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Carrollton homes with City residential collection

How to get rid of a mattress in Carrollton, TX

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Carrollton picks up mattresses with weekly bulk waste on your collection day; wrap them in plastic.^[1]

The answer

To throw out a mattress in Carrollton: Carrollton picks up mattresses with weekly bulk waste on your collection day; wrap them in plastic. How to book: Customer service: 972-466-4950. Bag required: Wrap mattresses in plastic. Weekly bulk pickup on your regular collection day, up to 3 cubic yards.^[1]

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With your regular trash pickup Weekly, on your regular collection day, at the street curb

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Source: City of Carrollton: Brush, Bulk Pick-up (Residential Only) · verified Oct 22, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.

City pickup?Weekly bulk pickup on your regular collection day, up to 3 cubic yards

How to bookCustomer service: 972-466-4950^[1]

Prep: bag it?Wrap mattresses in plastic

City feeMattresses are bulk waste, collected weekly on your regular collection day at the street curb in front of your home, not the alley.

Step by step

Book itCustomer service: 972-466-4950^[1]
Prep itBag required: Wrap mattresses in plastic
Set it out or drop it offCarrollton picks up mattresses with weekly bulk waste on your collection day; wrap them in plastic.^[1]
Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page.

Wrap old mattresses in plastic, and keep bulk items at least 3 feet from bins, mailboxes, gas meters, fences and parked cars.^[1]

CITY City & county options

What does the City offer for a mattress in Carrollton?

We found no free official option for this city.

Good to know

Mattresses are bulk waste, collected weekly on your regular collection day at the street curb in front of your home, not the alley.^[1]

Good to know

Set out up to 3 cubic yards of bulk a week. A king-size mattress is about 1.5 cubic yards.^[2]

Good to know

Put it out no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before and no later than 6:30 a.m. on collection day.^[2]

City's own fee

A $35 extra pickup after your collection day covers up to 3 more cubic yards. Call 972-466-4950.^[2]

How do the official options compare?

City or county option	Free or city fee	Notes
Bulk waste	Weekly, collection day	Street curb, not alley
Limit	3 cubic yards	King mattress about 1.5

Can I give it away or swap it in Carrollton?

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

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.
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