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 Apex
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.
Mattresses and box springs ride the same bulk service with two extra restrictions. They are collected on Fridays only, and a mattress and its box spring count as two separate items, so a set of bedding uses the whole allowance of a single pickup and anything else is scheduled for a separate day.
City cost & eligibility
$45 for minimum to set out a mattress or box spring, made up of the 15 dollar per piece charge added to the 30 dollar trip fee. Apex residential addresses on a booked bulk day, with mattresses and box springs collected on Fridays only and each piece counted separately. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill.
When & how
Fridays only. Book through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, then have the bedding at the curb by 6 am on the Friday you are given.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring dry and free of the frame unless you are booking that as well, put them flat at the curb rather than leaning on a cart, and count each piece as its own item when deciding what else goes on the same pickup.
Carts out the night before, bulk items at the curb by 6 am
Garbage and recycling are collected weekly on the same collection day, and the town asks that carts be rolled to the curb the night before. Bulk items follow a different clock: once your pickup is confirmed, everything has to be at the curb by 6 am on the collection day, because the crew will not enter private property. Space carts 3 to 4 feet apart so the automated arm can reach each one.
The garbage cart takes household trash only, preferably bagged, and anything left beside a full cart is not collected. Yard waste, brush, construction debris, automotive parts including tires, hazardous waste, hot ashes, metal and corrugated cardboard are all prohibited, which is why a couch, a mattress or an appliance never rides the cart either. Recycling goes in the recycling cart loose and never bagged, with the lid closed and nothing outside.
Booked pickups, the confirmation email and the Friday bed rule
Request a bulk pickup through the town's online service request form or through Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311. An email confirming the collection day arrives within 1 to 2 business days, the service is not available to businesses or apartments, and mattresses and box springs are collected on Fridays only, with each piece counted as its own item. Wrap or box fragile pieces such as mirrors and glass so nothing scatters, and flatten moving boxes completely because the town charges bulk rates when boxes are not empty and flattened.
Wake County runs its South Wake sites on consecutive addresses along Old Smithfield Road inside the town, which covers most of what Apex refuses at the curb: 6130 for appliances, electronics and scrap metal, 6150 for household hazardous waste, paints, batteries and propane, and 6160 for up to 5 scrap tires free from residents, all open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm. The convenience center at 6120 adds mattresses and homeowner construction debris and runs daily from 7 am to 7 pm, and none of the four pages publishes a fee.
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.
Town of Apex Public Works Department with GFL and Wake County Solid Waste Management
Book the town bulk item collection
An Apex household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance or another large item that cannot fit in the garbage cart and is willing to put it at the curb on a scheduled day.
Cost & conditions
From $30 for trip fee for 1 or 2 bulk items, with 3 or more items charged at 15 dollars each instead, and each mattress or box spring adding 15 dollars to the trip fee so a single mattress starts at 45 dollars. Apex residential addresses that book the pickup with the town. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill, and the service is not available for businesses or apartments.
Arrange it
Request the pickup through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, wait for the email with your collection day, and have the items at the curb by 6 am. Mattresses and box springs are collected on Fridays only.
Construction, demolition and remodeling material, household hazardous waste, electronics, household recycling and yard waste are not collected, the town names toilets, vanities, mirrors and cabinets inside the construction refusal, the crew will not enter private property, and businesses and apartments are not eligible for the service.
Town of Apex Public Works Department with GFL and Wake County Solid Waste Management
Take extra bedding to the county shredder
A household with more mattresses or box springs than the town pickup accommodates on one Friday, or one that would rather drive them over than pay the curbside minimum.
Cost & conditions
$15 per mattress or box spring paid at the South Wake Landfill scale house, where the pieces are shredded before disposal. Wake County residents bringing mattresses and box springs to the shredder, with the disposal fee paid at the scale house at 6300 Old Smithfield Road in Apex. Residents may also take up to two mattresses or box springs per day free to a county convenience center with residency verification.
Arrange it
Separate the mattresses and box springs from other waste, bring them to the South Wake Landfill scale house at 6300 Old Smithfield Road in Apex between 8 am and 4 pm Monday through Saturday, and pay the per piece fee there.
The fee is charged per mattress and per box spring rather than by weight, general questions go to 919-856-7400, and the two a day convenience center allowance requires residency verification and is separate from this paid route.
Mattresses and box springs, limited to a total of two per resident per day at Sites 1, 2, 4, 7 and 11, with residency verification required
Open to Wake County residents daily from 7 am to 7 pm with no fee published on the county page. Residency verification is required for the two a day mattress allowance, and additional mattresses or box springs have to go to the shredder at the South Wake Landfill for a processing fee instead of being dropped here.
Daily 7 am to 7 pm, general questions on 919-856-7400
Wake County publishes the site, its hours and its accepted material but no fee for household drop-offs, so confirm the current terms on 919-856-7400 before a trip.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Mattress removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Apex.
How much does mattress removal cost in Apex?+
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 Apex?+
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.
When does Apex collect a mattress?+
On a Friday. Mattresses and box springs are only collected on Fridays through the town bulk item service, a mattress and its box spring are counted as two separate items, and the request goes through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311. Have the bedding at the curb by 6 am on the Friday you are given.Official guidance
Who collects garbage and recycling in Apex?+
GFL, formerly Waste Industries, is contracted by the town to run the weekly household garbage collection, and the town's Public Works Department runs bulk item collection and yard waste with its own crews. Garbage and recycling carts go out weekly on the same collection day, carts should be 3 to 4 feet apart with the lids closed and nothing beside them, and Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311 handles schedules, missed collections and bulk item requests.Official guidance
What can I drop off inside Apex?+
Four Wake County sites on Old Smithfield Road cover almost everything the town refuses. The multi-material facility at 6130 takes appliances, electronics and scrap metal, the household hazardous waste facility at 6150 takes chemicals, paints, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and propane up to 20 LB, the scrap tire site at 6160 takes up to 5 tires from a resident free of charge, and the convenience center at 6120 takes up to two mattresses or box springs a day, household construction debris from the homeowner with verification, clean clothing, cardboard and scrap metal. The county publishes no fee on any of them, so confirm terms on 919-856-7400.Official guidance
What does a mattress pickup cost in Apex?+
$45 for minimum to set out a mattress or box spring, made up of the 15 dollar per piece charge added to the 30 dollar trip fee. Apex residential addresses on a booked bulk day, with mattresses and box springs collected on Fridays only and each piece counted separately. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill. Mattresses and box springs ride the same bulk service with two extra restrictions. They are collected on Fridays only, and a mattress and its box spring count as two separate items, so a set of bedding uses the whole allowance of a single pickup and anything else is scheduled for a separate day. Fridays only. Book through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, then have the bedding at the curb by 6 am on the Friday you are given.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 Apex.
