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 West Des Moines
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.
Oversize material goes out curbside on the Metro Waste Authority sticker programme. A bag or box of trash and a small television take the cheapest sticker, furniture and a twin mattress take a mid range sticker, a queen or king mattress takes two, and a curbside appliance takes a seven sticker set that has to be scheduled by telephone first.
City cost & eligibility
From $1 for the smallest published large and extra item sticker, with larger items needing more stickers from the same published chart. Available to households in communities served by the programme, with the item counts published for communities using the orange sticker. Stickers are bought online for delivery or from grocery and hardware store service desks and city halls, and the number needed depends on the community, so the city directs residents to the authority for their own requirement.
When & how
Buy the stickers, then put the material out on the normal collection day with the sticker attached, keeping extra items at least six feet from the garbage cart. A curbside appliance has to be scheduled on the authority line before it is set out.
Get it ready
Attach the correct number of stickers for the item and keep refuse out of the sticker load, because bagged and boxed trash inside the cart is separate from the sticker programme. Drained equipment, such as a push mower or snow blower with the fuel and oil removed and a grill with no propane tank, is what the published counts cover.
A twin or double mattress takes one mid range sticker at the curb, while a queen or king mattress or box spring takes two, and mattresses are also on the accepted list for the free Spring Cleanup week.
City cost & eligibility
From $5 for one published large item sticker for a twin or double mattress, with a queen or king mattress or box spring needing two stickers. Used curbside with stickers attached on the normal collection day, or free at Spring Cleanup for households that receive city collection, inside the one truckload limit and the two person lift rule.
When & how
Set the mattress out on the normal collection day with the right number of stickers, or hold it for the Spring Cleanup week and put it out on the normal garbage day.
Get it ready
Count the stickers by size before setting the mattress out, because the published counts differ between a twin or double and a queen or king set. Keep the mattress dry, and keep it clear of glass, mirrors and bagged items, which are all refused at Spring Cleanup.
Oversize items and extra trash go out with the Metro Waste Authority sticker attached, and the number of stickers rises with the item: one for a bag or box of trash under thirty pounds, one for a small television, one for a couch, love seat, desk, table, up to four kitchen chairs, a toilet base or tank, a window or a twin mattress, two for a queen or king mattress or box spring, and seven for a curbside appliance. Keep extra items at least six feet from the garbage cart, and call the authority to schedule an appliance pickup before it goes out.
Spring Cleanup takes one truckload, on the normal garbage day
Spring Cleanup is free to households that receive city collection, runs in the published collection week in the first days of June, and takes household items that do not fit the cart, including couches, end tables, mattresses, televisions, monitors, fans, lamps, grills with the propane tank removed, and carpet rolled and secured to no more than four feet by eighteen inches. The whole pile has to fit in the bed of one standard pickup truck or it is all left behind, every item has to be light enough for two people to lift safely, and items go out no earlier than 5:00 pm the night before and no later than 6:00 am on the collection day. Appliances, construction material, tires, glass, bagged or boxed items, propane tanks and hazardous material are all refused.
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.
City of West Des Moines Public Services, with Metro Waste Authority
Use a large item sticker at the curb
A West Des Moines household with furniture, a mattress, a small television, extra trash or an appliance to clear on the normal collection day.
Cost & conditions
From $1 for the smallest published large and extra item sticker, with the item counts rising to a seven sticker set for a curbside appliance. Available on the published terms for communities in the programme, with stickers bought online for delivery or at grocery and hardware store service desks and city halls. The number of stickers depends on the community, so the city directs residents to the authority to check their own requirement.
Arrange it
Buy the stickers, attach them to the items, set the material out on the normal collection day at least six feet from the garbage cart, and call the authority to schedule an appliance pickup before an appliance goes out.
The sticker programme covers what the chart lists, so household garbage inside the cart is separate and construction material, tires and hazardous material are not part of it at all. An appliance has to be scheduled by telephone first, and televisions need the count confirmed because the published figures differ by screen size.
City of West Des Moines Public Services, with Metro Waste Authority
Hold the big items for Spring Cleanup week
A West Des Moines household that receives city collection and has furniture, mattresses, televisions or other bulky household items that fit in one truckload.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to West Des Moines residents who receive city provided garbage collection, with the pile limited to one standard pickup truck bed and every item light enough for two people to lift safely. A pile larger than one truckload is left behind in full.
