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Mattress removal in Greensboro

No fee shown; bulk trash pickup every other week on your recycling day

Greensboro collects mattresses as bulk trash every other week on your recycling day, if under 50 pounds.

Place facts

Area

City of Greensboro, North Carolina

Agency

City of Greensboro Solid Waste and Recycling

Bag

No bag rule shown

How to book

Every other week on your recycling day

No appointment shown; set out on your bulk day

City of Greensboro: Bulk Items

Warning

Items weighing more than 50 pounds cannot be collected; bulk trash should never be too big for 2 people to handle.

City of Greensboro: Bulk Items

Source wording

Items weighing more than 50 pounds cannot be collected by City crews. Remember the 2-2-2 rule: bulk trash should never be 2 big for 2 people 2 handle .

Checked

2026-10-23

City pickup

Good to know

Mattresses and box springs are bulk trash, collected every other week on the same day as your recycling; set them at the curb by 7 am.

Source: City of Greensboro: Bulk Items

Source wording

Bulk trash consists of items that are too big to fit in your green trash container , such as furniture, mattresses, swing sets, and lawn mowers (drained of gas / oil ). ... Bulk trash items are collected every other week on the same day your recycling is picked up and should be at the curb by 7 am on your collection day.

Good to know

Extra bags of trash outside your green container are not bulk trash and will not be collected.

Source: City of Greensboro: Bulk Items

Source wording

Keep in mind that extra bags of trash outside your green container are not considered bulk trash and will not be collected by City crews.

Donate

Can I give it away or swap it in Greensboro?

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

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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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
Curbside bulk trash	No fee shown	Every other week, recycling day, by 7 am

Questions

Who do I call?

City Contact Center: 336-373-CITY (2489).

Source: City of Greensboro: Bulk Items