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City of Champaign, IL residentsHow to get rid of a mattress in Champaign, IL
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In Champaign, call your private garbage hauler for a worn-out mattress, or pay a fee at Republic Services' Urbana transfer station.[1]
How do the official options compare?
| City or county option | Free or city fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Worn-out mattress | Your garbage hauler | Hauler sets price |
| Transfer station | For a fee | 921 Saline Ct., Urbana |
Your town pickup (free)
The answer
To throw out a mattress in Champaign: In Champaign, call your private garbage hauler for a worn-out mattress, or pay a fee at Republic Services' Urbana transfer station. How to book: Good-condition mattresses and box springs: Immigrant Services of Champaign Urbana (ISCU) may pick them up; call 217-800-5725.[1]
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🗓️ Pickup schedule
Through your hauler Contact your licensed private garbage hauler for mattress disposal options
Source: City of Champaign: Where Do I Recycle It? · verified Oct 23, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.
Step by step
- Book itGood-condition mattresses and box springs: Immigrant Services of Champaign Urbana (ISCU) may pick them up; call 217-800-5725.[1]
- Prep itBag required: No rule found
- Set it out or drop it offIn Champaign, call your private garbage hauler for a worn-out mattress, or pay a fee at Republic Services' Urbana transfer station.[1]
- Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page.
Other free options
COUNTY City & county options
What does the County offer for a mattress in Champaign?
We found no free official option for this county.
The City of Champaign does not collect trash; every household must have weekly trash collection from a licensed private hauler.[2]
If your mattress is not in good/reusable condition, contact your garbage hauler for disposal options.[1]
For a fee (amount not shown), you can take a mattress to Republic Services' Transfer Station, 921 Saline Ct., Urbana, 217-384-2274.[1]
Good-condition mattresses and box springs: Immigrant Services of Champaign Urbana (ISCU) may pick them up; call 217-800-5725.[1]
Empty Tomb, 301 N. Fourth St., may arrange pickup of good-condition items in Champaign, Urbana or Savoy; call 217-356-2262.[1]
TVs of all types are accepted for free at the twice-yearly Champaign County Residential Electronics Collection Events (May and October; registration required).[1]
Can I give it away or swap it in Champaign?
We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Champaign.
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.
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Charity pickups for Champaign
We found no charity pickup program whose own page lists Champaign. Try the locators below.
Other places to ask about furniture pickup (we didn't check their coverage for Champaign):
- 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.
Hire someone to haul it away
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FAQ
How do I get rid of a mattress?
If your mattress is not in good/reusable condition, contact your garbage hauler for disposal options.[1]
Does it cost anything?
For a fee (amount not shown), you can take a mattress to Republic Services' Transfer Station, 921 Saline Ct., Urbana, 217-384-2274.[1]
Sources (2 official pages, checked Oct 23, 2026)
- City of Champaign, “Where Do I Recycle It?.” https://champaignil.gov/public-works/recycling/where-do-i-recycle-it/. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Champaign, “City Recycling Programs.” https://champaignil.gov/public-works/recycling/city-recycling-programs/. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Each numbered citation [n] above links to its source. Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change, so confirm before you set anything out.
Verification: Full official page read Oct 23, 2026