Mattress removal in Burbank

In Burbank, getting rid of a mattress costs money at the curb, and the free alternative only works if you can move the bed yourself. This page lays out the City's fee, the Recycle Center drop-off, and the cases where a paid carry-out comes out ahead.

What the curb costs for a bed set

Since July 1, 2025, Burbank adds a $12.14 Special Handling Fee to each mattress and each box spring collected at the curb.^[1] The fee goes on the Burbank Water and Power bill, and only the BWP account holder can book those pieces.^[1]

So a queen set is two fees, and a household clearing two bedrooms is looking at four. The math matters most after a move or a kid's room makeover, when mattresses tend to leave in pairs.

Booking works the same as any bulky pickup. Use Our Burbank 311 at least two business days before trash day and attach a photo,^[1] or call (818) 238-3800 at least one business day ahead.^[1] The set goes out no earlier than the night before, at least 5 feet from anything fixed.^[1]

The free Recycle Center drop-off

The no-fee route is the Burbank Recycle Center at 500 S. Flower St.^[2] Residents can bring one mattress and one box spring per household, Monday through Saturday, without the special handling fee.^[1] The center serves Burbank residents and may ask for proof that you live in the city.^[2]

Two limits to plan around:

• One set per household. A second mattress either pays the curb fee or goes another way.
• You do the hauling. A queen or king needs a pickup truck or a roof rack and two people. Folding a spring mattress into a hatchback rarely works.

The City's bulky page and its hazardous waste page describe the limit in slightly different words, so call (818) 238-3900 before you load up.^[2]

Other free routes open to Burbank residents

Buying a new bed? A retailer that delivers a new mattress for free, online sellers included, must offer to take the old one.^[2] State rules give the store up to 30 days and still allow delivery or setup charges.^[3] Ask about it at checkout, not on delivery day.

Bye Bye Mattress sites. California's program takes mattresses and box springs at participating locations at no added cost.^[3] Search the program's locator and call the site first; never leave a mattress outside one that's closed.^[3]

Condition matters. Wet, heavily soiled or bedbug-infested mattresses don't qualify for free Bye Bye Mattress drop-off.^[2] Toppers, crib mattresses, sofa beds and air mattresses aren't covered by the program at all.^[4]

Businesses, landlords and short-notice turnovers

Burbank's curbside program is residential. Items from a business don't qualify, and the City itself suggests donating, renting a temporary dumpster or calling a junk removal service.^[1] Burbank businesses can take mattresses and box springs to the Recycle Center for $6 each.^[1]

Landlords run into the account-holder rule from the other side. If the BWP account is in the tenant's name, the owner can't book the fee items after a move-out. With about 57% of Burbank homes rented,^[5] that mismatch comes up often, and it's usually the moment people decide a carry-out is less trouble than coordinating a booking.

Carrying a mattress out of a Burbank building

About 41% of Burbank's housing units are in buildings with five or more units.^[5] A box spring doesn't bend, so on a narrow stair landing it has to be tipped on its edge and walked around the turn. Tell us the floor and whether there's an elevator.

Parking decides how long loading takes. A yellow curb gives 20 minutes for loading between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. unless signs say otherwise,^[6] which is plenty for one bed set, and residential sweeping runs weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,^[7] so mention anything posted out front.

Where Burbank mattresses go afterward

The City says most of what its bulky crews collect is landfilled, but mattresses and box springs are among the exceptions that get recycled.^[1] Stores that take a mattress back aren't required to recycle it.^[8]

Donation is rarely an option. Goodwill Southern California has a Burbank store on W. Magnolia Blvd.,^[9] but it doesn't accept mattresses or box springs.^[10] Old pillows and blankets are another story: Burbank's recycling guide says animal shelters often take bedding in good condition.^[11] The Burbank landfill isn't a fallback either, because it's open only to the City's Public Works department.^[12]

When a crew makes more sense in Burbank

Pay for a pickup when the fee and the logistics stack up: more than one set, a bed on the second floor, a BWP account in someone else's name, or mattresses from a business. Legacy works in Burbank. Pricing is based on how much truck space your items take up, plus labor. Free photo quotes by text: send photos and get an exact price. Loading, hauling, disposal and sweep-up are included. For the rest of the bedroom, see furniture removal or the Burbank area page.

Text photos for a priceor call (909) 566-3090