City's own fee
Every special pickup has a $10 base fee.
Source: City of Laurel: Bulky Items
Source wording
All pickups have a base fee of $10 per pickup.
Mattress removal in Laurel
No free option found
Laurel picks up a bagged mattress on a scheduled special pickup for a $10 base fee plus $10 per mattress or box spring, billed afterward.
Place facts
- Area
- City of Laurel, Maryland (single- and two-family homes)
- Agency
- City of Laurel Department of Public Works
- Bag
- Fully sealed in a plastic mattress bag
- How to book
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Request a special pickup; most Wednesdays
Laurel Public Works: 301-725-0088 (Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) or dpw@laurel.md.us
- Warning
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Mattresses and box springs must be fully sealed in plastic mattress bags. Set out before 7:00 a.m. on pickup day (or after 7:30 a.m. the Saturday before).
Source wording
Mattresses and Box Springs must be full sealed in plastic mattress bags ... Special pickup items must be set out to the curb before 7:00 a.m. the morning of the collection. For your convenience, items may be set out after 7:30 a.m. on the Saturday before the scheduled pickup.
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City pickup
City's own fee
Mattress or box spring: $10 extra charge per item, in addition to the base fee.
Source: City of Laurel: Bulky Items
Source wording
All pickups have a base fee of $10 per pickup. ... Mattress / Boxspring $10
Good to know
Fees are billed after the pickup; an invoice arrives by mail within a few weeks.
Source: City of Laurel: Bulky Items
Source wording
These fees will be billed after the pickup has occurred. You will receive an invoice in the mail within a few weeks of the pickup.
Good to know
Pickups are made on most Wednesdays; none in holiday weeks, and about every other week in winter.
Source: City of Laurel: Bulky Items
Source wording
Residential Special Pickups are made on most Wednesdays throughout the year. There are no pickups in weeks with a holiday and during the winter months pickups are reduced to roughly every-other-week depending on how the holidays fall.
Donate
Can I give it away or swap it in Laurel?
We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Laurel.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Special pickup base fee | $10 | Per pickup |
| Mattress / box spring | $10 each extra | Sealed in plastic bag |
Questions
I live in an apartment building?
Special pickups are for single- or two-family homes; apartment residents should contact their management.
Source: City of Laurel: Bulky Items