Here's the thing most people find out the hard way: you can't leave a mattress at the curb for regular Denver trash. We carry it out of the bedroom and haul it the same day at a flat photo-quoted price from $111 — twin, full, queen, king, or a whole set — and route it to a recycler, not the landfill. No Colorado sales tax on the service.
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Same-day is usually open across Denver's apartment belt and the suburbs. No wrapping, no dragging it outside.
A vetted crew lifts it from the bedroom, down the stairs or elevator, and routes it to a mattress recycler.
Flat and photo-quoted — the carry-out, the drive, and the recycling are already in the number. Unlike the volume franchises, there's no separate "mattress surcharge" tacked on at the truck.
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Twin mattress | $111 |
| Box spring | $124 |
| Full mattress | $126 |
| Queen mattress | $139 |
| King mattress | $154 |
| Mattress + box-spring set | $192 |
$75 minimum. Carry-out and disposal included. Clearing a whole bedroom or several beds? Send one photo and we'll price the lot. No Colorado sales tax on the service.
For context, local Denver haulers commonly quote a single mattress in the $90–$150 range curbside — our flat price includes carrying it down from the bedroom and routing it to a recycler, confirmed before we roll.
| Option | Cost | Speed | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Denver trash cart | — | Never | Not allowed — a mattress can't go out with your regular trash |
| Denver Large Item Pickup | Free | Up to ~9 weeks | Only if bagged & wrapped in plastic; curbside-only; you carry it out |
| Self-haul to a recycler | $20–50 | Same day | You wrestle a king mattress into a truck and drive it there |
| JunkRabbit | $111–$154 flat | Same day | None — we carry it out and recycle it |
This is the one that catches everyone. You cannot set a mattress out with your regular Denver trash — the cart program won't take it. Denver's free Large Item Pickup (scheduled through Denver 311 · 720-913-1311) will take a mattress, but only if you bag and wrap it in plastic first, and that program runs just once about every nine weeks on a rotating zone schedule, with a five-item cap and curbside-only service. So the real-world steps are: buy a mattress bag, wrap it, muscle it out to the curb yourself, and then leave it on the street for up to two months. For a move-out, a bed upgrade, or a DU student clearing out in June, that's not a plan. We come to the bedroom, carry the mattress out — no wrapping, no dragging — and take it to a recycler the same day.
A mattress is one of the most recyclable bulky items there is — up to about 90% of it, by weight, is reusable material. We route mattresses to a Colorado mattress recycler such as Spring Back Colorado, where the steel springs, foam, and fabric are separated and reused; gently-used mattresses in clean condition are offered for donation instead. That keeps a big, springy, landfill-hostile item out of the ground — which matters in a state that bans a growing list of materials from disposal and pushes hard on diversion. Every load is tarped, too, which on the Front Range keeps the tip fee from doubling for an uncovered truck. It's all in your flat price.
Mattress calls cluster in Denver's dense rental core — Capitol Hill, Cheesman Park, City Park West — where 1920s brick walk-ups with no elevator mean a heavy mattress has to come down two or three flights. That stair-carry is in the flat price; Denver is flat ground, so there's no hill surcharge. Down in Platt Park and the University area, the DU student move-out in mid-June leaves a wave of mattresses and cheap furniture behind, and we run same-day pickups through it. Wherever it is — a walk-up, a bungalow basement, a high-rise needing a COI and freight elevator — we come to the room and carry it out, so you're never the one wrapping it in plastic and hauling it to the curb.
"Didn't know you can't just put a mattress out with the trash here. They took the king and box spring down from my Cheesman Park walk-up, flat price from a photo, and recycled it. Saved me a two-month wait."
"My daughter's DU move-out — mattress, mini-fridge, and a pile of furniture out of the apartment same day in June. One flat number, no surcharge nonsense. Total lifesaver during finals."
"New bed was being delivered and I needed the old queen and box spring gone that morning. Carried it out, recycled it, done. Fair flat price and no tax added at the end."
How much does it cost in Denver?
Flat, photo-quoted: twin $111, full $126, queen $139, king $154, box spring $124, mattress-and-box set $192. $75 minimum, carry-out and recycling included, no Colorado sales tax.
Can I put it at the curb?
No — a mattress can't go out with regular Denver trash, and the city's bulky program only takes it bagged, wrapped, and every nine weeks. We carry it out same-day instead.
Do you recycle it?
Yes — routed to a Colorado mattress recycler like Spring Back Colorado, or donated if it's gently used.
Do you carry it down or do I?
We do — from any bedroom, basement, or high floor, stairs and freight elevator included. You lift nothing.