Mattress Removal

Mattress Removal for Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Lions Bay Areas.

• Disposal fee  - $80

• Disposal fee for mattress and box spring - $100

At some point, the mattress you love so much is getting too old and it needs to go. This is when our mattress removal services come into play. Pick up the phone or email us and your old mattress and box spring will be disposed of in no time. Questions? Read on...

 FEES

The fees for mattress removal is $80 for a mattress OR box spring. If you have a mattress and a box spring that need to be disposed of, the total fee is $100. Recently Vancouver imposed different fees and rules for mattress and box spring disposal. The old fees were based on how much the mattress or box spring weighs. However, as of Jan 1 2011 the Transfer station charges a minimum fee per mattress which forced all Junk removal companies in Vancouver to increase their mattress pick up fees significantly. The fee you see looks pricy, but when you add the minimum fee plus the gas and the minimum 1-2 hours to complete the job, you can see why it is $80.

 STEPS

Give us a call and we will book a pick up date and hour that works for you. Clear any obstacles that might be in the way when we remove your mattress or box spring. The mattress or box spring will be picked up from your house and taken to the transfer station. The city of Vancouver has new rules regarding the disposal of mattress and box spring. Mattress and Box spring are not disposed as a garbage anymore. They are recycled. The metal is and wood is taken out of the mattress and box spring for recycling.

MY MATTRESS IS QUEEN SIZE. DOES SIZE MATTER?

The size of your mattress does not influence our disposal fees. All sized mattresses are disposed for the same fee.

MY MATTRESS IS WET

Rain can make a mattress wet but weight is not a factor anymore since Vancouver Dump Stations charge per item. However, working with wet mattress is not a pleasant experience and make our work harder. Cover your mattress with a tarp if you think it will be left out on the rain.

I have more than one mattress

Our fee for Mattress removal is $80. However, you get a deal on the rest of the mattresses you might have. Each additional mattress that you add is $40. Mattress and Box Spring Recycling in Vancouver Since January 2011 Vancouver City introduced new rules on disposal of mattresses and box springs. In the past mattresses and box springs were just disposed as a regular garbage. They were weighed and the disposal fee was based only on that factor. This year however, all mattresses and box springs in Vancouver must be recycled. This move by city of Vancouver almost quadrupled hour cost of disposing mattresses and box springs since we have to pay a minimum disposal fee for each mattress or box spring. What is City of Vancouver recycling from these mattresses and box springs? The mattress is taken apart. Most have springs inside so the metal is recycled and the fabric is thrown away as garbage. There isn’t much inside of a mattress that can be recycled but this is what the city of Vancouver has decided. However, a box spring is a different story. A box spring has wood and metal inside that can be recycled and it is of a significant amount. Trying to dispose a mattress or box spring in the dump illegally will land you a fine of $50. All dump grounds in Vancouver have city inspectors and they are watching very carefully and we don’t advice anyone trying to hide a mattress in the garbage.  

Where can i throw away a mattress in Vancouver?

Many people ask themselves this question. The first thing that most would consider is to leave it behind the garbage bin of their building. We had quite a few cases where the manager will call us to come and pick up those mattresses. Usually, the tenants who have left it there get a nasty fine by the condo management for disposing their mattress at the building property. In some cases it is as high as $200. This is a big expensive for mattress disposal. Buildings have cameras and it is almost impossible to sneak it out of your building without being seen by other people or the surveillance camera. We strongly advice against taking this risk. Another option is to leave it at the back of your street. It will cost you no money and there is a chance that no one will see you if you do it at night. However, there is a different price that you will pay. Whenever a mattress or a box spring is dumped at a back alley, other things start piling up next to it. People walk by and they see these mattresses at the back of the street and assume that they can add their couch or another mattress to the pile. In just few weeks you are going to wish you didn’t start the trend on your street.  Homeless people love to sleep on those piles. You will start hearing them at night fighting around the pile. The city will not remove any of that rubbish.  They will try to force the management of the buildings around to get rid of it. It will be months before someone does anything about it. Call a junk removal company that will pick up your mattress and avoid getting into all kinds of trouble.