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City of Warren curbside refuse customersHow to get rid of a mattress in Warren, MI
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Warren picks up mattresses set neatly next to your rubbish containers on your regular collection day.[1]
How do the official options compare?
| City or county option | Free or city fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mattress | Next to your rubbish containers | Regular collection day |
| Bed bugs | Wrap in plastic | Required |
| Set-out | By 6 a.m. | Not before 6 p.m. the evening before |
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The answer
To throw out a mattress in Warren: Warren picks up mattresses set neatly next to your rubbish containers on your regular collection day. How to book: Sanitation Division: (586) 775-1400. Bag required: Mattresses with bed bugs must be wrapped and contained in plastic.[1]
Independent guide, not a government website. Confirm with your city or the linked official source before acting; rules and fees change.
🗓️ Pickup schedule
With regular trash pickup Next to your rubbish containers on your regular collection day
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Source: City of Warren Sanitation Division: Guidelines for Curbside Refuse and Compost Collection (PDF) · verified Oct 23, 2026. Exact days can depend on your address and holidays.
Step by step
- Book itSanitation Division: (586) 775-1400[1]
- Prep itBag required: Mattresses with bed bugs must be wrapped and contained in plastic
- Set it out or drop it offWarren picks up mattresses set neatly next to your rubbish containers on your regular collection day.[1]
- Confirm firstRules change. Check the official page (PDF).
Other free options
CITY City & county options
What does the City offer for a mattress in Warren?
Items too large for your containers, such as mattresses, should be set neatly next to the rubbish containers.[1]
Mattresses with bed bugs must be wrapped and contained in plastic.[1]
The City's 311 answer says mattresses go at the curb with your garbage and a separate truck picks them up later that day.[2]
Set out by 6 a.m. on collection day, or no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before.[1]
Can I give it away or swap it in Warren?
We list local swap shops, groups and swap meets only after confirming their own page is active. None confirmed yet for Warren.
Donate it / sell it yourself
If it's clean and usable (check your donation group's rules on mattresses), try these official directories:
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore: Donate furniture, appliances and building materials. Find your nearest ReStore and ask whether it offers pickup.
- Salvation Army donation pickup: Schedule a free pickup where it's offered, using the official scheduler.
- Pickup Please (Vietnam Veterans of America): Free donation pickup in its service areas. Check your ZIP.
- 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 Warren
These charities and their pickup partners say on their own pages that they pick up donations here. Each sets its own rules, and coverage can stop at a ZIP line, so enter your address on its scheduler before you book.
AMVETS pickup through Super Thrift Co Mattress acceptance not confirmed
- Where: AMVETS's pickup page lists Michigan for this pickup partner. That doesn't mean every ZIP.
- Furniture: not stated on the pages we saved. Ask before you book.
- Mattresses: not stated on the pages we saved. Ask before you book.
- Schedule or check your ZIP
Checked by us: · amvets.org/pickup: Source last updated: no date shown · superthriftco.com: Source last updated: no date shown
Pickup Please (Vietnam Veterans of America) Mattresses: not accepted
- Where: Its own page lists Michigan. That doesn't mean every ZIP; check yours on its scheduler.
- Furniture: "NO LARGE FURNITURE : Couches, sofas, sleeper couches, box springs and mattresses"
- Mattresses: "NO LARGE FURNITURE : Couches, sofas, sleeper couches, box springs and mattresses"
- Notice: Its site says PickupPlease is a for-profit company and registered professional fundraiser where required.
- Schedule or check your ZIP
Checked by us: · pickupplease.org: Source last updated: · pickupplease.org/acceptable-donations: Source last updated:
Other places to ask about furniture pickup (we didn't check their coverage for Warren):
- 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.
Hire someone to haul it away
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FAQ
Does Warren pick up mattresses?
Yes. Set the mattress neatly next to your rubbish containers on your regular collection day.[1]
Do I need to wrap the mattress?
Only if it has bed bugs. Then it must be wrapped and contained in plastic.[1]
Sources (2 official pages, checked Oct 23, 2026)
- City of Warren Sanitation Division, “Guidelines for Curbside Refuse and Compost Collection (PDF).” https://www.cityofwarren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Guidelines-Web-Page-11-5-2024.pdf (PDF). Checked Oct 23, 2026.
- City of Warren 311, “How do I get a mattress picked up?.” https://warrenmi.qscend.com/311/knowledgebase/article/633. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Each numbered citation [n] above links to its source. Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change, so confirm before you set anything out.
Verification: Full official page read Oct 23, 2026