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City of Joliet residents with City garbage service through WM

How to get rid of a mattress in Joliet, IL

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Joliet collects mattresses with your weekly pickup; keep them dry and out by 7 a.m.^[1]

The answer

To throw out a mattress in Joliet: Joliet collects mattresses with your weekly pickup; keep them dry and out by 7 a.m. How to book: WM: 815-280-7854. Bag required: Keep mattresses dry; cover them in rain or snow. Mattresses collected with your weekly pickup.^[1]^[2]

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🗓️ Pickup schedule

With your regular trash pickup Weekly, with your regular pickup; out by 7 a.m.

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Source: City of Joliet: WM Residential Collection Guide (PDF) · verified Oct 22, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.

City pickup?Mattresses collected with your weekly pickup

How to bookWM: 815-280-7854^[1]

Prep: bag it?Keep mattresses dry; cover them in rain or snow

City feeBulk items such as couches, tables and mattresses are collected with your weekly pickup.

Step by step

Book itWM: 815-280-7854^[2]
Prep itBag required: Keep mattresses dry; cover them in rain or snow
Set it out or drop it offJoliet collects mattresses with your weekly pickup; keep them dry and out by 7 a.m.^[1]
Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page.

Furniture and mattresses must be dry. In rain or snow, cover them.^[1]

CITY City & county options

What does the City offer for a mattress in Joliet?

We found no free official option for this city.

Good to know

Bulk items such as couches, tables and mattresses are collected with your weekly pickup.^[1]

Good to know

Put items at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day; you may set them out the night before.^[1]

Good to know

For bulk item questions, call WM at 815-280-7854.^[2]

How do the official options compare?

City or county option	Free or city fee	Notes
Bulk items	Weekly pickup	Mattresses included
Set-out time	By 7 a.m.	Night before OK
Condition	Dry	Cover in rain or snow

Can I give it away or swap it in Joliet?

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

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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