Metro Waste Authority: residents may take mattresses and box springs to Metro Park East or West Landfill; 1-4 items at the standard residential disposal rate (amount not shown), plus $10 each over four
Metro Waste Authority residents can drop 1-4 mattresses at Metro Park landfills for the standard residential disposal rate.
Place facts
Area
Metro Waste Authority area (Des Moines-area member cities and unincorporated Polk County, per its community list)
Agency
Metro Waste Authority
Bag
No rule found
How to book
Drop off at Metro Park East Landfill or Metro Park West Landfill
Cost for Residents ... 1-4 items: standard residential landfill disposal rate ... 5 or more items: standard residential landfill disposal rate, plus $10 for each mattress or box spring over four items ... Each mattress and each box spring count as one item. ... Check current disposal fees before visiting
Checked
City pickup
City's own fee
5 or more: add $10 for each mattress or box spring over four.
Cost for Residents ... 1-4 items: standard residential landfill disposal rate ... 5 or more items: standard residential landfill disposal rate, plus $10 for each mattress or box spring over four items ... Each mattress and each box spring count as one item.
Good to know
Many member communities allow curbside mattress disposal with Large/Extra Item stickers.
Cost for Residents ... 1-4 items: standard residential landfill disposal rate ... 5 or more items: standard residential landfill disposal rate, plus $10 for each mattress or box spring over four items ... Each mattress and each box spring count as one item.
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 or box spring (1-4)
Metro Park East or West Landfill
Fee applies, amount not shown
Each mattress or box spring over 4
Metro Park East or West Landfill
Disposal rate + $10 each
Questions
Do commercial customers pay more?
Commercial customers pay $10 per mattress or box spring regardless of quantity, plus standard disposal fees.