Mattress removal in Merrillville

Free: one large item a week, such as a mattress, on your normal trash day

Merrillville collects one large item a week, such as a wrapped mattress, on your normal trash day FREE OF CHARGE.

Place facts

Area

Town of Merrillville, Indiana

Agency

Waste Management (town hauler)

Bag

Please wrap mattresses

How to book

One large item a week on your normal trash day

No appointment shown; set out by 6:00 a.m. on your trash day

Warning

Limit: one large item per week.

Source wording

Large items, Furniture and Appliances shall be limited to one item per week.

Checked

2026-10-23

Free

A mattress or box spring is collected on the normal trash day FREE OF CHARGE; please wrap mattresses.
Source: Town of Merrillville, IN: Waste Management
Source wording
Waste Management | Town of Merrillville ... Large regular household items such as a bicycle, table, chair, mattress, or box spring, etc. will be collected on the normal trash day FREE OF CHARGE. Please wrap mattresses.
Large items, furniture and appliances are limited to one item per week.
Source: Town of Merrillville, IN: Waste Management
Source wording
Large items, Furniture and Appliances shall be limited to one item per week.
Have materials at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day, with carts 3 feet apart.
Source: Town of Merrillville, IN: Waste Management
Source wording
Please have all materials at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day and make sure the carts are 3 feet apart and accessible.

Good to know

Additional items can be picked up for a fee; call Customer Service at (800) 964-8988.

Source wording

Additional items can be picked up for a fee by calling Customer Service at (800) 964-8988

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

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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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.

Option	Fee	Notes
Weekly large item	FREE OF CHARGE	Normal trash day

Customer Service at (800) 964-8988; a fee applies.