Bloomington: monthly bulky reuse and recycling pickup takes mattresses, with no extra charge at pickup (included in the $3.95/month Bulky Item Management Fee); schedule with Better Futures
Bloomington City-service households can schedule a monthly pickup that includes mattresses, with no extra charge at the time of pickup.
Place facts
Area
City of Bloomington households with City garbage and recycling service
Agency
City of Bloomington
Bag
No rule found
How to book
Schedule with Better Futures by 4 p.m. at least two business days before your regular monthly pickup day (first full week of each month)
Households with City garbage and recycling service can schedule one monthly pickup of eligible items, including furniture, mattresses, appliances, bicycles, scrap metal, tools and certain building materials.
There is no extra charge at the time of pickup; the service is included in the monthly Bulky Item Management Fee on the residential utility bill.
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.
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Charity pickups for Bloomington
We found no charity pickup program whose own page lists Bloomington. Try the locators below.
Other places to ask about furniture pickup (we didn't check their coverage for Bloomington):
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.
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 (large item)
Monthly Better Futures pickup (City service households)
No extra charge at pickup; included in $3.95/month fee
Questions
How many items per pickup?
Up to 2 large items (or other listed combinations) per monthly pickup.