City's own fee
Additional disposal fee: mattresses and box springs $22.00 each.
Source: Town of Acton: Transfer Station Fees
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Mattresses and Box Springs $22.00 each
Mattress removal in Acton
No free option found
Acton's Transfer Station takes mattresses and box springs for an additional disposal fee of $22.00 each.
Place facts
- Area
- Town of Acton, Massachusetts Transfer Station users
- Agency
- Town of Acton Highway Department
- Bag
- No bag rule shown
- How to book
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Drop off at the Acton Transfer Station & Recycling Center, 193 Massachusetts Avenue
Acton Transfer Station: (978) 929-7742
- Warning
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A sticker or trip fee is required to enter, and items beyond normal household trash and recycling need an additional disposal fee.
Town of Acton: Transfer Station & Recycling Center
Source wording
In order to access the Transfer Station patrons must purchase a sticker or pay an individual trip fee . Please note that all other items outside of normal household trash & recycling require an additional disposal fee.
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City pickup
Good to know
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM; closed Sunday and Monday.
Source: Town of Acton: Transfer Station & Recycling Center
Source wording
Sunday CLOSED Monday CLOSED Tuesday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wednesday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Thursday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Friday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Saturday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Good to know
193 Massachusetts Avenue, Acton; phone (978) 929-7742.
Source: Town of Acton: Transfer Station Fees
Source wording
193 Massachusetts Avenue Acton , MA 01720 Mailing Address 14 Forest Road Acton , MA 01720 Phone: (978) 929-7742
Donate
Can I give it away or swap it in Acton?
We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Acton.
Donate it / sell it yourself
If it's clean and usable (check your donation group's rules on mattresses), try these official directories:
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore: Donate furniture, appliances and building materials. Find your nearest ReStore and ask whether it offers pickup.
- Salvation Army donation pickup: Schedule a free pickup where it's offered, using the official scheduler.
- Pickup Please (Vietnam Veterans of America): Free donation pickup in its service areas. Check your ZIP.
- Buy Nothing Project: Gift-economy groups for your neighborhood. Join through the official site or app.
- Freecycle: Find your local Freecycle group in the official directory.
- Craigslist "free" section: Pick your city in Craigslist's official site list, then go to for sale → free.
Organization names belong to their owners. Get Rid Map isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any of them, and we earn nothing from these links.
Charity pickups for Acton
We found no charity pickup program whose own page lists Acton. Try the locators below.
Other places to ask about furniture pickup (we didn't check their coverage for Acton):
- Goodwill locator: Finds the local Goodwill for your area. Ask it whether it does pickups and which furniture it takes. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
- St. Vincent de Paul conference locator: Finds your local St. Vincent de Paul group. Ask it about furniture pickup. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
- Furniture Bank Network directory: Directory of furniture banks. Each bank has its own rules; check before you book. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore donations: Habitat's page says "many Habitat ReStores offer free pickup of large items, including furniture pickup". Use its ReStore finder for yours. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
Selling it yourself? People sell items on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. To give it away instead, use the Craigslist "free" section listed above.
Drop off
City's own fee
To use the Transfer Station you need a sticker (first sticker $127.00, Sticker Fees effective September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027) or a resident trip fee of $35/trip plus applicable additional disposal fees.
Source: Town of Acton: Transfer Station Fees
Source wording
Sticker Fees - Effective September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027 ... First Sticker $127.00 ... Resident $35/trip plus applicable additional disposal fees.
Paid junk removal
Optional
Optional: independent companies can carry it out of your home for a fee. Fastest, but costs the most. Junk removal. It is never required.
Comparison
| Option | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mattress or box spring | $22.00 each | Plus sticker or trip fee |
| Resident trip (no sticker) | $35/trip | Plus disposal fees |
Questions
Can I bring a mattress to Acton's Transfer Station without a sticker?
Yes, residents can pay $35/trip plus applicable additional disposal fees.
Dates
- 2027-08-31: Sticker Fees effective September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027