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Mattress removal in Marblehead, MA

A mattress wrapped in clear plastic leaning against a stone wall at the curb in front of a clapboard Marblehead colonial in autumn

Why it can't go in the cart

Massachusetts bans mattresses from disposal: MassDEP lists mattresses (effective November 1, 2022). Marblehead's regulation treats them as bulk waste, so bulk items must be taken to the transfer station and paid for.

A mattress left at the curb breaks both rules. The regulation says each day a violation continues is a separate offense. Leave it indoors until you have a pickup booked. If a store is delivering a new bed, ask whether it takes the old one away. A building of five or more units has no town carts at all, so a landlord clearing a unit needs a private pickup for the mattress too.

Transfer Station fee and how to pay

The posted 2026 notice lists a stickered mattress or box spring at $40 and a commercial or non-stickered resident mattress or box spring at $80. Each piece counts: a queen set is two items.

The Board of Health voted in April to raise mattress and box spring disposal from $40 to $45 for residents and $80 to $85 for commercial vehicles. The posted notice still showed $40 when we checked, so ask at (781) 631-4751. The primary facility sticker is $100, so a household's first queen set costs $180 at the old rates. The gate is open Monday to Saturday 7:30 to 3:25, closed noon to 1.

Pickup from the bedroom

A twin mattress is $89, a full $99, a queen $109 and a king $129, with the state recycling fee included. Box springs run $59 for a twin to $99 for a king. A queen set together is $188.

Old Marblehead houses often have narrow stairs to the bedrooms. We carry it down, so there is nothing to wrestle onto a car roof. A bed frame is $109; add it in the same text. No sticker, no scale, and no trip.

Mattress cost: Transfer Station vs JUNKRUN

ItemTransfer Station (posted notice)JUNKRUN flat price
Twin mattress$40 stickered, $80 without$89
Full mattress$40 stickered, $80 without$99
Queen mattress$40 stickered, $80 without$109
King mattress$40 stickered, $80 without$129
Queen box spring$40 stickered, $80 without$79
Getting in$100 facility sticker, online onlyNo sticker

Local resources in Marblehead

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

Does Marblehead pick up mattresses at the curb?

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No. Mattresses count as bulk waste, which the regulation sends to the Transfer Station. They cannot go in the town carts.

How much does the Marblehead Transfer Station charge for a mattress?

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The posted 2026 notice says $40 per mattress or box spring with a facility sticker and $80 without. The Board of Health voted in April to raise those to $45 and $85, so confirm with the Transfer Station at (781) 631-4751.

Is a box spring one item or two?

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Each mattress and each box spring is its own item at the Transfer Station, so a queen set is two fees. JUNKRUN also prices each piece.

Can I just leave an old mattress by my cart?

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No. Loose items outside the cart are not collected, and mattresses are banned from disposal in Massachusetts. Book a pickup or drive it to the Transfer Station.

Sources

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

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