Midland collects mattresses (under 8 ft.) in its monthly heavy item collection, one truckload per month; set them in the outlawn by 7:30 a.m. on your area's Monday. No fee is shown.
Place facts
Area
City of Midland, Michigan (residential properties)
Agency
City of Midland Public Works
Bag
No rule found
How to book
Monthly heavy item collection by area (A-D start the 1st-4th Monday); place mattresses in the outlawn by 7:30 a.m. on your scheduled Monday, no earlier than the Saturday before.
Put items out by 7:30 a.m. on your scheduled Monday, but not before the Saturday before your pickup week (earlier could result in a fine); crews won't return once they've passed. Collection is suspended during road construction.
Place items by ... 7:30 a.m. on your scheduled Monday ... . It takes the entire week to collect each area, so they may not be to your house on Monday. Crews will not return to a street once they’ve passed. ... Residents can place items to the curb starting the ... Saturday before ... your monthly pickup week. Any earlier could ... result in a fine ... Heavy item collection will be ... temporarily suspended during road construction ... projects and will resume once construction has been completed.
Checked
City pickup
Good to know
Mattresses (under 8 ft.) are collected in the City's monthly heavy item collection: one truckload per month (up to 10 cubic yards or two piles); additional truckloads are billed to the resident. The page shows no fee amount.
Items Collected ... Furniture, mattresses & carpet (under 8 ft.) ... One truckload per month ... (up to 10 cubic yards or two piles, each 8' long × 4' wide × 4' tall). Additional truckloads will be billed to resident.
Good to know
Collection is once per month by area: Area A starts the 1st Monday, B the 2nd, C the 3rd, D the 4th Monday of the month.
Heavy items and brush are collected from residential properties once per month on a scheduled collection week. ... Area A: ... Starts 1st Monday of the month ... Area B: ... Starts 2nd Monday of the month ... Area C: ... Starts 3rd Monday of the month ... Area D: ... Starts 4th Monday of the month
Good to know
Place items in the outlawn (between curb and sidewalk), under 8 feet long, not in the street.
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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Charity pickups for Midland
We found no charity pickup program whose own page lists Midland. Try the locators below.
Other places to ask about furniture pickup (we didn't check their coverage for Midland):
Goodwill locator: Finds the local Goodwill for your area. Ask it whether it does pickups and which furniture it takes. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
St. Vincent de Paul conference locator: Finds your local St. Vincent de Paul group. Ask it about furniture pickup. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
Furniture Bank Network directory: Directory of furniture banks. Each bank has its own rules; check before you book. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
Habitat for Humanity ReStore donations: Habitat's page says "many Habitat ReStores offer free pickup of large items, including furniture pickup". Use its ReStore finder for yours. Checked by us: · Source last updated: no date shown
Selling it yourself? People sell items on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. To give it away instead, use the Craigslist "free" section listed above.
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
Mattress (heavy item collection)
No fee shown
Monthly, outlawn by 7:30 a.m. Monday
Additional truckloads
Billed to resident (amount not shown)
Over one truckload per month
Questions
When can I put a mattress out in Midland?
Starting the Saturday before your monthly pickup week, and by 7:30 a.m. on your scheduled Monday.