Free Mattress Disposal in Minneapolis, MN
Which routes in Minneapolis are genuinely free, what each one caps you at, and the condition that gets a load left at the curb. Checked against the city and dated.
What is genuinely free in Minneapolis, and what each free route requires
Free and unconditional are not the same thing. Every route below either costs nothing or costs something, and every one of them has a line it will not cross — a cap, a condition, or a load it will not take. The last two columns are where the free routes end.
| Route | What it costs | How much it takes | The condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbside, regular collection day | — | Crews take up to two large items each week as part of City garbage collection. | Mattresses go out on your recycling day, not your garbage day, and you have to call on or before that day. Keep it dry: waterlogged or frozen mattresses are too heavy to be collected for recycling. |
| South Transfer Station, 2850 20th Ave S | $25 for each mattress or box spring. Appliances and electronics are $25 each. Pay-per-use loads start at a $40 minimum. | — | You must have City garbage or water service to use the site. |
| Hire a hauler | You pay — quotes come from local companies bidding against each other. | No item cap and no wrapping, residency or vehicle rule. | They carry it out; nothing has to reach the curb under its own steam. |
Putting it out with your regular trash in Minneapolis
Mattresses go out on your recycling day, not your garbage day, and you have to call on or before that day. Keep it dry: waterlogged or frozen mattresses are too heavy to be collected for recycling.
- How many items
- Crews take up to two large items each week as part of City garbage collection.
- Good to know
- Attach a note to each item that says "For Solid Waste." Items must be out by 6 a.m. on your pickup day. Refrigerators and freezers need their doors removed first.
Free at South Transfer Station, 2850 20th Ave S — and what makes it stop being free
- What it costs
- $25 for each mattress or box spring. Appliances and electronics are $25 each. Pay-per-use loads start at a $40 minimum.
- What to bring
- You must have City garbage or water service to use the site.
- Opening hours
- Tuesday through Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Or have someone take it
City routes are cheap but slow, and they all assume you can get the item to the curb yourself. If it is upstairs, if it is heavy, or if you need it gone this week, a local pro is the faster answer.
Post the job free, and local pros in Minneapolis bid on it. You pick the offer you like and pay your pro directly — JunkerClub takes no cut of the price.
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What people actually pay — measured, not estimated
A flat-rate national hauler charges $99–$119 to take one queen mattress — read off their own published breakdown, in Mission Viejo, CA (Orange County), Philadelphia, PA. It is not our price: JunkerClub does not set prices.
And a flat rate is only one company's number. When we put one real job out to bid, 12 local pros priced the same pile from the same photos: $225 to $1,250, median $525. Nobody else publishes this, because nobody else runs the auction.
What actually costs nothing in Minneapolis — common questions
Will the trash collectors take a mattress in Minneapolis?
Mattresses go out on your recycling day, not your garbage day, and you have to call on or before that day. Keep it dry: waterlogged or frozen mattresses are too heavy to be collected for recycling.
Does it cost anything to drop a mattress off in Minneapolis?
$25 for each mattress or box spring. Appliances and electronics are $25 each. Pay-per-use loads start at a $40 minimum.
What do I need to bring to the drop-off site in Minneapolis?
You must have City garbage or water service to use the site.
How many bulk items can I put out at once in Minneapolis?
Crews take up to two large items each week as part of City garbage collection.
When is the Minneapolis drop-off site open?
Tuesday through Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where this comes from
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-27. City rules change — if something here does not match, the city page wins.
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