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Mattresses in Tennessee

These are the Tennessee place guides for this item.

Place guides

• Athens

  Mattresses and box springs are picked up as large items. Place them three to five feet from the edge of the road by 7:00 AM Monday of your scheduled week; the city says the service is "free of charge up to a brush trailer-size load."{{C:1}}

• Chattanooga

  Mattresses are accepted bulky trash. Trucks sweep each area on a rotating schedule; have bulk at the curb, in a separate pile, by 7:00 a.m. on Monday of your collection week.{{C:1}}

• Clarksville

  Clarksville-area residents take mattresses to the Bi-County main landfill on Dover Road; it's $10 each.

• Collierville

  Collierville collects bulk items, including mattresses, on the regular weekly collection day.

• Columbia

  Free: three bulk pickups per year, mattresses and box springs included, by appointment

• Franklin

  Mattresses are bulky items; call (615) 794-1516 to arrange pickup, then set out Tuesday by 7:00AM.{{C:1}}

• Johnson City

  Johnson City picks up bulk items by zone at no additional charge for city residents; confirm mattress pickup with the Street Division.

• Kingsport

  Mattresses and box springs are on the list of items picked up by the Yard Waste/Trash crews, which collect every two weeks.{{C:1}}

• Knox County

  Mattresses and box springs are accepted as bulky waste, up to one 5’ x 8’ pickup truck or equivalent load per day, in the brown compactors.{{C:1}}

• Knoxville
• Memphis

  Memphis collects outside-the-cart bulk waste, such as furniture and mattresses, twice a month during your designated bulk weeks.

• Montgomery County

  No free option found: $10 per mattress or box spring at the Bi-County main landfill, 3212 Dover Road

• Morristown

  Morristown allows bulk waste up to couch or mattress size at the curb, set out no earlier than the day before collection; no fee is shown.

• Murfreesboro

  Murfreesboro collects a mattress and matching box spring as 1 bulky item for $10, added to the water bill. Call 615-893-3681 to schedule.

• Nashville

  Metro Nashville doesn't pick up mattresses curbside. Convenience Centers take them for $12 each. Drop off at a Convenience Center.

• White House

  Mattresses are not included in regular refuse service.{{C:1}}

• Blount County

  Mattresses and box springs are $25 each, any size. 9 or more cost a minimum of $250, with a maximum of 10 per customer per day.

• Putnam County

  County convenience centers accept mattresses and box springs, plus furniture and appliances.

• Rutherford County

  A $25.00 recycling fee applies to each mattress and each box spring, paid to recycling partner Spring Back Recycling (effective August 1, 2026).

• Sevier County

  Sevier County residents may take mattresses from their primary residence to a convenience center as bulk household waste; put them in the open-top container for bulk household waste or where the attendant directs.

• Sullivan County

  Sullivan County Transfer Stations accept sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs, plus appliances and electronics including TVs.

• Sumner County

  $20 each for a mattress or box spring.

• Williamson County

  $20.00 per mattress and $20.00 per box spring.