Leave the old mattress at the curb and it can be gone today. Choose your size, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.
The replacement arrives, but the old mattress is still leaning against the wall. Or moving day is coming and it’s the last thing left. Give it a pickup plan, with a price you can see before you book.
Your price, without a quote visit.
Choose the mattress size and any other items going. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review the total before payment.
A pickup day you can plan around.
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date shown at checkout. Arrange to have the mattress outside before pickup.
Updates until it’s gone.
Get your booking confirmation, a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the pickup is done. No need to stay home when everything is outside and accessible.
A mattress, box spring and bed frame are separate items. Add only what you need removed, and see the combined price before booking.
Three parts. Choose only the ones going.
Mattress
Choose twin, full, queen or king / California king. The mattress choice covers the mattress itself. A topper is a different item.
Box spring or foundation
Add the non-powered support beneath the mattress separately. Choose its size. If you have a split foundation, send a photo so we can help you count it.
Frame or adjustable base
Choose the frame that matches yours. A powered adjustable base has its own option. Include these only if they are leaving with the mattress.
Mattress removal prices in Fort Collins
First item / additional item
Twin Mattress$89 / $20
Full Mattress$94 / $25
Queen Mattress$99 / $30
King / Cal King Mattress$104 / $35
Twin Box Spring$79 / $18
Full Box Spring$79 / $20
Queen Box Spring$79 / $22
King / Cal King Box Spring$79 / $22
Bed Frame$79 / $29
Queen Adjustable Bed Base$114 / $44
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Book first. Then get the mattress to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup. Dropcurb handles loading and haul-away from there.
Items do not need to be outside when you book. If your building allows only a short access window, contact us before booking so we can agree on a workable plan.
Your place. One easy pickup plan.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
If a new mattress is arriving, check whether your retailer is taking the old one. If you need Dropcurb, choose a day when you can have it outside. A delivery window and a pickup day are different arrangements.
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Arrange the trip outside.
Plan for doorways, elevators and interior stairs before pickup day. You arrange any indoor carrying. Use a permitted outdoor location and keep entrances and the walking path open.
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Make the right mattress easy to find.
Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Add a location photo and clear access notes so your hauler can identify exactly what is going.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
A mattress or box spring is recycled at the Larimer County Landfill as a special waste with its own per-item fee, charged on top of the vehicle or cubic yard fee for the load. Through the curbside program a mattress is a fee-based bulk item rather than one of the two free collections.
City cost & eligibility
$40 per mattress or box spring at the Larimer County Landfill, charged in addition to the vehicle or cubic yard fee for the load. Residential loads at the Larimer County Landfill, where mattresses and box springs are recycled rather than buried.
When & how
Mattress recycling runs whenever the landfill gate is open, Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the site closes on the six major holidays listed on the county schedule.
Get it ready
Bring the unit dry and intact, keep it out of a curbside cart, and cover the load for the trip, because an unsecured load is charged double.
Follow the collector's instructions for cart placement, and bring carts in overnight if they stay out longer than twelve hours so the address does not draw a code warning. Every cart needs three feet of clearance on the sides and sixteen feet of overhead clearance so the truck can reach it.
Unsecured or uncovered loads are charged double at every Larimer County solid waste location, so tarp and tie down anything headed to the landfill or the recycling center. Both sites close for mud, wind and severe weather, and the county posts current restrictions on its solid waste home page.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Two free bulk items a year through the City's contracted collector
A household with a vacuum, a dining chair, luggage, a nightstand, a card table or a wicker chair that fits the size and weight limits.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Single family homes and small multi-family buildings of seven units or fewer inside Fort Collins city limits that use the contracted program, two free bulk items a year at no extra charge.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services to schedule a bulky item, and keep the piece accessible on the scheduled day.
Two items a year, each under sixty pounds with no dimension over six feet. Anything over those limits is a fee-based collection set by the collector.
Opt out of the City contract and use your own licensed hauler
A household or small multi-family building that wants a different collector for carts, bulky items or service days than the contracted collector offers.
