Mattress Recycling in Miami, FL
Mattresses are on the City of Miami bulky trash list: set them out for weekly collection or take them to the Mini Dump.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Count each piece separately: mattress, box spring and topper can be priced differently.
- Check for moisture, mold or bed bugs; many recyclers refuse damaged bedding.
- Confirm per-piece pricing and whether wrapping or an appointment is required.
Florida rules
- The Mattress Recycling Council operates statewide mattress recycling only in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island; Florida has no state mattress program. Source: Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab)
- Counties are responsible for providing solid waste disposal facilities for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Source: Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab)
More Florida rules (8)
- Every Florida county has a program that collects household hazardous waste for recycling or proper disposal. Source: Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab)
- County HHW programs include permanent collection facilities, collection events (regular or once or twice a year) and a few curbside collections. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEP tells residents to check their county or city HHW program website for advice and collection schedules. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Hazardous waste generated in the home is not regulated by the government. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- State-grant-funded local collection centers are intended to collect non-regulated household hazardous waste free. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- State law authorizes HHW "amnesty days", free for participants bringing under 100 pounds, until legislative funds for them are exhausted; local governments must host them. Source: Florida Statutes 403.7264: Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes (opens in new tab)
- A 2008 state law set a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020, with no sunset after 2020. Source: Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab)
- DEP directs residents to their county recycling coordinators. Source: Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (19)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Trash and Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management
- Only residential waste fee customers in unincorporated Miami-Dade and the cities of Aventura, Cutler Bay, Doral, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Opa-locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Sunny Isles Beach and Sweetwater may use the centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Donate Goods (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of South Florida
- Goodwill South Florida accepts furniture, electronics (large and small) and computers, among other goods. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill South Florida does not take mattresses, batteries, large appliances, tires, or washers and dryers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- About Mini Dump and Bulky Trash (opens in new tab) · City of Miami Department of Solid Waste
- The Mini Dump Facility is open to all City of Miami residents for bulky items and yard trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bring one proof of City of Miami residency; one trip per day, no more than a pickup truck load; no commercial vehicles or contractor materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household furniture is accepted, for example bed frames, dressers, dining tables, chairs, sofas and mattresses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The bulky trash Do's and Don'ts list names the same furniture, electronics and white goods examples. Checked October 26, 2026.
- View Garbage Pickup, Recycling, and Bulky Trash Schedules (opens in new tab) · City of Miami Department of Solid Waste
- The City of Miami Solid Waste Department collects residential bulky trash once a week, including household furniture, household electronics, white goods and clean yard trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Place items in front of the property the evening before the scheduled collection day. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
- Counties are responsible for providing solid waste disposal facilities for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Every Florida county has a program that collects household hazardous waste for recycling or proper disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- County HHW programs include permanent collection facilities, collection events (regular or once or twice a year) and a few curbside collections. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEP tells residents to check their county or city HHW program website for advice and collection schedules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hazardous waste generated in the home is not regulated by the government. Checked October 26, 2026.
- State-grant-funded local collection centers are intended to collect non-regulated household hazardous waste free. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 403.7264: Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
- State law authorizes HHW "amnesty days", free for participants bringing under 100 pounds, until legislative funds for them are exhausted; local governments must host them. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab) · Mattress Recycling Council
- The Mattress Recycling Council operates statewide mattress recycling only in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island; Florida has no state mattress program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- A 2008 state law set a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020, with no sunset after 2020. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEP directs residents to their county recycling coordinators. Checked October 26, 2026.
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