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Evansville residents who pay for trash service on their water bill

How to get rid of a mattress in Evansville, IN

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Evansville picks up a mattress and box spring free when you schedule heavy trash pickup, as often as every two weeks.^[1]

The answer

To throw out a mattress in Evansville: Evansville picks up a mattress and box spring free when you schedule heavy trash pickup, as often as every two weeks. How to book: Customer Service: 812-436-7846. Bag required: No rule found. Free option: Heavy trash pickup by appointment, as often as every two weeks.^[1]

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By appointment Schedule online or call 812-436-7846^[1]

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Source: Evansville Water & Sewer Utility: Heavy Trash Service · verified Oct 22, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.

Free pickup?Heavy trash pickup by appointment, as often as every two weeks

How to bookCustomer Service: 812-436-7846^[1]

Prep: bag it?No rule found

City feeThe Utility offers free heavy trash pickup as often as every two weeks, except during fall leaf collection (November through mid-December).

Step by step

Book itCustomer Service: 812-436-7846^[1]
Prep itBag required: No rule found
Set it out or drop it offEvansville picks up a mattress and box spring free when you schedule heavy trash pickup, as often as every two weeks.^[1]
Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page.

The day before your scheduled pickup, put the item where you normally put your trash and recycling.^[1]

FREE City & county options

What are the free ways to get rid of a mattress in Evansville?

Good to know

The Utility offers free heavy trash pickup as often as every two weeks, except during fall leaf collection (November through mid-December).^[1]

Good to know

One item per pickup, but a mattress and box spring count together as a pair.^[1]

Good to know

Apartment complexes, mobile home communities, businesses and county residents are not eligible.^[2]

How do the official options compare?

City or county option	Free or city fee	Notes
Heavy trash pickup	Every 2 weeks at most	Not Nov to mid-Dec
Mattress + box spring	Counts as 1 pickup	Pair allowed

Can I give it away or swap it in Evansville?

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

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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