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 Knoxville
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.
Bulky furniture and do it yourself demolition material
Accepted with preparation
The convenience centers take bulky construction and demolition material from a resident's own project, collected separately from household trash in heavier duty brown compactors and disposed of at construction and demolition landfills. The county names mattresses, box springs, couches, furniture, tables, carpet pieces, doors, drywall, glass, insulation, mirrors, plaster, sinks, sheetrock, tile, toilets and windows on the accepted list.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No fee for a Knox County resident bringing their own bulky material from their own property, within one standard pickup load per household per day. Material from a business, a contractor or a commercial generator is not accepted at all, and a load above the daily limit is turned away.
When & how
Bring the load during center hours, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and expect the operators to inspect it before it goes into the bulky compactor.
Get it ready
Cut carpet into small pieces, bag insulation, plaster and tile for easier disposal, and wear gloves when handling glass, mirrors, sinks, toilets or windows because the centers are self service. Leave block, brick, dirt, gravel, sand, stone and shingles at home, because those are refused as too heavy or too slow to unload, and leave greenwaste for a greenwaste facility. Pieces longer than five feet, railroad ties and anything from outside Knox County are also refused.
Mattresses and box springs are both named on the bulky material list that the convenience centers accept, so the county drop off route covers bedding directly.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No fee for a Knox County resident bringing the bedding from their own property, within one standard pickup load per household per day. Business, rental property and contractor loads are not accepted.
When & how
Take the mattress or box spring to a convenience center during posted hours, and expect the load to be inspected before it goes into the bulky compactor.
Get it ready
Keep the bedding dry and whole, count a mattress and a box spring as two pieces in the load, and keep it out of the household garbage stream, because the county collects bulky material separately from household trash.
Load the vehicle with one standard pickup load per household per day and bring proof of Knox County residency, because a load from outside the county is refused. Separate the material before arrival: household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, the brown bulky compactor, electronics and the tire pile all have their own place, and the operators inspect loads and turn away anything that does not belong. The centers are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Wednesday, Sunday and holidays.
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.
Knox County Solid Waste with the City of Knoxville Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Self haul to a Knox County convenience center
A Knox County household with household waste, bulky furniture, a mattress, demolition material from its own project, recyclables, scrap metal, electronics or up to the annual limit of tires.
Cost & conditions
No charge. No fee for a Knox County resident bringing their own residential waste and recycling, with recycling unlimited and non recyclable household waste limited to one standard pickup load per household per day. Business, rental property and contractor loads are refused.
Arrange it
Load one pickup load, bring proof of residency, and drive to the nearest of the seven centers during posted hours, separated by material type.
The daily load limit, the Wednesday and Sunday and holiday closures, the bulky material refusals including block, brick, dirt, gravel, sand, stone, shingles, railroad ties and pieces longer than five feet, and the refusal of refrigerant containing devices all apply.
Seven county convenience centers for household waste, bulky material, recycling, scrap metal, electronics and tires
Knox County Convenience Centers
Seven locations across Knox County, including 1950 West Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN
Household garbage, bulky construction and demolition material including mattresses, box springs, couches, furniture, tables, carpet, doors, drywall, glass, insulation, mirrors, plaster, sinks, sheetrock, tile, toilets and windows, comprehensive recycling, scrap metal including non refrigerant appliances, electronic areas at four centers, rechargeable batteries and up to the annual resident limit of tires in the tire pile.
The centers are for Knox County residents bringing their own residential waste and recycling, with one standard pickup load per household per day on non recyclable waste and unlimited recycling, and they refuse business, rental property and contractor loads, block, brick, dirt, gravel, sand, stone, shingles, railroad ties, greenwaste, pieces longer than five feet, out of county waste and any device that contained refrigerant. Four centers have the thrift store electronics area, which takes only gently used items in good working condition, and the accepted battery and electronics lists can change, so the posted sign governs.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Wednesday, Sunday and holidays, with gates closing promptly and possible early closings for weather, outages or full containers.
No charge. No fee for a Knox County resident bringing their own residential waste and recycling within the daily load limit, and no fee for the resident tire pile within the annual limit. Business, rental property and contractor material is refused at the centers and has to go to a fee charging facility.
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 Knoxville.
How much does mattress removal cost in Knoxville?+
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 Knoxville?+
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.
What bulky material will a Knox County center take?+
Box springs, mattresses, couches, furniture, tables, carpet pieces cut small, doors, drywall, sheetrock, glass pieces and sheets, insulation, mirrors, plaster, sinks, tile, toilets, windows and other non hazardous material, up to one standard pickup load per household per day from the resident's own property. Block, brick, dirt, gravel, sand, stone, shingles, railroad ties, greenwaste and pieces longer than five feet are refused, along with anything from a business, a contractor or outside Knox County.Official guidance
How much can I bring to a center in one day?+
One standard pickup load per household per day for non recyclable waste, and the county states that heaping loads and very large trailers will be turned away. Recycling is not limited, so a household may drop off as much recycling as it wishes. If a load is larger than the daily limit, the county directs the household to dispose of it the way a commercial generator does, which means a fee charging facility.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a mattress in Knoxville?+
Take it to one of the seven Knox County convenience centers. Mattresses and box springs are both named on the bulky material list, there is no fee for a resident bringing their own material within one standard pickup load per day, and the piece goes into the separate heavier duty compactor rather than the household garbage. The centers are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and closed Wednesday, Sunday and holidays.Official guidance
What does it cost to use the Knox County centers?+
Nothing for a Knox County resident bringing their own residential waste and recycling, because the county states there are no fees to use the convenience centers and that recycling is unlimited. Non recyclable household waste is limited to one standard pickup load per household per day. The routes that can cost money are a refrigerant containing device, which the centers refuse and which the county sends to a scrap metal company, to the city transfer station on Elm Street where a small fee applies, or to a clean out company, and household hazardous waste, whose facility the county says the city operates without publishing its fees.Official guidance
What will the Knox County centers not take?+
Business, contractor, rental property and commercial generator material, any load above one standard pickup per household per day, block, brick, dirt, gravel, sand, stone and shingles because they are too heavy or slow to unload, greenwaste which has to go to a greenwaste facility, boards or pieces longer than five feet, railroad ties, and waste from outside Knox County without a Knox plate or proof of residency. A device that contained refrigerant is refused too, and televisions are not recycled there because the county directs them into the blue trash containers.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 Knoxville.
