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Mattress removal in Palo Alto, CA
Booking takes about a minute. Pick your items and a pickup day, put the mattress out that morning, and we'll load it and take it away. Most of our Palo Alto pickups are curbside, so there's nothing to wrap and no trip to make.
From there it goes to our local recycling facility, where our team takes it apart by hand. The foam gets baled for carpet padding, the steel springs go to scrap processors, and box-spring wood gets chipped. Here's the whole process if you want to see it.
How it works
- Book online.
Pick your items and a pickup day. Takes about a minute, and you see the price before you confirm.
- Put it at the curb.
Leave it out on your pickup day. No bagging, no wrapping, no plastic required.
- We arrive.
Our team shows up in your window and texts you when they're about thirty minutes out.
- We recycle it.
Your mattress goes to our local recycling facility and gets taken apart by hand. You'll get a confirmation once it's done.
Mattress removal pricing in Palo Alto
Mattress removal in Palo Alto starts at $89. Pick your items and you see the exact total before you confirm — no quote call, no surprise at the door.
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Real pickups and recycling
Areas we serve in Palo Alto
We pick up anywhere in Palo Alto, including:
Palo Alto and California mattress disposal rules
Booking with us? You can skip this part. Everything below is for handling it yourself — Palo Alto's rules, the fees and the drop-off options. If we're doing the pickup, the regulations and the recycling are ours to deal with: you leave it at the curb and we take it from there.
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California already paid for your mattress to be recycled
California is one of four states with a mattress recycling law, and you paid into it when you bought the mattress — $18.00 per unit on every mattress and box spring sold in the state. That's what makes drop-off free: in the program's own words, "drop off your old mattress at no additional cost at participating locations".
Mattress Recycling Council — California · the California recycling fee
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Buying a new mattress? The shop has to take the old one
If you're having a new mattress delivered, California law requires your retailer to offer to take back your old mattress at no additional cost. The retailer has up to 30 days to take back your old mattress, and they can turn it down if it's a health or safety risk. Worth asking before you pay anyone — including us — to haul it away.
Mattress Recycling Council — retailer take-back in California
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What Palo Alto asks for if you use city pickup
These are GreenWaste of Palo Alto's requirements, not ours — they apply if you're putting the mattress out for the city rather than booking a pickup with us.
- Reusable items must be labeled with the word “reuse”.
- All items must be placed at the curb next to your carts by 6am on your scheduled Clean Up Day, no earlier than 24 hours prior to collection.
- Up to three (3) bulky items. Each item must weigh 200 pounds or less.
- To schedule this service, call Customer Service at least one week in advance.
- Examples include sofas, large chairs, tables, cabinets, mattresses, box springs, stoves, washing machines, and barbecues. are on the accepted list, so the mattress itself is not the problem — the booking is.
- Up to three (3) 32-gallon bags or boxes of garbage.
- On what they won't take at the curb: treated wood waste (TWW) is not accepted.
Other ways to get rid of a mattress in Palo Alto
If you'd rather do it yourself, here are your other options in Palo Alto. Each one links to the official page so you can check hours and fees before you go.
Haul it to Recology Mountain View
935 Terra Bella Ave. Mountain View, CA — about 4.6 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off. Open 10:00AM to 4:00PM Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri. 9:00AM to 4:00PM Sat. Limit: 2 units maximum. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Haul it to Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station – BLT Enterprises of Fremont
41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont, CA — about 9.6 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off. Open 6:00AM to 5:00PM Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat. Limit: 4 units per vehicle per day. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station – BLT Enterprises of Fremont — hours, address and fee
Haul it to Zanker Material Processing Facility
675 Los Esteros Rd. San Jose, CA — about 10.3 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off. Open 6:00AM to 4:45PM Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri. 8:00AM to 3:45PM Sat. Limit: 3 units maximum for public and commercial units. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Zanker Material Processing Facility — hours, address and fee
Haul it to Newby Island Landfill
1601 Dixon Landing Rd. Milpitas, CA — about 11.8 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off. Open 8:00AM to 4:00PM Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri. 5:00AM to 1:00PM Sat. Limit: 2 unit maximum. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Haul it to Ox Mountain Landfill
12310 San Mateo Rd. Half Moon Bay, CA — about 13.9 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off. Open 8:00AM to 4:30PM Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat. Limit: 5 units per visit. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Haul it to Goodwill of Silicon Valley – Collection Site
1080 N 7th St. San Jose, CA — about 14.6 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off. Open 8:00AM to 3:00PM Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri. Limit: 3 units per vehicle per day. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Goodwill of Silicon Valley – Collection Site — hours, address and fee
Haul it to Junk King South San Francisco
863 Malcolm Rd Burlingame, CA — about 16.6 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off. Open 9:00AM to 3:00PM Tue, Thur. Limit: 4 units per vehicle per day. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Haul it to ATT – Leo Recycle
215 Leo Avenue San Jose, CA — about 17.7 miles from Palo Alto. Free drop-off for businesses ; permits business drop-offs but fees apply. Open 6:00AM to 4:00PM Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri. 7:00AM to 4:00PM Sat, Sun. Limit: 2 unit max. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Haul it to SMaRT Station
301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. Mattress/Box Spring $21 each. Sources disagree on this one. The listing above says mattress/Box Spring $21 each, but Bye Bye Mattress says Service Type: free drop-off for businesses ; free drop-off for residents. Worth a call before you load up. Sources disagree on this one. The listing above says mattress/Box Spring $21 each, but Bay Counties SMART Station – SV & MV Residents says FREE. Worth a call before you load up. SMaRT Station says: “Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 7 days a week. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day”. Limit: Up to 10 per visit. Mattresses qualifying under the California “bye- bye mattress” program are not charged a fee. Minimum charge Minimum Charge $29 Lowest commodity per cubic yard rate, excluding mattresses and green material. Note that all vehicles entering the SMaRT Station must have materials fully covered, secured and tied to prevent spilling and litter per California Vehicle Code Section 23115, and Sunnyvale Municipal Code 8.16.190. Material accepted from Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale. Call (408) 752-8530 before you load up. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Haul it to Shoreway Environmental Center
333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070. Mattresses ( residential ) Transfer Station 5 mattresses Free of charge ( Non RethinkWaste service area residents must pay a fee ). Open Transfer Station Monday – Friday: 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday – Sunday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. Limit: 5 mattresses. The Public Recycling Center is open to all residential material, while Transfer Station material may have associated costs. Call (650) 802-8355 before you load up. You'll need a truck or a van, and you do the loading.
Wait for city pickup
Palo Alto collects large items. Residents receive two pre-scheduled Clean Up Days annually for the disposal of unwanted items. Up to three (3) bulky items. Each item must weigh 200 pounds or less. Up to three (3) 32-gallon bags or boxes of garbage. Bulky Item Collection: Residents may request the collection of bulky items (beyond those included in the Clean Up Day program) on their regular service day for a fee. Reusable items must be labeled with the word “reuse”. All items must be placed at the curb next to your carts by 6am on your scheduled Clean Up Day, no earlier than 24 hours prior to collection.To schedule this service, call Customer Service at least one week in advance. If a bed is being delivered or you're moving out, that's the catch.