Junk Removal
A mattress is the item everyone means to get rid of and nobody wants to move. We pick up mattresses and box springs from bedrooms, garages, curbs and anywhere they've been left, including stacks dumped behind buildings, and haul them away in one trip.
The City of San Diego accepts mattresses and box springs free at its Miramar Landfill mattress collection site, 5161 Convoy St., Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., through the Bye Bye Mattress program. They must be dry and bedbug-free. If you cannot haul it, Pacific Haul & Wash picks it up.
Yes. California's Bye Bye Mattress program, run by the Mattress Recycling Council, funds free mattress drop-off sites through a fee on each new mattress sold. Recycled mattresses are broken into steel, foam, fibers and wood. In San Diego County, the Miramar, Otay and Sycamore landfills and the Palomar Transfer Station participate.
The photos on this site are our own work: a single mattress picked up from beside a home, and a stack of mattresses someone hid behind a dumpster enclosure on a hillside. Both gone in one trip.
Mattresses are bulky and many disposal sites handle them separately, so where possible they go to facilities that recycle the foam, steel and fabric.
Real jobs
BeforeAfterAn old mattress left against the wall, picked up and hauled away in one trip.
Mattress removalIf you would rather haul it yourself, these are the public facilities and programs that apply. Hours and rules change, so confirm with the source before you go.
Mattress recycling
5161 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111
Free drop-off for mattresses and box springs, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed weekends, through the Mattress Recycling Council's Bye Bye Mattress program. Items must not be wet, severely damaged, soiled or infested with bedbugs. Recycled mattresses are broken into steel, foam, fibers and wood.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Landfill
1700 Maxwell Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91911
The main landfill serving the South Bay. It is also a Bye Bye Mattress drop-off site for mattresses and box springs.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Landfill
8514 Mast Blvd, Santee, CA 92071
The main landfill serving East County. It is also a Bye Bye Mattress drop-off site.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Transfer station
5960 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92008
The main transfer station for North County coastal cities. It is also a Bye Bye Mattress drop-off site.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Facility details checked against official sources in October 2026.
Full county breakdown: San Diego junk disposal guide.
Yes, we pick up single mattresses. Text a photo of the mattress and where it is to (619) 972-3798 and we'll send a quote. Adding other items to the same trip is often the most cost-effective option.
Usually not. The City's collection site turns away mattresses that are wet, severely damaged, soiled or infested with bedbugs. Those go to regular disposal instead, which we handle as part of the pickup.
Yes. We take the mattress, box spring, frame and headboard together, and can take them apart in the room if needed.
You don't have to. If you suspect bedbugs, tell us when you book and seal the mattress in a plastic mattress bag before we arrive.
Serving all of San Diego County, including:
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