how the heck do i remove an old mattress??

[JS80]

ideas anyone? i was going to rent a truck for $20 and donate it but no place accepts mattresses. How do you dispose of mattresses?

 

[Funyuns101]

list it on craigslist for free and have them haul it?

 

[Ns1]

find dumpster

toss mattress into dumpster

 

[amdskip]

craigslist or freecycle

 

[legoman666]

burn it

 

[Bryophyte]

If you have your new mattress delivered, often they will take the old one for free when they leave.

If not, try Craigslist if your mattress isn't too gross.

 

[coldmeat]

neighbor's lawn

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Ns1
find dumpster

toss mattress into dumpster

the Chicago way. or even simpler:

find curb

toss onto curb.

 

[mugs]

Call your local government and ask them... they may have a place you can take it to.

 

[Nitemare]

wait until 2 AM
put mattress in truck
drive about 1 mile
park
dump mattress in nearest lawn
drive home

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: amdskip
craigslist or freecycle

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: Ns1
find dumpster

toss mattress into dumpster

flawlessly logical.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Ns1
find dumpster

toss mattress into dumpster

the Chicago way. or even simpler:

find curb

toss onto curb.

the LA way is


find alley

toss into alley

 

[paulney]

A local dump will take it for a piece of your @ss. I mean, for a small fee measured by cubic feet of disposed material.

 

[DeliciousTacos]

Drive into the country and throw on side of road/or ditch. OR I like the alley/curb idea

 

[conehead433]

Take a chain saw to it and have some fun.

 

[TechBoyJK]

is it illegal to burn a mattress? bonfire ftw.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: DeliciousTacos
Drive into the country and throw on side of road/or ditch. OR I like the alley/curb idea

don't be a moron.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK
is it illegal to burn a mattress? bonfire ftw.

Good way to find out if a mattress is really made of fire-retardant material! I second this option!

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Tie it to the roof of your car and take it to the town dump. I've done it before, you don't even need help. A mattress is bulky, not heavy.

 

[erikistired]

my garbage men took mine. i called ahead, but they have a special day when they collect odds and ends like furniture and mattresses and whatnot.

 

[ktehmok]

Does your city not have "heavy trash pickup"?

If not, just toss it in a dumpster or alley. One of those discount mattress places will pick it up & recover the exterior, then pass it off as "new".

 

[KK]

cut it up into small pieces then throw in your garbage can.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: paulney
A local dump will take it for a piece of your @ss. I mean, for a small fee measured by cubic feet of disposed material.

If it's something I can take to my county dump, it's about $4. If I have to take it to the next county, it's $8 (for a van or regular pickup load).

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: ktehmok
Does your city not have "heavy trash pickup"?

If not, just toss it in a dumpster or alley. One of those discount mattress places will pick it up & recover the exterior, then pass it off as "new".

If you live in a house, in L.A. you can call the City for a "large Item pickup". You have to tell them exactly what is being left for pick up. On your next trash day, leave it out and they will pick it up. It costs nothing, but you can only do it a few times a year.

MotionMan