Keeping Portland awesome is a lot of work, and the local heroes who do the job deserve a good night's rest on a clean, comfortable mattress. Replacing your old mattress presents a bit of a problem though: what can you do with the old one?
Throwing Out an Old Mattress Is More Complicated Than It Should Be
Putting your old mattress out for curbside pickup is rarely an option. Portland's waste management service can be picky about what it will collect, and considering the condition most old mattresses are in -- at least visually -- you may not want that thing on the curb in front of your house anyway. Hauling it to the dump yourself might be an option if you have a truck. If the landfill will take it when you get there, and if you have the dump fees on you right then and there. That's a lot of ifs, especially if you've just spent the money on a new mattress and box spring and you're a little tapped for the rest of the month.
Keeping It Around Is Also Not an Option
With the hassle and expense of dumping your old mattress yourself, it can be tempting to just toss it and the box spring into the corner of your garage and pretend you don't see it there until the time comes to sell your house. That's not really an option though; old mattresses are likely breeding grounds for mold (especially with the weather we get here) and bed bugs. There's also a safety issue, since kids can hardly resist jumping on the thing when they find it, broken springs and all. Finally, mattresses are big, and they take up valuable space in storage that should be occupied by old Christmas lights and boxes full of clothes you'll never wear again, not old bed furniture.
Portland Old Mattress Removal & Disposal
Fortunately, Portland's old mattress removal and disposal is in the hands of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. When you have a mattress of any size, from a toddler bed to California king, that you need to get rid of, you can just give us a call and we'll be out with bells on to take it off your hands for good. We have the teams and the trucks to cover the entire Portland area, from Lake Oswego to Vancouver, and the local know-how to not get lost on that one stretch of I-5 where all the lanes shift from one side of the freeway to the other.
When you call 1-800-GOT-JUNK? for a mattress disposal appointment, one of our friendly customer service reps will take your information and book a good time to come out. If the mattress has anything wrong with it we should know about (e.g. bed bugs), just mention it on the phone so our crew can bring the right safety gear; it's not a problem. We will quote you a reasonable price that's free of surprises and make sure we're at your home in the tight two-hour window we said we'd be there.
Once our team, which is made up entirely of local help, rolls the truck up to your house, all you have to do is unlock the door and point in the general direction of the mattress we're collecting. Don't stress about hauling it down the stairs or out to the curb for us, we like lifting heavy things. We put the mattress and box spring on the truck, give you a cheery wave, and roll the old thing out of your life forever; zero bothers.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? is YOUR Best Option to for Mattress Recycling
If you have an old mattress anywhere between Beaverton and Gresham, schedule your Portland old mattress removal and disposal with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. We can't wait to hear from you.