Residents can drop off old and used mattresses free of charge at the Recology Vallejo Drop-Off Facility, located at 2021 Broadway, Vallejo, CA, Thursday – Saturday from 8 AM – 3:30 PM. Limit 5 mattresses.
Acceptable Items:
- Mattresses: Defined as any sleep surface covered with ticking or fabric that contains resilient material such as steel innersprings, foam, fiber, or other filling or upholstery materials, used alone or in combination, regardless of size or shape. This definition includes foam mattresses.
- Futons: See mattress definition above. Futon mattresses must be detachable from the frame or base to be accepted. Futon mattresses that do not detach from the frame or base are not included.
- Box springs (also commonly called foundations): A ticking or fabric-covered structure used to support a mattress or sleep surface and may be comprised of a frame, foam, springs or other structure, or other materials, used alone or in combination, regardless of whether the product is stationary or adjustable.
Unacceptable Items:
- Severely wet, damaged, twisted, frozen, or soiled mattresses
- Adjustable bases not covered in ticking or fabric
- Air mattresses that contain no upholstery material (such as camping beds)
- Car beds
- California Prison Industry Authority units
- Collapsible roll-away beds
- Fold-out sofa beds
- Futon frames or bases
- Juvenile products including crib mattresses, carriages, baskets, dressing tables, strollers, playpens, infant carriers, lounge pad, crib bumpers
- Loose bedding, blankets, or sheets
- Mattresses infested with bed bugs or other living organisms
- Mattress pads and toppers
- Metal bed frames
- Out-of-state mattresses
- Pillows and cushions
- Sleeping bags
- Water beds