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 Burien
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.
Burien residential customers may put out up to one cubic yard of extra garbage and request a free collection of up to three bulky items once each calendar year, and anything beyond that is collected on call for a published per item rate.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Once each calendar year a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb with no single item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, and may request a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs, scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322. An on call collection beyond the annual allowance is charged per item at the published residential rate.
When & how
Call Recology at 206.767.3322 or submit the bulky item request form, describe the items, and wait until the collection is scheduled before setting anything out at the curb.
Get it ready
Keep every item at the curb rather than beside the carts, keep each piece within the size limit for the annual allowance, remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer, and count each collection against the once a year allowance.
A mattress or box spring can ride the free annual bulky collection in Burien, or be recycled at the King County Bow Lake station for a flat handling fee per piece.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress or box spring counts as one bulky item in the free collection a Burien residential customer may request once each calendar year through Recology at 206.767.3322. A household that hauls the set itself pays the flat handling fee per piece at the King County Bow Lake station rather than the garbage rate, up to six pieces per customer per day.
When & how
Schedule the curbside collection with Recology at 206.767.3322, or take the set to the King County Bow Lake station in Tukwila during recycling area hours.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry, because wet mattresses, futons and box springs are refused at the recycling drop off while stained or torn ones are accepted, and keep the set upright and away from the shared carts until the collection day.
Burien residential customers may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb once each calendar year with no single item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, and may also ask for a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs. Everything has to be scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322 before it goes out, and the pieces in one set count together against the once a year allowance.
Bulky items go at the curb rather than beside the shared carts, refrigerator and freezer doors have to be removed, and the collection has to be scheduled before anything is set out. An on call collection beyond the free annual allowance is charged per item at the published residential rate, and the pieces in one collection count together against the annual allowance.
Recology operates on all holidays except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, and a collection day that falls on or after one of those holidays runs one day later that week. A missed collection has to be reported within twenty four hours, and a return trip for a residential customer who asks for a second visit carries a published charge.
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 Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Use the free annual bulky collection
A Burien residential customer with appliances, a couch, a mattress or a small pile of extra garbage to clear once this year.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free once each calendar year for a Burien residential customer: up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb with no item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, plus a collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs, scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322.
Arrange it
Call Recology at 206.767.3322 or submit the bulky item request form, describe the items, and set them at the curb only after the collection is scheduled.
The allowance is used once a year and everything in the set counts against it, refrigerator and freezer doors have to be removed, and items outside the bulky examples are confirmed with the hauler before they are set out.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Schedule an extra on call bulky collection
A Burien residential customer with more bulky items than the free annual allowance covers, or a second collection in the same year.
Cost & conditions
From $26.6 per non refrigerant appliance on an on call bulky waste collection at the published 2026 residential rate, with sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs at a higher published rate and a refrigerator or freezer higher again. A Burien residential customer whose account is in service, scheduled through Recology at 206.767.3322 or the bulky item request form, with the pieces placed at the curb on the collection day.
Arrange it
Request the collection from Recology, list every item, and put the load at the curb with refrigerator and freezer doors removed.
The rate is charged per item by type rather than per load, an appliance that holds refrigerant costs more than other appliances, and the charge is confirmed by the hauler when the request is placed.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Self haul to the King County Bow Lake station
A household with a truck or trailer, or a load of construction debris, appliances, mattresses, yard waste or scrap metal that the curbside routes do not take.
Cost & conditions
From $40.25 for the King County garbage minimum for up to three hundred twenty pounds at the Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station, with a per ton rate above that weight. A residential self hauler bringing the load to 18800 Orillia Rd S in Tukwila during station hours. Customers with a ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT card get the Cleanup LIFT discount, which is taken off each type of waste in the load on each visit.
Arrange it
Secure the load, drive to the station, sort clean wood, cardboard, scrap metal and yard waste into their recycling areas, tell the scale house what is in the load, and pay by card, cash or Apple Pay.
The station and the recycling area keep different hours, the facility is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, a load that arrives unsecured draws a fee, appliances that hold refrigerant and mattresses carry their own per item charges, and the vehicle and trailer length limit at this station is forty feet.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Recycle the mattress at the Bow Lake station
A household that would rather haul a mattress, futon or box spring than use the curbside bulky allowance.