Arrange it
Put the items at the curb on the normal garbage collection day during the published collection week in early June, no earlier than 5:00 pm the night before and no later than 6:00 am on the collection day.
Appliances, construction and demolition material, concrete, asphalt shingles, fencing, playsets, yard waste, bagged or boxed items, glass, tires, vehicles, propane tanks and hazardous material are all refused, and anything the hauler leaves becomes the resident's responsibility to dispose of.
Arrange a private haul for a project or an excluded load
A West Des Moines household or contractor with construction material or a heavy load that the city's routes refuse.
Cost & conditions
No city service covers construction material and the city publishes no rate for it, so the price is the hauler's or the receiving site's. The terms are confirmed with the hauler before the load is built, because the material is refused at Spring Cleanup and at the scrap metal event.
Arrange it
Contact a hauler serving West Des Moines, describe the material and the access at the property, and confirm where the load goes and what it costs.
Construction and demolition waste, concrete, asphalt shingles, fencing, playsets, home improvement debris, wood and plastics are all outside the city's routes, so they cannot be hidden in a sticker load or a Spring Cleanup pile.
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 West Des Moines.
How much does mattress removal cost in West Des Moines?+
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 West Des Moines?+
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.
How do West Des Moines large item stickers work?+
You buy stickers from the online order form or from a grocery store, hardware store or city hall service desk, attach them to the items, and set the items out on your collection day at least six feet from the garbage cart. The published counts rise with the item: one sticker for a bag of trash or a small television, one sticker for a couch, desk or twin mattress, two for a queen or king mattress or box spring, and seven for a curbside appliance. Appliances also have to be scheduled by telephone before they go out.Official guidance
How do I dispose of a mattress in West Des Moines?+
A twin or double mattress takes one large item sticker at the curb, and a queen or king mattress or box spring takes two. Mattresses are also on the accepted list for the free Spring Cleanup in the first week of June for households that receive city collection, where the pile has to fit in one standard pickup truck bed. Put the mattress out on the normal collection day with the stickers attached.Official guidance
Who collects trash in West Des Moines?+
The city provides collection for single family homes, duplexes, triplexes and four plexes, the account is set up through West Des Moines Water Works, and the charge appears on the monthly municipal services bill. Metro Waste Authority manages the residential disposal side and takes the calls about starting or stopping service, changing a cart and damaged carts, and the city partners with the authority for recycling, yard waste and household hazardous waste as well.Official guidance
How do West Des Moines large item pickups work?+
Oversize items go out on the normal collection day with a Metro Waste Authority sticker attached, at least six feet from the garbage cart, and the sticker count rises with the item. One sticker covers a bag of trash, a small television, a couch, a desk, a table, up to four kitchen chairs, a toilet part, a window or a twin mattress; a queen or king mattress or box spring takes two; and a curbside appliance takes seven and has to be scheduled by telephone before it goes out. The alternative is to hold large household items for the free Spring Cleanup week, where everything must fit in one pickup truck bed.Official guidance
What does West Des Moines refuse at the curb?+
Spring Cleanup refuses appliances, construction and demolition waste, concrete chunks, asphalt shingles, wooden playsets and fencing, yard waste, bagged or boxed items, windows, mirrors and glass doors, tires, vehicles and major auto parts, propane tanks and hazardous material. Tires, chemicals, paint and waste oil are also refused at the garbage route and at the Grimes hazardous waste site, and the scrap metal events refuse wood, plastics, chemicals, paint, light bulbs, garbage, food and any television or monitor.Official guidance
When is the West Des Moines Spring Cleanup and what goes out?+
It runs in a published collection week in early June and is free for households that receive city collection. Furniture such as couches, end tables and mattresses, electronics such as televisions, monitors, fans and lamps, grills with the propane tank removed, and carpet rolled to four feet by eighteen inches are accepted, put out on the normal garbage day no earlier than 5:00 pm the night before and no later than 6:00 am. The whole pile has to fit in the bed of one standard pickup truck and every item must be light enough for two people to lift, or the entire pile is left behind for the resident to dispose of.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 West Des Moines.
