Mattresses in Virginia
These are the Virginia place guides for this item.
Place guides
- Bristol
No fee shown beyond the $38.00 sanitation fee; mattresses go out on trash day
- Chesapeake
A mattress/box-spring is a bulk household item. Request a Bulk Trash Collection by phone at 757-382-CITY (2489) by 5 p.m. the work day before your collection day, or online by 11:59 p.m. the day before. No fee is shown for this collection.{{C:1}}
- Colonial Heights
Mattresses and box springs are bulky waste, and bulky waste collections must be scheduled in advance; requests must be made by 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, or they are fulfilled the following week. No fee is shown for a standard collection.{{C:1}}
- Danville
Mattresses and box springs are large bulk debris. Residents may set out up to four large bulk items per week at no extra cost.{{C:1}}
- Fauquier County
Improper handling or disposal of a whole mattress is $150.00 per item.
- Hampton
Hampton collects mattresses as bulk trash on your regular garbage day. Same day as your regular garbage; out after 3 p.m. the day before, by 7 a.m.
- Harrisonburg
Bulk pickup (mattresses accepted) is on your regular trash day and must be scheduled in ReCollect by 12 pm the business day before. No fee shown.{{C:1}}
- Herndon
Mattresses are allowable Special Collection items, up to 100 lbs. each.{{C:1}}
- Hopewell
Mattresses and box springs are bulky waste. "Most bulky waste will be collected at no charge." Request pickup by 2 p.m. the business day before your trash day; the load must fit in the back of a standard-sized pickup truck.{{C:1}}
- Leesburg
$0 listed fee for mattresses and box springs
- Manassas
Mattresses can be scheduled for a bulk pickup, separate from regular trash.{{C:1}}
- Montgomery County
MRSWA takes mattresses as bulky waste (too large for drop-off locations) at $76 per ton.{{C:1}}
- Newport News
Mattresses are accepted bulk items. A current Solid Waste User Fee must be assessed on the property (amount not shown). Set out after 3 PM the day before, at the curb by 7 AM collection day.{{C:1}}
- Norfolk
Mattress and box springs must be scheduled for collection. There is a 3 cubic yard limit per collection; charges may apply above it.{{C:1}}
- Pulaski
In Pulaski, the town collects up to three bulk items such as mattresses every Tuesday through GFL; call to schedule. No fee is shown.
- Richmond
- Staunton
Twice a year, in spring and fall, the city collects large and bulky items, including furniture such as mattresses; no fee is shown.{{C:1}}
- Suffolk
Yes. Mattresses are Special Pick-Up items and the service remains free for residents.
- Virginia Beach
- Williamsburg
Household bulk pickup, which includes mattresses, is by appointment only. Book no later than noon (12 pm) on the Thursday before collection, put items at the curb before 7 am, up to 2 large items per collection and 3 collections per year. No fee is shown.{{C:1}}
- York County
No. A mattress and box spring are considered one item.
- Albemarle County and Charlottesville
Mattresses count as municipal solid waste at the Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center, 4576 Dick Woods Road, Charlottesville.
- Arlington County
Included with trash service: put mattresses and box springs at the curb for regular trash collection, no pickup request needed
- Augusta County
Couches and mattresses go in the bulky item open-top containers at the Public Use Site.
- Bedford County
Convenience centers, including full-service gated sites, don't take mattresses; take them to the Waste Management Facility.
- Chesterfield County
No free option found; the disposal fee for mattresses is $9 at the County convenience centers
- Fairfax County
Take it to the I-66 Transfer Station or I-95 Landfill Complex ($17 per mattress and box spring; see below)
- Frederick County
Mattresses and box springs are large, bulky items that must be taken directly to the landfill citizens' center, not a neighborhood convenience site.
- Hanover County
Mattresses and box springs are accepted only at the Courthouse and Montpelier Convenience Centers; limit two per day, no prep needed.
- Loudoun County
No free option found; mattresses and box springs are accepted for a fee at the Loudoun County Landfill
- Prince William County
Mattresses are bulky waste with no charge for Prince William County residential users at the Landfill or Compost Facility; maximum five mattresses per trip
- Spotsylvania County
Residents can bring bulky items, including mattresses, to the Chancellor and Berkeley Centers; large bulky loads go to the Livingston Landfill. The policy limits mattresses to 2 sets per visit in one section and 2 sets per day in another; confirm before going.
- Stafford County and Fredericksburg
Mattresses and box springs are only accepted at the Regional Landfill, 489 Eskimo Hill Road, Stafford.