Mattress Recycling

Residential customers & curbside business customers: There is an 8 piece per pick-up limit.

Business customers: we will collect as many units from your container / site as we can fit on our 26′ box truck or roll-off.

Yes. Residential customers may schedule a drop-off in advance by emailing our dispatch team at mattress@utecinc.org. All drop-offs are paid at the time of drop-off; cost for drop offs is $30.00 per unit with one unit being one mattress, or one box spring. We will provide our drop-off address via email once you’ve reached out.

Hours for drop-off are generally 8:30 am – 2:30 pm, Tuesday and Thursday.

No. Mattresses should be placed curbside or within site of the street by 7:00 am the morning of the pick-up. The UTEC Mattress Recycling crew will pick up the mattresses or box springs before 3:00 pm. Similar to the way trash is collected, it is expected that the items are not placed in the street or walkway prior to your collection date. Our crew is prohibited from entering homes or apartments to pick up mattresses.

Cambridge: Curbside pickups occur weekly. Online requests can be made at any time online here.

Lowell: Curbside pickups occur weekly on Wednesdays. Online orders can be made at any time, and your credit card will be charged to confirm the order. IMPORTANT: Your pickup date will be sent via email by our scheduling team within 2 business days. Please do not put your items out prior to receiving a confirmed pickup date.

Newburyport: Pickups occur monthly. To sign up for your pickup, go to Newburyport City Hall, Health Department (lower level).

You can contact us here or call 978.856.3997

Don’t see your town/city mentioned? Contact your local DPW and ask how mattresses and box springs are recycled in your area or book a drop-off at our mattress facility in Lawrence.

Support Our Cause – Check with your local town or recycling office to see if UTEC Mattress Recycling is an option for your city or town.

No. UTEC will only pick-up standard mattresses and box springs. Consult with your town to determine who picks up these other items.

UTEC does not schedule pick-ups on Holidays. Severe weather or other unforeseen events may force us to cancel or reschedule pick-up dates. In this occurrence, customers will be contacted via email and are expected to retrieve items from the street/walkway until a new collection date is confirmed.

All mattresses received are deconstructed, allowing us to divert the materials from the waste stream. This is a labor-intensive service, which is why we charge a fee for recycling. We do not consider any mattresses received as a donation and unfortunately cannot generate letters stating that you donated your mattress.

Yes. Young people working in our enterprises are paid the equivalent of minimum wage for their work.