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Where to get rid of mattresses near Wilmington, NC

We found 7 open or status-unknown disposal sites within 50 miles of Wilmington, and 6 of them have rules we checked against an official website. 1 list mattresses as accepted; the closest is Brunswick County Landfill, about 19 miles away. 1 post a specific fee for this item; see the quotes below.

Nearest sites and what they say about mattresses

  • New Hanover County Secure Landfill · 9.7 mi · Wilmington, NC Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention mattresses – call to confirm
  • Pender County Convenient Trash Center (Rocky Point) · 15.4 mi · Pender County, NC Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention mattresses – call to confirm
  • Pender County Transfer Station & Hampstead Convenience Center · 17.9 mi · Pender County, NC Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention mattresses – call to confirm
  • Brunswick County Landfill · 19.4 mi · Bolivia, NC Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “Household trash, construction and demolition debris, land-clearing and inert debris, shingles, furniture and mattresses, yard debris, asbestos (with instructions), mobile homes, electronics, appliances/white goods, scrap metal, tires, recyclables, used oil and antifreeze, batteries, gasoline, latex paint, fluorescent bulbs, cooking oil, textiles, smoke detectors, oyster shells”

    Posted fee: “pickup truckloads $22 for 1/4, $42 for 1/2, $64 for 3/4, $85 full). Furniture/mattresses (brown goods) $59/ton. Clean shingles $34/ton. Yard debris $22.50/ton (logs over 4 ft $45/ton). Asbestos $80/ton. Mobile homes $1,000 single-wide empty, $2,000 with contents. Free: clean concrete, brick and soil”

  • Onslow County LF · 44.8 mi · Jacksonville, NC Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention mattresses – call to confirm
  • US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune · 46.1 mi · Camp Lejeune, NC
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Ramsey Rd Convenience Site · 49.9 mi · Jacksonville, NC Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention mattresses – call to confirm

Distances are straight-line from the center of Wilmington. “Listed as accepted” means the site’s official page mentions it; we quote the exact wording. We never guess for sites we haven’t checked.

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General tips for mattresses

Most landfills and many transfer stations take mattresses and box springs, but they are bulky, so many charge a per-item fee instead of (or on top of) the normal weight-based rate. Some sites refuse them outright or only take them from residents.

Other options. California, Connecticut and Rhode Island run state mattress recycling programs (Bye Bye Mattress) with free drop-off sites, funded by a fee paid when a mattress is bought; check the Mattress Recycling Council for current states and sites. Many retailers will haul away an old mattress when they deliver a new one. Cities that offer bulk or bulky-item curbside pickup often include mattresses; check your city's sanitation page.

Before you go. Some facilities require mattresses to be bagged (bed-bug rules) or dry. Ask whether the fee is per piece and whether box springs count separately.

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