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Massachusetts bans mattresses and box springs from the trash. The Bourne flyer repeats that in its list of state waste disposal bans.

Can the Swap Shop take a good mattress?

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No. The Swap Shop refuse list names mattresses, boxsprings, futons, sleeper sofas and pillows.

Sources

Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Bourne before you go.

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