Mattress Disposal Cost in Virginia Beach, VA

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

The free route in Virginia Beach has hard edges, and they are the reason people end up paying: No item count is published. What the city does cap is the item itself: a rug up to 9 ft by 12 ft, rolled and tied, and fencing up to ten eight-foot sections.

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 Virginia Beach is run by City of Virginia Beach Waste Management. Below is what they will take, straight from their own rules — and where each route runs out.

Is there a free state recycling program?

Not in Virginia. Four states — California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island — fund mattress recycling with a fee collected when a new mattress is sold, which makes drop-off free there. There is no equivalent here, so the city routes above are the free options.

Booked bulky pickup

Anything too large for the black trash cart that you cannot haul to the city landfill yourself. No item count is published. What the city does cap is the item itself: a rug up to 9 ft by 12 ft, rolled and tied, and fencing up to ten eight-foot sections. Request it online — the city prefers that — or on 757-385-4650, by email to wastemgt@vbgov.com, or in person, at least three days before your regular weekly trash day. The city asks residents to gather several items into one request rather than booking a pickup per item. Items go out between 5 p.m. the day before and 7 a.m. on the collection day, with three feet of clearance on every side — clear of carts, yard waste, poles, mailboxes, cable boxes and parked cars — never on the street or sidewalk, and never under power lines or low branches. Anything small left behind after the truck is the resident's to clear. Beds have to be disassembled and waterbeds drained; refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners must be empty with the shelves and doors removed, and the request has to say whether the refrigerant was taken out; water heaters and lawnmowers drained; chain-link fence rolled and other fencing stacked, with no concrete attached. Not eligible at all: building and renovation material, concrete, cardboard boxes, carpet, wood pallets, cabinets, doors, sinks, toilets, glass, boats, hazardous waste, propane tanks, paint, rocks, dirt, bags, tires, vehicle parts, recreational vehicles and computer towers.

Checked against the operator’s own page on 2026-09-15. Source