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Mattresses in Iowa

These are the Iowa place guides for this item.

Place guides

• Altoona

  Altoona: Metro Waste Authority picks up mattresses at the curb with large item stickers: twin/double mattress one $5 sticker, queen/king mattress or box spring $10 (two $5 stickers)

• Ames

  No free option: $10 per mattress or box spring at the Resource Recovery Plant

• Bettendorf

  Bettendorf: mattresses collected as bulky waste every other week on your recycling day (No fee shown)

• Cedar Falls

  Cedar Falls: City large-item pickup takes mattresses and box springs, $10 per stop for 10 or fewer items

• Cedar Rapids

  Cedar Rapids picks up mattresses for $20 each, added to your utility bill. Call 319-286-5897 to schedule.

• Clive

  Clive: Metro Waste Authority picks up mattresses at the curb with large item stickers: twin/double mattress one $5 sticker, queen/king mattress or box spring $10 (two $5 stickers)

• Coralville

  Coralville: special pickup by appointment takes mattresses and box springs for $20 first item, $10 each additional, added to your utility bill

• Council Bluffs

  Yes. Each household gets two bulky pickups a year; schedule with Waste Connections at (712) 890-5549, and bag or shrink-wrap the mattress.

• Davenport
• Des Moines

  Des Moines picks up mattresses and furniture for a $5 sticker per item. SCRUB drop-off events are free for residents.

• Iowa City

  Iowa City: scheduled curbside mattress pickup, $20 for the first item and $10 for each additional

• Johnston

  Johnston: mattresses go out on your normal collection day with stickers, but the sources conflict: the city page says a $1 sticker per item, while Metro Waste Authority's chart says one $5 sticker for a twin/double mattress and $10 for a queen/king mattress or box spring. Confirm before going

• Marion

  Marion: Monday special collection by prepaid appointment; $60 for the first 15 minutes plus $40 per extra 15 minutes, and mattresses add $20 each

• Mason City

  Mason City: City large item collection by appointment; mattresses need 5 sanitation stickers

• Muscatine

  Muscatine: City curbside bulky waste pickup takes mattresses in a bag; schedule with the Transfer Station (No fee shown for mattresses)

• Ottumwa

  Ottumwa: place mattresses & box springs at the curb and call Bridge City Sanitation for bulky item pickup, one bulky item per week (No fee shown for curbside pickup)

• Sioux City

  Sioux City takes mattresses at the Citizen's Convenience Center as bulky items, $67/ton with a $28.75 minimum.

• Urbandale

  Urbandale: mattress drop-off at 9401 Hickman Road on the second Saturday monthly, no additional charge (included with City garbage bill); paid pickup also available

• Waterloo

  Waterloo: City bulk item pickup, up to ten items for $10.00; mattresses must be wrapped in plastic

• West Des Moines

  West Des Moines residents can set mattresses at the curb on collection day with MWA Large/Extra Item stickers; on MWA's orange-sticker chart that is $5 for twin/double and $10 for queen/king.

• Linn County

  Linn County: mattresses are $20 each at the Agency landfill in Marion, or $10 each for recycling at Willis Dady in Cedar Rapids (Linn County residents and businesses)

• Marshall County (Marshalltown)

  Marshall County (Marshalltown): the County landfill takes mattresses as garbage, weighed and subject to the minimum charge (Fee applies, amount not shown)

• Polk County

  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

• Scott County

  Scott County: Scott Area Landfill charges $20 each for mattresses or box springs (rates effective July 1, 2026)