Mattress disposal with a set charge per mattress

Your council will usually collect a mattress through its bulky collection, for a fee and from outside only. Lewisham charges £5 per item, including mattresses, and people in flats bring items to the front of the building. Bromley starts at £43, collects from the front of the property within 10 working days of payment, and charges another £43 for late cancellation.

A mattress can sometimes go for free through a council bulky collection. Bromley gives one free collection a year to people claiming Universal Credit or Housing Benefit, and since 1 June 2026 Merton (external site) collects up to 3 bulky items free, once a year per household. Where neither applies, RLE Waste Clearance collects from inside the home for a set charge per mattress.

The bed frame can go in the same load as the mattress, along with divan bases and headboards, priced by the space they take. Only the mattress carries the extra charge. If the frame is easier to move in pieces, take it apart before we arrive, or tell us and we'll allow time for it.

A mattress doesn't need cutting up or folding before we arrive, because the two-person crew carries it out whole, and it only needs wrapping if it has bed bugs. Leave it where it is, or by the front door if that's easier for you, and point the crew to it on the day. The crew handles the carrying and loading, and that time is built into the price.

A mattress with bed bugs can go, as long as it's wrapped and sealed in plastic before the crew arrives. RLE Waste Clearance takes it at the usual £10 plus VAT per mattress, on top of the load. Wrap it in the room where it is, so it isn't carried through the house uncovered, and mention the bed bugs when you send the photo so the crew knows what to expect.

A mattress can be collected from an upper-floor flat, because two people carry it down the stairs. Tell us the floor and whether there's a lift when you send the photo, so we can plan it. Loading time is built into the price, and if a job needs longer, extra labour is £30 plus VAT per 30 minutes, agreed before we start.

A mattress can be collected 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, and if you book before 12pm the job's done the same day, so it isn't left in a hallway or front garden waiting for a council date. Send a photo and your postcode on WhatsApp (07534 244774), along with anything else that's going, so it all goes in one load.

You don't need to be home for a mattress collection if the mattress is somewhere the crew can reach, such as a front garden, a driveway or a porch, or if there's a key safe and you've told us where it is. Agree the price first on WhatsApp or by phone, then pay on completion by card, cash or bank transfer.