Mattress Disposal Services

Mattress removal takes out mattresses, box springs and bed frames of any size, priced at $50 per cubic yard of truck space – a queen mattress and box spring together run about a yard and a half. Any job carries a $150 minimum. A queen set is a two-person carry, so the stairs, the doorway angles and the carry-out are ours to deal with rather than yours. The price is quoted flat and in writing before the crew arrives and covers labor and disposal. Elephants Dumpster Rental & Junk Removal serves St. Petersburg and the surrounding Pinellas County area.

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Effortless Mattress Removal Solutions

Nothing needs bagging or dragging to the curb — the crew takes it from the bedroom. If the mattress has bed bugs, say so when you book: it gets wrapped and sealed in the room before it moves, which keeps the problem from traveling down the hallway. Mattresses are broken down for recycling where the material allows. Elephants Dumpster Rental & Junk Removal covers St. Petersburg and the rest of Pinellas County.

Why Choose Us for Mattress Removal?

Elephants Dumpster Rental & Junk Removal in St. Petersburg delivers top-tier mattress removal services, ensuring the job is handled with expertise and care. With extensive experience in the junk removal industry, we emphasize safety, proper disposal, and superior service quality.

By choosing us, you contribute to eco-friendly practices within your community. Our team is dedicated to recycling and donating as much as possible. We avoid simple dumping by transporting worn-out mattresses to transfer stations, where they are carefully dismantled for material recycling.

Our Process

To arrange for our mattress removal services, simply call us or use our online booking system.
Once your appointment is scheduled, one of our team members will reach out to provide an estimate.
When the scheduled time arrives, our crew will be punctual. Upon arrival, they will present a firm, free quote for your approval.
If you’re happy with the quote, just give us the go-ahead, and we’ll swiftly take care of removing your mattress.

How Our Mattress Removal Service Works

Dealing with an old or damaged mattress can be a hassle. Many people leave it at the curb, but this can pollute the environment with hazardous contaminants. Elephants Dumpster Rental & Junk Removal offers eco-friendly mattress removal services to address this issue.

We partner with recycling centers in St. Petersburg to ensure your mattress is repurposed rather than ending up in a landfill. These facilities separate and recycle materials: foam and fabrics become new cushions or upholstery, while metal frames are melted down. This process enables up to 80-100% of your mattress to be recycled and reused.

About Us

At Elephants Dumpster Rental & Junk Removal, we are proud to be the top-rated junk removal service in Pinellas County. As a locally owned business, we proudly serve a wide range of neighborhoods across St. Petersburg and beyond. Our extensive experience and dedication to excellence ensure that you receive top-tier service every time.

We offer a range of customizable services and our team is expertly trained to handle each job with the utmost care and professionalism. Need urgent assistance? We provide same-day service for both residential and commercial needs, ensuring swift and efficient removal. With multiple office locations, we offer flexible scheduling to accommodate your needs. To get started, simply contact us or call your nearest office to arrange your service today!

Our Main Service Areas

Mattresses We Take

Mattress Removal and Recycling in St. Petersburg, FL

A mattress is the single most awkward object in a bedroom. It is too large for a car, too heavy for one person, banned from most curbside collection, and it does not fold. Elephants Dumpster Rental & Junk Removal takes it away in one visit: we carry it down the stairs, protect your walls and doorframes, load it and haul it to a recycler. You do not have to drag it anywhere.

We cover St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Dunedin and every community in Pinellas County. Call 727-240-7033 for a free quote, or check the pricing page first.

What we pick up

Mattresses in every size – twin, twin XL, full, queen, king and California king
Box springs and foundations, including split box springs
Memory foam, latex, hybrid, pillow-top and innerspring mattresses
Adjustable bed bases and motorized frames
Bed frames, headboards, footboards and rails
Bunk beds, trundles, daybeds, futons and cribs
Air mattresses, sofa-bed inserts and camping pads
Hospital beds and medical mattresses
Bulk mattress removal for hotels, dorms, apartments and assisted living

Clearing a whole bedroom or a full unit? Furniture removal and apartment cleanouts cost far less per item than booking pieces one at a time.

