North Vancouver Mattress Removal
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How to Get Rid of a Mattress in North & West Vancouver
Mattresses and box springs can't go out with regular garbage in Metro Vancouver — they have to be recycled. On the North Shore you have four real options: book a pickup (we charge $90 curbside or $110 in-home in North Vancouver, recycling fee included, any size), haul it to a recycling depot yourself or arrange take-back when a new mattress is delivered. This page compares all four honestly, including when you shouldn't hire us.
What It Costs — All Prices, One Table
| Pickup | North Vancouver | West Vancouver (travel fee incl.) |
|---|---|---|
| Mattress or box spring, curbside | $90 | $130 |
| Mattress or box spring, in-home | $110 | $150 |
| Mattress + box spring set, curbside | $135 | $175 |
| Mattress + box spring set, in-home | $165 | $205 |
| Mattress on a truck-load job | +$30 per piece | +$30 per piece |
Any size — single, double, queen, or king — same price, recycling fee and labour always included, 5% GST the only addition. From inside an apartment or condo suite, add 20% — or bring it to the building's loading bay and pay the curbside price instead. Full details on the price list.
Why You Can't Just Throw a Mattress Away
Metro Vancouver bans mattresses from regular garbage disposal, and there's a good reason: a mattress is mostly recyclable material wearing a fabric cover. At the recycling facility it gets taken apart — the steel springs go to metal recycling, the foam is reprocessed into products like carpet underlay, the fibres and fabric are recovered, and the wood from box springs is chipped. Very little of a properly processed mattress ends up in a landfill, which is why the region requires the recycling route and why every disposal option below ends at a recycling facility, one way or another.
That ban is also why "leave it in the alley" doesn't work: illegally dumped mattresses are a bylaw fine waiting to happen, and the strata or municipality usually traces them back.
Your Four Options, Honestly Compared
Option 1 — Book a pickup (us). We collect from anywhere in North Vancouver for $90 curbside or $110 from inside your home, any size from single to king, box springs the same, with the recycling fee and all labour included. A mattress-and-box-spring set is $135 curbside or $165 in-home. In West Vancouver, add our flat $40 travel fee: $130 curbside, $150 in-home. This is the right option when you don't have a truck, don't have a second pair of hands, or your time is worth more than the difference. It's the wrong option if you're already renting a truck for a move and can throw the mattress on — see Option 2.
Option 2 — Haul it yourself. The North Shore's transfer station and mattress recycling drop-offs accept mattresses from residents for a per-piece fee of $20 per mattress/boxspring. You'll need a vehicle that fits a mattress (they don't fold, and a queen on a car roof in North Shore rain is a story you'll tell for years), a way to load it, and time for the drive and queue. Avoid rush hours 10 am - 2 pm. Line ups can be as short as 5 min if you are lucky or as long as 55 min. Honest math: if you already have the truck and a helper, DIY wins on price. If you'd be renting or borrowing either, it usually doesn't.
Option 3 — Retailer take-back. Buying a new mattress? Ask the retailer before you buy whether they'll remove the old one on delivery day. Some include it, some charge for it, some don't offer it at all — but when it's included, it's the most convenient option there is. The catch: it only works on delivery day, only swaps one-for-one, and won't help with the second mattress in the spare room.
Option 4 — Donate or give it away. Set expectations here: most charities decline used mattresses for hygiene reasons, and online marketplace interest in used mattresses is close to zero unless the mattress is nearly new. If yours genuinely is — clean, stain-free, no odours, no damage — call the charity first rather than dropping it off. If a charity says yes, that's the best outcome of all. If not, don't take it personally; it's the single most-refused donation item there is.
The Bed Bug Rule (Please Read Before Booking)
We do not accept mattresses with bed bugs — no exceptions. It protects our crew, our truck, and every customer after you. If your mattress is infested: seal it completely in a mattress disposal bag or heavy plastic sheeting and tape (hardware stores sell purpose-made bags), and contact the disposal facility about their procedure for contaminated mattresses before transporting it. If you're unsure whether what you're seeing is bed bugs, deal with that question first — moving an infested mattress through your home spreads the problem.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put a mattress in the garbage or a dumpster in Vancouver? No — Metro Vancouver bans mattresses from garbage disposal. They must go to a recycling facility, whether you take it there or a pickup service does.
How much does it cost to get rid of a mattress in North Vancouver? $90 curbside or $110 in-home with us, any size, recycling fee included. Hauling it yourself costs the depot's per-piece fee plus your vehicle and time. Retailer take-back ranges from free to a delivery-day charge — ask before you buy.
Do king mattresses or box springs cost more? No. Every size and every box spring is the same price. A set is $135 curbside or $165 in-home. Just keep in mind that often a king size mattress has two single box springs as a base. The total fee will reflect the fact that there are 3 units in total.
What actually happens to my mattress? It's dismantled at a recycling facility: springs to steel recycling, foam reprocessed, fibres recovered, box-spring wood chipped. That's where ours go, and where yours goes even if you drive it there yourself.
My mattress got soaked — is that a problem? A wet mattress is dramatically heavier and harder to process, so keep it under cover until pickup. If rain is forecast for a curbside pickup, throw a tarp or plastic over it.
Can you take a mattress with bed bugs? No — see the bed bug section above for the safe way to handle one.
