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Homes in the City of Gainesville Residential Curbside Service Program

How to get rid of a mattress in Gainesville, FL

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Gainesville picks up mattresses with weekly bulk waste on your garbage day, with no appointment and no additional cost.^[1]

The answer

To throw out a mattress in Gainesville: Gainesville picks up mattresses with weekly bulk waste on your garbage day, with no appointment and no additional cost. How to book: Solid Waste Division: 352-334-2330. Bag required: No rule found. Weekly bulk pickup on your garbage day, no appointment and no additional cost.^[1]

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🗓️ Pickup schedule

With your regular trash pickup Weekly, on your garbage collection day, by 7 a.m.

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Source: City of Gainesville: Bulk Waste · verified Oct 22, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.

City pickup?Weekly bulk pickup on your garbage day, no appointment and no additional cost

How to bookSolid Waste Division: 352-334-2330^[1]

Prep: bag it?No rule found

City feeMattresses, box springs and bed frames are bulk waste, collected weekly on your garbage day. No appointment is required and there is no additional cost.

Step by step

Book itSolid Waste Division: 352-334-2330^[1]
Prep itBag required: No rule found
Set it out or drop it offGainesville picks up mattresses with weekly bulk waste on your garbage day, with no appointment and no additional cost.^[1]
Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page.

Keep items within 4 feet of the curb and at least 4 feet from your garbage cart.^[1]

CITY City & county options

What does the City offer for a mattress in Gainesville?

We found no free official option for this city.

Good to know

Mattresses, box springs and bed frames are bulk waste, collected weekly on your garbage day. No appointment is required and there is no additional cost.^[1]

Good to know

Put items at the curb by 7 a.m. Collection may happen until 12 p.m. the next day; if it hasn't, call 352-334-2330.^[1]

Good to know

Only homes served by the City's Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible.^[1]

How do the official options compare?

City or county option	Free or city fee	Notes
Bulk waste	Weekly, garbage day	No appointment
Set-out time	By 7 a.m.	Collected by noon next day
Spacing	4 feet	From your cart

Can I give it away or swap it in Gainesville?

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

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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