Cost & conditions
$11.41 per month opt-out fee for a household that keeps its own licensed hauler instead of the contracted collector, with a separate City administrative fee added to the bill. Single family homes and small multi-family buildings of seven units or fewer inside Fort Collins city limits; not paying the service or opt-out fee is a City Code violation.
Arrange it
Confirm the account with a hauler that holds a City hauler license, then file the opt-out with the City so the contract charge is replaced by the opt-out fee.
Every hauler collecting recycling, compost or waste in Fort Collins has to hold a City license and report data twice a year, so an unlicensed collector is not an option.
County landfill that recycles mattresses, appliances and electronics and charges debris by the cubic yard
Larimer County Landfill
5887 South Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526
Household loose waste, furniture and bulky junk, mattresses and box springs, appliances including furnaces, dishwashers, ovens, stoves, washers, dryers and water heaters, electronics by weight, tires within the state limit, rubble such as concrete, dirt, sod, asphalt and tree trunks, shingles, drywall, clean lumber and pallets and green waste such as branches, limbs and grass.
Uncovered or unsecured loads are charged double, the county limits tires to nine per trip under state law, and green waste cannot include bags, containers, fiberboard, food waste, metal, painted wood, plastic, plywood, root balls, soil, trash, treated wood or trunks larger than two feet in diameter. The landfill closes for mud, wind and severe weather and the county posts restrictions on its site.
Landfill disposal, electronics recycling and the residential recycle bins are open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The site is closed New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and is open on the days after several of those holidays.
From $20 for flat fee for a car, SUV or passenger van load, with a higher flat fee for a pickup or cargo van, a per-cubic-yard rate with a two cubic yard minimum for trailers and rental trucks, and special waste fees for mattresses, appliances, electronics and tires. Residential and commercial loads; the 2026 schedule also lists Colorado surcharge fees on cars, trucks, commercial cubic yards and compacted tons.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Mattress removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Fort Collins.
How much does mattress removal cost in Fort Collins?+
The price depends on the mattress size you choose. A queen mattress is $99 as the first item and $30 as an additional item. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Add any box spring or frame separately, then review your total and any applicable tax before payment.
Can I book same-day mattress pickup in Fort Collins?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Have the mattress outside and accessible according to your confirmation. Your booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Is my box spring or bed frame included in mattress removal?+
The mattress price covers the mattress only. Add your box spring, bed frame or adjustable base separately if those are going too. Choose the size and type that match each item. The combined price appears before booking.
Will you carry my mattress downstairs or out of my apartment?+
Dropcurb starts outside. You arrange to move the mattress out of your apartment and down interior stairs before pickup. We load it and take it away from an accessible outdoor spot. Check your building’s access rules before arranging the move outside.
Can you pick up my old mattress when my new one arrives?+
You can choose an offered pickup day around your replacement delivery. First check whether the retailer already includes old-mattress removal, and arrange who will bring it outside if needed. Dropcurb books a pickup day, not the retailer’s delivery window. Contact us before booking if access is limited to a short time.
Does the free bulk item allowance cover a mattress?+
No. The two free curbside bulk items a year are limited to pieces under sixty pounds with no dimension over six feet, so a mattress is a fee-based collection. Self-hauled mattresses go to the Larimer County Landfill, which recycles them for a separate per-item fee added to the load charge.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Fort Collins?+
Fort Collins contracts with Republic Services to collect curbside trash, recycling and seasonal yard trimmings from single family homes and small multi-family buildings of seven units or fewer. A household can opt out and use a different hauler that holds a City license, and it pays an opt-out fee to the City instead of the contract charge.Official guidance
How many free bulk items does a Fort Collins household get?+
The contracted curbside program includes two free bulk items a year, limited to pieces under sixty pounds with no dimension over six feet. A larger or heavier item such as a couch, a mattress or a treadmill is a fee-based collection quoted by the collector, and the same piece can be self-hauled to the Larimer County Landfill instead.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Give the old mattress a way out.
Choose the size. See your price. Book a pickup day in Fort Collins.
