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 Burlington
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 is a named bulk item in Burlington and goes out beside the cart on the regular trash day, and the county landfill prices one per item if a household would rather haul it.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for a mattress at the curb by 7am on the collection day; a self-hauled mattress costs $5.00 and a box spring $3.00 at the Alamance County Landfill convenience center.
When & how
Set the mattress out by 7am on the regular trash day and leave it for the bulk truck, which runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. A household that would rather not wait can take the mattress to the convenience center at the landfill, which opens Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring apart so each one can be lifted by the crew, take the frame, headboard and bedding off because they are separate loads, and keep it out of the black cart, which is only for household garbage.
Each Burlington residential customer gets one black 95 gallon roll out container for household garbage, collected once a week on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday route with no Wednesday collection. The cart goes to the curb by 7:00 am with five feet of clearance on each side and fifteen feet above, and comes back in by 7:00 pm. The lid arrows face the street so the automated arms can grip the container, and the black cart refuses recyclables, yard waste, liquids, dirt, masonry, rock, metal, wood, building materials, ashes, contractor waste, fluorescent tubes, electronic waste and hazardous waste. In congested areas such as the central business district, rear packer trucks collect from containers no larger than 32 gallons, and only clear plastic bags are collected without a permanent container.
Bulk waste rides a separate truck on a convenience schedule
Furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet and padding, appliances, metals, bulk limbs and yard waste are bulk items, and they do not ride the garbage truck. Bulk material goes out by 7am on the regular trash day and is collected Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a convenience schedule rather than a guaranteed same day pickup, and the trucks collect white goods, large junk and yard brush separately, so the pile has to be separated by content. A large pile may need more than one trip. Bulk collection is not offered to businesses or institutions.
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 Burlington Public Works Solid Waste Division with GFL Environmental and the Alamance County Landfill
Use the city bulk route with the garbage cart
A Burlington household with furniture, a mattress and box spring, rolled carpet, an appliance, metal, limbs or yard waste that can be set at the curb on the regular trash day.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70 and recycling fee of $8.30, billed on the water and sewer account, with bulk collection at the curb by 7am on the collection day.
Arrange it
Set the material at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day, keep it separated into metals, brush and general junk, and leave clearance around the carts. The bulk trucks run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Banned landfill items, items too large for the truck, building materials and lumber above two 32-gallon containers, logs and stumps, closed containers and automobile parts are refused, bulk collection is not available to businesses or institutions, and a load above a pickup truck bed is billed as excessive.
City of Burlington Public Works Solid Waste Division with GFL Environmental and the Alamance County Landfill
Haul the load to the Alamance County Landfill
A household with a load of construction debris, wood, drywall, roofing, yard waste, metal, tires, bagged garbage or electronic waste that the city route will not take.
Cost & conditions
From $1 per 13-gallon bag of household garbage at the convenience center, with larger bags at $2.00, a mattress at $5.00, a box spring at $3.00, a television or computer monitor at $5.00 and scale loads priced by the ton including $44.00 for construction debris and $32.00 for yard waste, with a 2.95 percent service fee and a $2.20 minimum on card and check payments. Household material brought to 2701 Austin Quarter Road in Graham; the convenience center takes cash only, while the scales take cash, card or check with a $5.00 minimum.
Arrange it
Take bagged garbage and recyclables to the convenience center, and take anything large or bulky across the scales during scale hours, which are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Construction debris, large residential loads, yard waste and brush, tires and metal are only accepted during scale hours, and the convenience center is cash only.
Book a private hauler for what the city route will not take
A business, institution, landlord or household with an oversized pile, a contractor load or banned material that the city's residential bulk route will not collect.
Cost & conditions
Burlington publishes no rate for private hauling, and the city route itself is not available to businesses or institutions, so the price depends on the hauler, the material and the volume. Ask for a quote before the load is set out.
Arrange it
Arrange the pickup directly with a licensed hauler, and keep the material off the right of way until the hauler arrives so a banned item is not left for the city crew to tag.
The city will not collect from businesses or institutions, and the material still has to reach a permitted disposal site, so confirm where the hauler is taking the load.
County landfill with a convenience center, scales and household hazardous waste drop-off
Alamance County Landfill
2701 Austin Quarter Road, Graham, NC 27253
Bagged household garbage and recyclables at the convenience center, plus weighed loads of residential and industrial garbage, construction and demolition debris, mixed construction material, wood, drywall and sheetrock, roofing and shingles, bricks and concrete, yard waste and brush, metal, tires and electronic waste. The convenience center takes appliances, mattresses, box springs and televisions, and household hazardous waste drop-off covers used oil, used oil filters, antifreeze, used cooking oil, lead acid batteries and electronic waste.
Large and bulky loads have to go across the scales because the convenience center is for bagged household trash; construction debris, large residential loads, yard waste and brush, tires and metal are only accepted during scale hours; the convenience center takes cash only; and homeowners are limited to 5 gallons of used oil, 5 used oil filters and 5 tires off the rims for free tire disposal, with a larger quantity only if it qualifies.
Landfill and scales Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, closed Sunday; convenience and recycling center Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, except holidays.
From $1 per 13-gallon bag of household garbage at the convenience center, with larger bags at $2.00, a mattress at $5.00, a box spring at $3.00 and a television or computer monitor at $5.00, and scale rates per ton of $44.00 for garbage, construction debris, wood, drywall, roofing, metal, bricks and concrete, $32.00 for yard waste and $76.00 for tires, with a 2.95 percent service fee and a $2.20 minimum on card and check payments. Household material brought to the convenience center or across the scales, with the $5.00 scale minimum, cash only at the convenience center and the service fee applying to non-cash payment at the scales.
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 Burlington.
How much does mattress removal cost in Burlington?+
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 Burlington?+
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.
Where does a mattress go in Burlington?+
A mattress is a named bulk item, so it goes to the curb by 7am on your regular trash day and is picked up by the bulk truck that runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. A household that would rather haul it is priced per item at the Alamance County Landfill convenience center, which also takes box springs, and the county convenience center is cash only.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Burlington?+
The City of Burlington collects it. The Solid Waste Division runs weekly household garbage, yard waste and bulk waste collection, the account comes with one black 95 gallon roll out container, and the service is billed on the monthly water and sewer statement. Collection days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday depending on the address, and there is no Wednesday collection. Household questions go to the division at 336-222-5111.Official guidance
What counts as bulk waste in Burlington?+
Furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet and padding, appliances, metals, bulk limbs and yard waste are the named bulk items. They go out by 7am on the regular trash day and are collected by a separate truck on a convenience schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and the trucks collect white goods, large junk and yard brush separately, so the pile should be separated by content. What you cannot count on is anything on the banned landfill list, including tires, electronics, pallets, used oil, antifreeze, batteries and fluorescent lights.Official guidance
When does a bulk pile cost extra?+
Since August 19, 2026, bulk waste above the equivalent of a standard pickup truck bed load counts as excessive. The city applies a minimum fee to the first excess load and another fee for each additional trip to the landfill that the material requires, and the total is assessed on the adopted fee schedule by the quantity collected. A normal set out of furniture, a mattress, an appliance or a few bags does not trigger it.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 Burlington.
