Mattress Disposal Cost in Tustin, CA

Mattress Disposal in Tustin: where the city stops and a hauler starts

The free route in Tustin has hard edges, and they are the reason people end up paying: Up to four bulky item collections a calendar year, and one collection is up to four items. No additional cost for single-family customers. In a multifamily complex it is collected for a fee, and only the person named on the account — usually the property manager — can request it.

Past those limits the city is not an option at all — not slower, not pricier, simply unavailable. That is the line a hauler exists for, and it is worth knowing exactly where it sits before you start carrying anything.

Collection in Tustin is run by City of Tustin Public Works. Below is what they will take, straight from their own rules — and where each route runs out.

The California state program

California runs a statewide mattress recycling program funded by a fee collected when a new mattress is sold. Because that fee is already paid, dropping an old mattress off costs residents nothing. Free for residents at participating sites. Participating sites typically cap drop-offs at 3 units per vehicle per day. The program does not include free household pickup. Scheduled container pickups exist only for businesses handling at least 100 mattresses a month.

Checked against the operator’s own page on 2026-08-19. Source

Booked bulky pickup

Appliances such as air conditioners, dishwashers, microwaves, refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and water heaters; barbecues, bicycles and furniture including box springs, chairs, desks and mattresses. Up to four bulky item collections a calendar year, and one collection is up to four items. No additional cost for single-family customers. In a multifamily complex it is collected for a fee, and only the person named on the account — usually the property manager — can request it. Call CR&R on (714) 372-8272. Bundles or bags of recyclables, flattened cardboard and paper can be booked as a free pickup separately, without spending one of the four.

Checked against the operator’s own page on 2026-09-10. Source