Connecticut guide
How to get rid of a mattress in Connecticut
Connecticut municipalities often partner with the Mattress Recycling Council Bye Bye Mattress program for free resident drop-off at participating transfer stations. Participation is voluntary by town.
Facts checked against official state and town sources on 2026-11-05.
Statewide context
CT DEEP and Bye Bye Mattress describe free mattress recycling at many town transfer stations and listed sites. Confirm your town participates before you load the truck. Some cities still charge for wet/dirty mattresses as bulky waste.
Sources: CT DEEP What Do I Do With (mattresses); Bye Bye Mattress Connecticut.
Town pages on TownDumps
- Avon - Free; no permit required (Avon residents).
- Bridgeport - Accepted if cut in half; no dollar fee listed on City page.
- Darien - See Darien Mattress Recycling Program PDF on Recycling Center page.
- Greenwich - Mattresses accepted at Holly Hill; confirm any fee at scale house.
- Guilford - Free in mattress container; $50 if put in bulky bin.
- Hartford - Bulky furniture listed on blue/green acceptable lists; confirm mattress handling with the Transfer Station.
- Madison - Free in mattress area; $50 if in bulky bin.
- Manchester - Free with Recycling Permit Card.
- Milford - Accepted; fee follows car/SUV free or scale $0.075/lb rules.
- New Milford - Clean and dry free; wet or soiled $30.
- Newtown - Clean, dry mattresses accepted for recycling. Wet mattresses go to bulky waste with attendant guidance.
- Old Saybrook - $8 each per Town fee schedule PDF.
- Southbury - $20 (or free if recyclable); box spring $10 or free if recyclable.
- Wallingford - $30 mattress or box spring.
- Waterbury - Mattress or box spring $30 each; clean dry mattresses may use separate recycling stream.
- Watertown - Clean mattresses and box springs free with no permit; soiled or ripped $30 each.
- Wethersfield - Free (max 2/day); unacceptable types $30.
- Woodbury - $20 if not recyclable.