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 State College
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 are not named on the borough bulk list or on any authority page, so the item has to be confirmed before it is set out.
City cost & eligibility
The borough bulk list names refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, furniture and similar household items rather than mattresses or box springs, and the Centre County authority pages name mattresses nowhere either, so the route and any charge have to be settled first. Call the borough on 814-234-7135 to ask whether the item counts as bulk refuse, and note that the borough says excessive or oversized material may carry a charge.
When & how
Confirm the answer with public works first, then book the Monday bulk run by five in the afternoon on the preceding Sunday if the borough agrees to take the mattress.
Get it ready
Take the frame, headboard and bedding off, keep the mattress and box spring apart so each one can be handled, and keep the piece dry while it waits for the confirmed collection day.
One cart, one day, refuse, organics and recycling together
State College residential refuse runs Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday depending on the address, with the day set when the account is opened through the Borough Finance Department. Refuse, organics and the red-bin recycling all come on the same collection day, the cart goes to the curb by 7 a.m. with the lid closed and three feet of clearance from trees, signs and other carts, and anything that does not fit goes beside the Borough cart in a container. Loose or fine waste such as ashes, plastic wrap, pet hair, kitty litter, tissues and packing peanuts has to be bagged, while larger items such as pizza boxes and lumber scraps can go straight in the cart. Carts come back off the street the same day, and residents who leave them out are subject to a fine.
The bulk run is booked, Monday only, three items at a time
Bulk refuse is collected by appointment on a run that starts Monday each week unless a Monday holiday cancels it entirely. The request has to reach the borough by five in the afternoon on Sunday, by form or by calling 814-234-7135, the items go to the curb by 6 am on the collection day and no more than 48 hours early, and no more than three items may be placed at once. Refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, furniture and similar household items are the collected materials, and bulk items are not picked up from alleys unless the property has no street frontage or normally uses an alley dumpster.
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.
Borough of State College Public Works with the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority
Book the borough bulk item collection
A Borough of State College household with furniture, an appliance, a television or another large household item to put out on the Monday run.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Borough residential refuse accounts, with up to three items per appointment and a charge possible on an excessive load, which public works confirms on 814-234-7135.
Arrange it
Submit the Bulk Refuse Pickup Form or call 814-234-7135 by five in the afternoon on Sunday, then put the items at the curb by 6 am on the collection day.
Three items at a time, no alley collection unless the property has no street frontage, nothing over 40 pounds or too large to handle, and no building materials, tree limbs, tires or unbagged fine waste.
Arrange a private haul for what the borough refuses
A household or landlord with building material, a load over the bulk limits, tires or a quantity of debris beyond the three item appointment.
Cost & conditions
The borough publishes no private hauling rate and charges only by arrangement for its own excessive load removals, so the price depends on the hauler, the material and the volume. Ask for a quote and confirm the destination before the load leaves the property.
Arrange it
Book a licensed hauler directly, or call the borough on 814-234-7135 to discuss a charged removal if no private arrangement can be made.
Nothing about a hauler load changes the borough's refusal of building materials and tires at the curb, and a hauler load still has to reach a permitted site.
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 State College.
How much does mattress removal cost in State College?+
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 State College?+
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.
Will State College take a mattress as a bulk item?+
That has to be confirmed, because the borough bulk list names furniture, refrigerators, stoves and washing machines rather than mattresses or box springs, and the county authority publishes nothing for them either. The route that exists for large household items is the by-appointment bulk collection booked through 814-234-7135 for the Monday run, and the borough warns that a load it considers excessive may carry a charge.Official guidance
Who collects trash in State College?+
The borough does. Residential refuse collection runs Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday depending on the address, with the day set when the account is opened through the Borough Finance Department, and each household gets a Borough cart. Organics ride the green-lidded cart, red-bin recycling is collected by the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority on the same day, and anything that does not fit goes beside the cart in a container, except during the leaf season when brush and loose leaves follow their own routes.Official guidance
How does a bulk item appointment work?+
Bulk refuse is collected by appointment on a run that starts Monday each week unless a Monday holiday cancels it. The request has to be in by five in the afternoon on Sunday, by form or on 814-234-7135, the items go to the curb by 6 am and no more than 48 hours early, and no more than three items may be put out at once. Refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and furniture are named as collected, and building materials, tree limbs and anything over 40 pounds or too large to handle are refused.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 State College.