Why Mattresses Should Be Recycled, Not Landfilled

A queen mattress takes up roughly 23 cubic feet of landfill space and does not compact. Springs tangle in compactor equipment, foam does not break down, and mattresses are one of the most persistent bulky-waste problems any county has. The frustrating part is that a mattress is almost entirely recyclable.

What comes out of a recycled mattress

Steel springs – melted down and reused; the single most valuable component
Foam – shredded into carpet padding and cushioning
Cotton and fiber padding – reprocessed into industrial felt and filters
Wood from box spring frames – chipped into mulch or biomass fuel
Fabric ticking – recovered as textile fiber where facilities accept it

We route mattresses to recycling and material recovery whenever a facility will take them rather than defaulting to the dump. Keeping the steel alone out of a landfill is worth the extra stop.

What we will not do

We do not resell your used mattress, and we will not donate one that is stained, torn, wet or infested. Florida law is strict about what can be re-sold as bedding, and charities in Pinellas County almost universally refuse used mattresses. Anyone who tells you your old mattress will be donated is usually telling you what you want to hear.

Bed bugs

If there is any chance the mattress has bed bugs, say so when you book. We will wrap and seal it in the room before it moves so nothing spreads through the hallway, the elevator or our truck. See bed bug furniture removal.

What Mattress Removal Costs

Mattress pickup is a flat rate for the first item with a reduced rate for each additional piece. A mattress and box spring together cost less than two separate visits, and clearing four bedrooms at once is dramatically cheaper per item than four single pickups.

Single mattress – flat rate, any size. See single item pickup.
Mattress plus box spring – the most common booking.
Whole bedroom set – mattress, box spring, frame, headboard and nightstands.
Bulk – 10 or more units for hotels, student housing, apartments and care facilities, quoted per unit.

The price includes labor, stairs, loading, transport and disposal or recycling fees. Nothing is added later. Bulk jobs frequently make more sense as a roll-off dumpster rental, and we will tell you when that is the cheaper route.

Curbside rules in Pinellas County

Most local collection programs treat mattresses as bulk waste requiring a scheduled pickup, often with limits on how many items per year and a requirement that the mattress be bagged in plastic. Put one out on the wrong day and it can sit for two weeks, absorb rain, double in weight and attract a code enforcement notice. A scheduled removal takes ten minutes and it is gone.

Same-Day Mattress Pickup, Timed Around Your Delivery

Most mattress calls have a deadline attached: the new bed arrives Saturday morning and the old one has to be out of the room first. We book same-day and next-day slots across Pinellas County and text an arrival window so you are not waiting around all day.

Who we work with

Homeowners and renters upgrading a bed
Mattress retailers and delivery crews that cannot take the old set
Landlords and property managers turning over units – see property management services
Assisted living and senior communities – see assisted living cleanouts
Hotels, motels and student housing doing bulk replacements
Families settling an estate – see estate cleanouts

Why people call us instead

We are locally owned, we quote before we lift, and our crews are uniformed, background-checked and fully insured. We move mattresses with the doorframes and stair rails in mind, not just the clock. Read our reviews, then call 727-240-7033 and we will get it out of your bedroom today.

Where We Provide Mattress Disposal Services: St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa

Think of our coverage as a triangle: St. Petersburg at the south end, Clearwater up the Gulf side, and Tampa across the bay. mattress disposal services inside that triangle gets the fastest turnaround, and every smaller Pinellas County city inside it is served the same way.

St. Petersburg, FL

Everything starts in St. Petersburg for us. mattress disposal services across Shore Acres, Venetian Isles, Coquina Key, Allendale, Disston Heights and Pinellas Point is routine work. Post-flood cleanouts on the low-lying streets are a big part of what we do, and we handle those with the hauling limits spelled out up front rather than after the truck is loaded. More on our St. Petersburg junk removal coverage.

Clearwater, FL

Clearwater sees a lot of our mattress disposal services volume, especially around snowbird turnover in spring and fall. We cover Clearwater Beach, Island Estates, Belleair-adjacent streets, Countryside and the US-19 corridor. Seasonal-rental turnovers are booked in tight windows, and we hit them. See the full Clearwater service page.

Tampa, FL

Tampa is a full part of our service area, not an edge case. We cross the Howard Frankland, Gandy and Courtney Campbell daily for mattress disposal services in South Tampa, Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, Bayshore, Seminole Heights, Ybor City, Channelside, Westchase, Carrollwood and Temple Terrace. Details on our Tampa coverage.

