# Mattress Disposal & Recycling in Downtown Los Angeles URL: https://thejunkiez.com/services/mattress-disposal/downtown-los-angeles/ Summary: Same-day mattress and box spring pickup, taken to a California-certified recycler rather than a landfill. Available same day in Downtown Los Angeles. Service: Mattress Disposal & Recycling Starting price: $99 Pricing: A mattress and box spring together is generally $99–$149. Adding a bed frame rarely changes the tier. Area served: Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Neighbourhoods: Arts District, Historic Core, South Park, Fashion District, Little Tokyo, Bunker Hill ZIP codes: 90012, 90013, 90014, 90015, 90017, 90021, 90071 Contact: 323-547-5879 — info@thejunkiez.com Last updated: 2026-08-28 The Junkiez provides same-day mattress disposal & recycling in Downtown Los Angeles. Same-day mattress and box spring pickup, taken to a California-certified recycler rather than a landfill. Getting rid of a mattress in Southern California is deliberately hard. You cannot put it in a bin, most landfills will not accept it loose, and city bulky-item pickup often means waiting two to three weeks with the thing sitting in your driveway. We pick it up the same day, carry it down whatever stairs are involved, and deliver it to a recycler under the state programme. ### Mattresses in Downtown Los Angeles Downtown is a building-management market more than a residential one. Almost every pickup here runs through a loading dock, a freight elevator with a booked time window, and a building engineer who wants a certificate of insurance naming the owner as additional insured before anything moves. Converted lofts in the Historic Core add their own wrinkle: freight elevators in hundred-year-old buildings are small, slow, and occasionally out of service. We book dock time and issue COIs as a matter of routine here — send us the building’s requirements when you book and we will handle the paperwork rather than turning up and being refused entry. For Arts District office and studio clear-outs we schedule after hours, which most buildings require anyway and which avoids the loading-dock queue entirely. ### What we take - Mattresses — twin, full, queen, king, California king - Box springs and foundations - Memory foam, latex and hybrid mattresses - Crib and toddler mattresses - Futon mattresses and sofa-bed inserts - Adjustable bed bases and bed frames - Mattress toppers and protectors ### Why you cannot just throw it away California banned mattresses from most landfill disposal streams and created the Mattress Recycling Council programme, funded by a recycling fee collected at the point of sale. Roughly 75% of a mattress by weight — steel springs, polyurethane foam, cotton fibre and timber — is genuinely recoverable. Dumping one illegally in LA County carries fines that start in the hundreds and climb fast. ### Getting a price in Downtown Los Angeles We quote free on site, before anything is loaded, and the number does not change afterwards. Our rates are the same everywhere we work — there is no Downtown Los Angeles surcharge, and stairs, long carries and disassembly are all included. We cover all of Downtown Los Angeles, including Arts District, Historic Core, South Park, Fashion District, Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill. ## Frequently asked questions **Do you actually recycle the mattress?** Yes. We deliver to a recycler participating in the California Mattress Recycling Council programme, where the steel, foam and fibre are separated and reclaimed. **Can you take a mattress with bed bugs?** Yes, but tell us when booking. It gets sealed in plastic in the room and routed to disposal rather than recycling. **Can I just leave it outside for you?** You can, though check your city's rules first — several LA-area cities issue citations for bulky items left at the kerb. We are happy to come inside and get it.