City's own fee
Wet, dirty or damaged mattresses or box springs: $50 each.
Source: Exeter | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)
Source wording
or $50 each of wet/dirty or damaged.
Mattress removal in Exeter
Free drop-off of mattresses and box springs at the Exeter Transfer Station, 890 Ten Rod Rd. (resident sticker required)
Exeter residents can drop off mattresses and box springs free of charge at the Transfer Station, 890 Ten Rod Rd.; wet, dirty or damaged units cost $50 each.
Place facts
- Area
- Exeter, Rhode Island (residents)
- Agency
- Town of Exeter via RIRRC; Bye Bye Mattress (Mattress Recycling Council)
- Bag
- No rule found
- How to book
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Transfer Station, 890 Ten Rod Rd., Exeter: Wed., Sat., Sun., 7:30-3:30.
Exeter Transfer Station: 401-295-0392
- Warning
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A residential sticker is required ($190 per year, from the Town Clerk's Office).
Exeter | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)
Source wording
Residential stickers are required, $190 fee per year, available at the Town Clerk’s Office.
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City pickup
City's own fee
A residential sticker is required ($190 per year, from the Town Clerk's Office).
Source: Exeter | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)
Source wording
Residential stickers are required, $190 fee per year, available at the Town Clerk’s Office.
Donate
Can I give it away or swap it in Exeter?
We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Exeter.
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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Drop off
Free
Exeter Transfer Station (resident drop-off)
Mattresses and box springs: drop off at the Transfer Station, free of charge; $50 each if wet, dirty or damaged.
Source: Exeter | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)
Source wording
Mattresses & Box Springs: Drop off at the Transfer Station, free of charge, or $50 each of wet/dirty or damaged.
Bye Bye Mattress lists Exeter Transfer Station, 890 Ten Rod Rd., as a free drop-off site for residents: 3 pieces per vehicle per day with proof of residency.
Source: Find a Location | Bye Bye Mattress (Mattress Recycling Council)
Source wording
Exeter Transfer Station ... 890 Ten Rod Rd., Exeter, RI ... Drop Off Limit: ... 3 pieces/vehicle per day with proof of residency ... free drop-off for residents
RIRRC lists mattresses as accepted by the Mattress Recycling Council program and sends residents to their city or town's instructions.
Source: Traditional innerspring mattresses | RIRRC
Source wording
Mattresses accepted by Mattress Recycling Council ... From a RI household: If your city or town is listed below, click on its name to see the local mattresses & box springs instructions for its residents.
Good to know
Transfer Station, 890 Ten Rod Rd., Exeter: Wed., Sat., Sun., 7:30-3:30.
Source: Exeter | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)
Source wording
Transfer Station : 890 Ten Rod Rd., Exeter. Hours: Wed., Sat. Sun., 7:30-3:30.
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 or box spring | Exeter Transfer Station | Free drop-off |
| Non-recyclable unit | Exeter Transfer Station | $50 each if wet, dirty or damaged |
| Phone | Exeter Transfer Station | 401-295-0392 |
Questions
Where do Exeter residents take a mattress?
Mattresses and box springs: drop off at the Transfer Station, free of charge; $50 each if wet, dirty or damaged.
Source: Exeter | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)
When is it open?
Transfer Station, 890 Ten Rod Rd., Exeter: Wed., Sat., Sun., 7:30-3:30.
Source: Exeter | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)