The Rest of Pinellas County

Between and around the big three we cover the whole county. Inland that means Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar and East Lake. On the water we run St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, North Redington Beach, Clearwater Beach and Tierra Verde. The smaller municipalities count too: Gulfport, Kenneth City, South Pasadena, Belleair, Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs and Belleair Shore. On the Tampa side we also work Westchase and the Gandy corridor. Full county detail is on the Pinellas County page.

Not sure whether your address is inside the line? Call 727-240-7033 and ask. We would rather tell you honestly that a job is outside our range than take a deposit and cancel on you.

Mattress Removal Frequently Asked Questions

How much does mattress removal cost in St. Petersburg?

Mattress removal is a flat rate for the first item, with a lower rate for each additional piece. A mattress and box spring together cost less than two separate visits. The price covers labor, stairs, loading, transport and disposal or recycling fees, with nothing added later. Call 727-240-7033 for a free quote.

Do you take the mattress out of the bedroom, or does it need to be at the curb?

We come inside and take it from wherever it is. Upstairs bedrooms, tight stairwells, elevators and narrow hallways are all part of the job and included in the price. You do not need to move it anywhere.

Do you recycle mattresses?

Yes, wherever a facility will accept them. Steel springs, foam, cotton padding and box spring wood are all recoverable, and a queen mattress takes about 23 cubic feet of landfill space if it is simply dumped. We route mattresses to recycling and material recovery rather than defaulting to the landfill.

Can my old mattress be donated?

Almost never. Florida rules on re-selling used bedding are strict and charities in Pinellas County generally refuse used mattresses, especially anything stained, torn or damp. We would rather tell you that up front than promise a donation that will not happen.

Do you remove mattresses with bed bugs?

Yes, but tell us when you book. Infested mattresses are wrapped and sealed inside the room before they move so nothing spreads through the hallway, the elevator or our truck.

Can I put a mattress out for curbside pickup instead?

Most Pinellas County programs treat mattresses as bulk waste that requires a scheduled pickup, often with annual item limits and a requirement to bag the mattress in plastic. If it sits out through a rainstorm it doubles in weight and can draw a code enforcement notice.

Do you do same-day mattress removal?

Yes. Same-day and next-day appointments are usually available in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Dunedin and the rest of Pinellas County. We text an arrival window so you are not waiting all day for a delivery and a pickup at the same time.

Do you handle bulk mattress removal for hotels or apartments?

Yes. We regularly clear 10 to 100 or more units for hotels, motels, student housing, apartment communities and assisted living facilities, quoted per unit. For very large volumes a roll-off dumpster is sometimes cheaper and we will tell you if that is the case.

Will you take the bed frame and headboard too?

Yes. Frames, headboards, footboards, rails, adjustable bases, bunk beds and daybeds can all go in the same trip, and adding them to an existing pickup costs far less than booking a second visit.

Is mattress disposal services available in Tampa or only in Pinellas County?

Both. Tampa gets the same crews, trucks and pricing structure as our Pinellas work. We book mattress disposal services in Downtown Tampa, Water Street, Harbour Island, Davis Islands, Bayshore, Beach Park, Old Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, Town & Country and Brandon. Because Tampa sits in Hillsborough County, disposal runs through Hillsborough facilities, so we quote Tampa jobs with that tipping cost included rather than surprising you later.

Do you cover Clearwater Beach and the condo towers for mattress disposal services?

Yes, and we do it constantly. Clearwater Beach, Sand Key and Island Estates buildings almost always require an elevator reservation, a certificate of insurance naming the association, and a set haul window. We carry current insurance and file the COI before the truck leaves. Mainland Clearwater — Countryside, Northwood, Del Oro Groves, Downtown Cleveland Street — is simpler and usually books faster.

What other Pinellas County cities do you cover?

Effectively all of them. Mid-county we run Largo, Pinellas Park and Seminole. North county is Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar and East Lake. The barrier islands run St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, North Redington Beach, Indian Shores, Indian Rocks Beach and Clearwater Beach. Smaller municipalities like Gulfport, Kenneth City, South Pasadena, Tierra Verde and the four Belleair towns are covered too.

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