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Cambridge residents (buildings over 12 units: ask your property manager first)

How to get rid of a mattress in Cambridge, MA

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Cambridge recycles mattresses through a scheduled UTEC pickup; it costs $45 per mattress or box spring.^[2]

The answer

To throw out a mattress in Cambridge: Cambridge recycles mattresses through a scheduled UTEC pickup; it costs $45 per mattress or box spring. How to book: Questions: recycle@cambridgema.gov. Bag required: No rule found. Mattress recycling pickup through UTEC, $45 per piece.^[1]^[2]

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Source: City of Cambridge: Mattress Recycling · verified Oct 22, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.

City pickup?Mattress recycling pickup through UTEC, $45 per piece^[2]

How to bookQuestions: recycle@cambridgema.gov

Prep: bag it?No rule found

City feeMattresses and box springs can't go in the trash in Massachusetts. The City's contractor UTEC picks them up for recycling when you schedule.

Step by step

Book itQuestions: recycle@cambridgema.gov^[1]
Prep itBag required: No rule found
Set it out or drop it offCambridge recycles mattresses through a scheduled UTEC pickup; it costs $45 per mattress or box spring.^[2]
Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page.

Put it at the curb in front of your address by 7 a.m. on pickup day, but not before 6 p.m. the day before. Crews can't go onto private property.^[1]

CITY City & county options

What does the City offer for a mattress in Cambridge?

We found no free official option for this city.

Good to know

Mattresses and box springs can't go in the trash in Massachusetts. The City's contractor UTEC picks them up for recycling when you schedule.^[1]

City's own fee

There is a $45 fee for each mattress and each box spring, starting July 20, 2026.^[2]

Good to know

Schedule ahead at utecinc.org/mattress-recycling; slots fill up quickly. In a building with more than 12 units, ask your property manager first.^[1]

Good to know

Torn, soiled, moldy or bed bug items, futons, toppers, air beds and water beds aren't accepted.^[1]

How do the official options compare?

City or county option	Free or city fee	Notes
Schedule	UTEC online	Book ahead
Set-out time	By 7 a.m.	Not before 6 p.m. day before

Can I give it away or swap it in Cambridge?

We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Cambridge.

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.

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