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How to get rid of a mattress in the City of Baltimore

Take it to the Quarantine Road Landfill and Residential Recycling Center. There’s no fee.

Quarantine Road Landfill and Residential Recycling Center

City residents with ID; the recycling center is free, the landfill $135 a ton

Hours
Monday to Saturday9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

6100 Quarantine Road, Baltimore, MD

Get directionsCall the center: 410-396-3772

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 26, 2026.

Sources: City of Baltimore: Residential Recycling Centers; City of Baltimore: How to Use Drop-Off Center; City of Baltimore: Recycle Your Old Mattress

Rules for mattresses

Fee
Free
Limit
Not posted. Call ahead.
Residency
Not posted. Call ahead.
  • The city’s mattress recycling page says Quarantine Road takes mattresses Monday to Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but its drop-off centers page says the center opens at 9 a.m.
  • Clean, dry mattresses and box springs are recycled at the Quarantine Road center; unload them yourself into the collection unit. The monthly bulk pickup takes them too: call 311 at least 4 working days before your bulk Saturday.

Mattresses in other counties and cities

Sources: City of Baltimore: Recycle Your Old Mattress; City of Baltimore: Bulk Trash Pickups

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