Cost & conditions
$30 per mattress, futon or box spring recycled at the King County Bow Lake station, charged as a handling fee that is separate from the garbage rate. A customer bringing up to six pieces to the station, with the pieces kept dry. Stained or torn items are accepted.
Arrange it
Take the set to 18800 Orillia Rd S in Tukwila during the recycling area hours and pay the handling fee at the scale house.
Wet mattresses, futons and box springs are refused, the count is limited to six pieces per customer per day, and the handling fee applies whether the piece is recycled or disposed at the stations that recycle.
Apartments and condominiums ask the bill payer to arrange it
A tenant in a Burien apartment or condominium building where carts are shared and the account is held by the property or another payer.
Cost & conditions
Service for an apartment or condominium address has to be requested by the bill payer on record, and Recology asks that items not be set next to the shared carts or containers, so the account holder arranges the collection and the arrangement and any charge are confirmed with Recology at 206.767.3322.
Arrange it
Ask the property manager or the account holder to request the collection from Recology, then follow the placement instructions the hauler gives for that property.
A tenant cannot schedule the pickup on someone else's account, items left beside shared carts may not be collected, and the free annual allowance belongs to the account rather than to an individual unit.
County transfer station for self haul, recycling and appliances
Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station
18800 Orillia Rd S, Tukwila, WA 98188
Mattresses, futons and box springs, accepted for recycling at this station and refused when they are wet.
The piece has to be dry, stained or torn items are accepted, the count is limited to six pieces per customer per day, and the handling fee per piece applies instead of the garbage rate. The mattress recycling drop off runs during recycling area hours, which differ from the station hours.
Station hours are Monday through Thursday around the clock, Friday from 12 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The recycling and yard waste area opens Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The county information line is 206-477-4466.
$30 per mattress, futon or box spring recycled at this station, charged as a handling fee. A customer bringing up to six dry pieces to the station during recycling area hours.
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 Burien.
How much does mattress removal cost in Burien?+
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 Burien?+
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 many bulky items can Burien residents put out for free?+
Once each calendar year a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb, with no item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, and may also request a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs. Everything has to be scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322, the items sit at the curb rather than beside the carts, and a collection beyond the annual allowance is charged per item at the published rate.Official guidance
Where can a Burien mattress go?+
Two routes are published. A Burien residential customer may put a mattress or box spring out on the free bulky item collection that is allowed once each calendar year, scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322, or haul the set to the King County Bow Lake station in Tukwila, where mattresses, futons and box springs are recycled for a flat handling fee per piece with a limit of six pieces per customer per day. Wet items are refused at the recycling drop off, and stained or torn ones are accepted.Official guidance
Who handles garbage and recycling in Burien?+
The City of Burien holds a ten year garbage, recyclables and compostables contract with Recology, and Recology collects from Burien addresses under the CleanScapes name. Residential garbage service includes recycling every other week and food and yard waste every week on the same collection day, and the large item service is arranged with Recology at 206.767.3322. Household hazardous waste and self haul loads go through the King County Solid Waste Division instead, with the county information line at 206-477-4466.Official guidance
What does a Burien bulky pickup cost?+
Once each calendar year a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb and request a free collection of up to three bulky items, all scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322. Beyond that allowance each on call collection is charged per item at the published residential rate, where sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs share one rate, a non refrigerant appliance costs less, and a refrigerator or freezer costs more. A household that hauls the piece itself pays the King County garbage minimum or the per item handling fees instead.Official guidance
What cannot go in a Burien garbage cart?+
Electronics cannot go in the garbage and instead ride the free curbside small electronics collection or a Recology Store or E-Cycle Washington drop off. Household hazardous waste is banned from the garbage, the recycling cart and the organics cart and goes to a King County collection site, and construction and demolition material is not a curbside or bulky item at all, so project loads go to the Bow Lake station or into a debris box. Bulky items such as appliances, furniture and mattresses also never go in the carts.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 Burien.
