As part of the City of San Diego’s participation in the Mattress Recycling Council’s Bye Bye Mattress program, San Diegans can drop off mattresses and box springs at the collection site located on the east side of the entrance to the Miramar Landfill on Convoy Street.
Mattress collection hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday (the site is closed on Saturdays and Sundays). The following items are unacceptable. Search for recycling, donation or disposal options on WasteFreeSD.org:
- Severely damaged, wet, twisted, frozen or soiled mattresses or box springs.
- Items infested with bedbugs.
- Mattress pads or toppers.
- Sleeping bags and cots.
- Pillows, cushions, blankets, sheets and other loose bedding.
- Car beds.
- Infant carriers, lounge pads or crib bumpers.
- Juvenile products such as carriages, baskets, cribs, bassinets, dressing tables, strollers and playpens, crib bumpers or their pads.
- Waterbeds, collapsible rollaway beds, or camping air mattresses.
- Foldout sofa beds, futon frames/bases.
- Household furniture.
- Mattress or box spring in a cardboard box or plastic bag.
Additional mattress recycler, renovator, or drop-off location can be found at:
byebyemattress.com