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Mattress removal in Milton, MA

A queen mattress sealed in a clear plastic mattress bag leaning at the curb beside a stone wall on a Milton street in fall

How the town's mattress pickup works

Mattresses are picked up on Tuesdays by request only. Fill out the DPW mattress form on miltonma.gov or call 617-898-4900. The cutoff for a given Tuesday is the previous Friday at noon, and later requests wait for the next week. Have the piece at the curb by 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Each item needs a $35 large item trash sticker, and each item must be in a mattress bag, which may be purchased at a hardware store. The sticker is sold only at the Treasurer's Office in Town Hall, 525 Canton Ave. A mattress with its box spring is two items, so $70 in stickers plus two bags. The town does not accept mattresses soiled by bed bugs.

Drop-off at the Recycling Center

The Recycling Center takes mattresses and box springs for five $4 large item stickers on the first Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to 12 noon at 629 Randolph Ave. That is $20 a piece. Mattresses dropped there also need mattress bags. The next open dates are Nov 7, Dec 5 and Jan 9. You need a truck or a roof rack, and no cash or checks are accepted, only stickers.

The town says it recycles all mattresses in recyclable condition, with upholstery recycled as textile and the metal and wood separated.

Getting one down from a Milton bedroom

Many Milton houses have bedrooms up a turning stair or under a sloped attic roof. A king mattress is the hardest to steer. If a box spring will not make the corner, the crew cuts it down inside. Bag the mattress first if you have the bags, and say so when you text.

Our prices: twin $89, full $99, queen $109, king $129, with box springs from $59 to $99. A queen mattress and box spring is $188, with the recycling fee in the price. At the town rate the same pair is $70 in stickers, plus two bags and a wait for Tuesday. For one piece on the town's schedule, the town route costs less. If you want it gone this week, or it is on a second floor, we come the day you pick.

Mattress out of a Milton house, step by step

  1. Check for bed bugs

    The town will not take a mattress soiled by bed bugs. Bag it in plastic and tell us when you text.

  2. Buy the stickers and bags

    $35 large item sticker per piece at Town Hall, 525 Canton Ave., and a mattress bag per piece from a hardware store.

  3. Request by Friday noon

    Fill out the DPW mattress form or call 617-898-4900. Later requests go to the next Tuesday.

  4. Set out by 7 a.m. Tuesday

    Stickered, in a bag, at the curb. Do not leave it out earlier in the rain.

  5. Or skip all of it

    Text a photo to JUNKRUN and we price it flat, pick a day and carry it out.

Local resources in Milton

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 Milton pick up mattresses?

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Yes, on Tuesdays by request. Each mattress or box spring needs a $35 large item sticker and a mattress bag. Request by the Friday before at noon.

How much does it cost to dispose of a mattress in Milton?

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$35 per piece curbside, or five $4 stickers ($20) per piece at the Recycling Center on the first Saturday of the month. Mattress bags are extra.

Where do I buy the mattress sticker in Milton?

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The $35 large item sticker is sold only at the Treasurer's Office in Town Hall. Without it, the town says to use nine $4 trash stickers.

Can I throw a mattress out with the trash in Milton?

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No. As of November 1, 2022, mattresses are no longer allowed in the trash in Massachusetts, and Milton collects them separately.

Will JUNKRUN take a mattress with bed bugs?

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Tell us when you text. We bag it and flag it to the recycler. The town itself refuses bed bug mattresses.

Sources

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

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