Bulk Item & Mattress Recycling Program

How to Dispose of  Bulk Items, Mattresses & Box Springs

You will be brought to the official UTEC website. There is an FAQ towards the bottom of the web page. Essentially, even if you don't live in a town that's serviced by UTEC, you can schedule a drop-off for your mattress(es) and/or box spring(s) by emailing UTEC's dispatch team at mattress@utecinc.org. For twin/infant mattresses or box springs, the cost is $35 per piece; for full, queen, king, etc. mattresses or box springs, the cost is $40 per piece. Drop-offs are generally between 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

For Bulk Items: if you can not donate it or recycle it, then purchase a bulk sticker here. 

For Mattresses & Box Springs:

OPTION 1 

Donate It:  

If it’s clean, has no rips or stains, and is usable, you may drop it off at The Wish Project, in Lowell. Call 978-441-9474 or post it for giveaway.*

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OPTION 2 

If Option 1 won’t work, mattresses can be picked up to be recycled by a non-profit called UTEC. At-risk teens are employed deconstructing the mattresses and box springs.

Twin/infant mattresses or box springs is $35 per piece; full, queen, king, etc. mattresses or box springs is $40 per piece.

You can put your mattresses and/or box springs at the curb by registering at the Recycling and Sustainability Department in the basement of City Hall. You may pay the $30 fee (per item) with cash or by check. The UTEC truck comes to Newburyport about once a month.

NOTE: Mattresses set outdoors should be as protected from the rain as much as possible, but can be somewhat wet.

Or, make arrangements to drop the items at the Recycling Center on Colby Farm Lane. First, call the Recycling and Sustainability Department 978-499-0413. We will set a time to meet you at the Recycling Center where there is a covered container to store mattresses to be recycled. The price is the same: twin/infant mattresses or box springs is $35 per piece; full, queen, king, etc. mattresses or box springs is $40 per piece. Only cash or check is accepted at the Recycling Center.

NOTE: If you are looking to dispose of a mattress of box spring and you are not a Newburyport resident, please visit this link.