Can I drop a mattress at a county convenience center?

No. Bi-County takes mattresses and box springs only at its main landfill on Dover Road, at $10 each, paid in cash or check. The neighborhood convenience centers don't accept them. Any trailer load also has to go to the main landfill, so plan the trip around its weekday and Saturday hours.

Does a box spring cost extra to get rid of?

Usually, yes. The county charges $10 for a box spring just as it does for a mattress, so a queen set is $20 at the gate before anything else. A hauler normally counts the box spring as its own piece too, so mention it when you book.

Will a hauler take a mattress with bed bugs?

Many will, for an added fee that national guides put at $40 to $100. Say so when you book, and ask whether they want it bagged or wrapped first. EPA advice is to mark an infested mattress with the words Bed Bugs and get it picked up quickly, so nobody drags it home.

Can a mattress be recycled near Clarksville?

There's one option the county lists: Spring Back Recycling in Nashville, which strips mattresses down for foam, steel and fabric and says it recycles over 90% of each one. Its discount rates are for Davidson, Williamson and Rutherford County residents, so call for drop-off pricing from Montgomery County.

Do mattress stores take the old one away?

Some do when they deliver a new mattress, and national guides put retailer pickup at about $40 to $100. Check whether the store's offer covers the box spring and frame too. If it only takes the mattress, a hauler can collect the rest of the bed set in one trip.

Mattress Removal and Disposal in Clarksville, TN

Typical cost: national cost guides put one mattress pickup at $75 to $150, about $100 on average.
By size: roughly $40 to $55 for a twin, up to $100 to $140 for a California king.
Landfill fee: $10 for each mattress and each box spring at the county landfill, cash or check only.
Bed bugs: haulers commonly add $40 to $100 for an infested mattress.
Time on site: one ground-floor bed takes somewhere between 20 minutes and an hour.

Clarksville Junk Haulers hands your pickup request to one hauler in town who carries the mattress, box spring and bed frame out of the bedroom and takes them away. Size, the number of pieces, stairs and the mattress's condition set the price.

Mattress Removal by Size and Type

A queen mattress and box spring stood on edge against a bedroom wall beside a bare metal bed frame, the bedding stripped off

Queen, King and California King Mattresses

The big sizes are what most people can't move alone. A king folds and flops on the stairs and needs two people at least. National cost guides put removal at about:

Mattress size	Typical removal price
Queen	$60 to $100
King	$80 to $125
California king	$100 to $140

Most of the cost difference is the extra labor and the larger disposal charge that comes with a bigger mattress.

Twin and Full Mattresses

Kids' beds, bunk beds and guest rooms are usually twins and fulls, and they're the cheapest to remove: about $40 to $55 for a twin or twin XL and $40 to $70 for a full. A bunk bed adds a second mattress and a frame that has to come apart, so count both mattresses when you ask for a price.

Memory Foam and Hybrid Mattresses

Dense memory foam is heavier than an innerspring of the same size, and the weight pushes up both labor and landfill charges. One national guide prices memory foam removal at about $120 against roughly $90 for a spring mattress. Hybrids sit somewhere in between. A foam mattress that came rolled in a box won't go back in it, so expect a full-size carry.

Box Springs, Bed Frames and Headboards

The box spring is its own piece at the landfill, with its own $10 fee. Metal bed frames unbolt into rails and legs, and the steel can go to scrap. Wooden headboards and footboards ride with the rest of the furniture; see furniture removal if the dresser and nightstands are going too.

Mattresses With Bed Bugs

An infested mattress is still a normal pickup, but haulers price in the extra care, commonly $40 to $100 on top. Charities turn them down. The EPA's do-it-yourself advice is to make a discarded mattress unappealing, for example by marking it "Bed Bugs," and to have it picked up as soon as possible. Tell the hauler up front.

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Why Clarksville homeowners call Clarksville Junk Haulers

Your request goes to one local hauler, not a call list
Ask for the all-in price before anything is loaded
Free to call; you pay only the hauler, for the job you agree to
Tell us about stairs, heavy items or a deadline up front

Mattress Disposal in Montgomery County

Bi-County Solid Waste charges $10 per mattress and $10 per box spring, and accepts them at its main landfill, 3212 Dover Road, and nowhere else. The county's convenience centers won't accept them. Payment for that fee is cash or check only. The main landfill is open Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. That per-piece charge is part of why a hauler's mattress price runs above a bag of trash.

Donation isn't a route here: the big charity stores refuse mattresses and box springs (see furniture donation pickup for what they do take). Recycling is limited too. Tennessee isn't one of the four states (California, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Oregon) with a state mattress recycling program, so there's no free drop-off network. The nearest recycler on the county's list is Spring Back Recycling in Nashville, which charges by size.

Mattress Pickup Prep

A stained mattress wrapped in clear plastic sheeting leaning against a hallway wall near the front door, waiting for pickup

Strip it
Pull sheets, pads and the mattress protector so nothing gets thrown out by mistake.
Stand it on edge
A mattress on its side takes up less floor space and is easier for two people to grab.
Clear the turns
Pictures in the stairwell and a hallway rug are what a floppy king catches on.
Mention the stairs
A third-floor walk-up or a tight landing changes the quote, so say so when you book.

See couch removal for sleeper sofas, which have a mattress folded inside the frame.