Mattress Disposal London
Old mattress or bed to get rid of? We collect single, double, king and super-king mattresses, divans and bed frames from the bedroom itself, do all the lifting, and recycle it responsibly — same-day across London, from £95 for a 2-seater if you put it outside, or £150 if we carry it out.
Priced by piece and size, from £65 • collected from any bedroom • recycled, not fly-tipped
Van Thats Quick offers fast, straightforward mattress disposal and bed collection across London. An old mattress is one of the most awkward things to get rid of on your own — it is too floppy and heavy to fold into a car, won't fit in most lifts, and the council's bulky-waste service can charge for the privilege and still take weeks to turn up. We solve it in one visit: we come to your address, carry the mattress out of the bedroom itself, load it into the van, and take it away the same day, so you get your room back without the hassle or the heavy lifting.
We collect every mattress size — single, double, king and super-king — along with divan bases, ottoman storage beds, metal and wooden bed frames, headboards, mattress toppers and cot mattresses. It does not matter whether the bed is upstairs, downstairs, or in a flat with no lift; our crew handles the carrying, the corners and the stairs, so you never need to drag it out to the hallway or landing first.
Mattress collection. Mattresses are bulky, springy and genuinely difficult for one person to move, which is exactly why so many end up dumped on the street. We take that problem off your hands entirely. Our two-person crew manoeuvres the mattress out of the bedroom, down the stairs or into a lift, and loads it straight into the van — no assembly required from you, no need to bag it or wrap it, and no risk to your walls or doorframes.
Bed frame and divan disposal. Beyond the mattress itself, we regularly clear the whole bed — metal frames, wooden bed frames, ottoman lift-up bases and divan bases with drawers. Divans in particular are heavy and awkward to break down, but our crew is used to dismantling them on site where needed to get them out safely, then loading the parts for recycling.
Where it goes. Mattresses cannot simply be landfilled whole in most cases, so we take them to licensed waste facilities that strip them apart — steel springs, foam padding and fabric covering are separated out and recycled rather than sent to landfill. Bed frames made from metal or timber are recycled in the same way. Nothing we collect is ever fly-tipped, which matters for you as well as the environment: fly-tipped waste is traceable back to the household it came from, so using an unlicensed "man with a van" to save a few pounds carries a real risk of a fine landing on your doormat.
We handle used and old mattresses of every kind routinely, so there is no need to worry about condition — stained, worn, sagging or simply the wrong size for a new bedroom, we will take it. If you are replacing rather than simply removing, our mattress delivery service can bring the new mattress in and carry the old one straight back out on the same visit, so you are never without a bed and never left storing the old one in the hallway.
Pricing is by the piece and its size, and then by one thing: whether we carry it out. If the piece is already outside, an armchair is £65, a mattress £75, a 2-seater £95, a 3-seater £105, a sofa bed £120 and a corner sofa £125. If we carry it out of the property — any room, any floor — add £30 to the job — £125 for a 2-seater, £155 for a corner sofa. More than one piece on the same visit adds its own fee, not another call-out: a sofa plus a mattress comes to £120 outside or £150 carried, a three-piece suite to £135 or £165. A full van load of furniture is £375 with the carrying included. Every figure is all-in: the specialist POPs disposal upholstered seating legally needs is inside the price, not added afterwards. There are no hidden charges. The quickest way to a firm price is a WhatsApp photo of what needs collecting — we will confirm the cost before we set off so there are no surprises on the day.
Ask us for the current insurance certificate, cover limits and exclusions that apply to your job before you book.
People choose us for mattress and bed disposal because it removes every bit of friction from the job. There is no borrowing a van, no folding a mattress into the back of a hatchback, no straining your back getting it down a stairwell, and no gamble on a fly-tipping fine from an unlicensed clearer found online. You send a photo, agree a fixed price, and we handle the lifting, carrying, loading, transport and responsible recycling — usually within hours of your call.
If your old sofa collection is also overdue, we can take that away in the same visit. For a wider clear-out our rubbish removal and house clearance services may suit better, and when it is time for a new bed we also offer bed delivery alongside mattress delivery. To book, call 07400 640002, send a photo on WhatsApp, or request a quote.
Mattress & bed disposal prices
You only pay for the space your items take up in the van, plus labour and disposal. Send a photo on WhatsApp for a fixed price before we arrive.
Quick answer
Sofa removal in Services/mattress Disposal is priced by the piece and its size. A 2-seater is £95 if you put it outside for us, or £125 if we carry it out of any room — same or next day, upstairs flats included. A 3-seater is £105 or £135, a corner sofa £125 or £155, an armchair £65 or £95, a mattress £75 or £105. Extra pieces on the same visit add their own fee, not another call-out: a sofa plus a mattress together comes to £120 outside or £150 carried out. Every price is all-in — the POPs disposal fee is already included, and nothing is added on the day.
| What we collect | You put it outside | We carry it out |
|---|---|---|
| Armchair One armchair, footstool or occasional chair. |
£65 | £95 |
| Mattress One mattress, any size. |
£75 | £105 |
| 2-seater sofa A two-seater or loveseat. |
£95 | £125 |
| Recliner A recliner chair — heavier, with the metal mechanism in. |
£95 | £125 |
| 3-seater sofa A three-seater. |
£105 | £135 |
| Sofa bed A sofa bed, mechanism and all. |
£120 | £150 |
| Corner sofa A corner, L-shaped or four-seater sofa. |
£125 | £155 |
| Recliner sofa A two- or three-seat recliner sofa — the mechanisms make it the heaviest piece we take. |
£145 | £175 |
| Furniture van load Up to ten upholstered pieces — a flat’s worth of soft furniture. |
— | £375 |
Priced by piece and size. Each price is one piece on its own. More than one piece on the same visit? Add them up and take £50 off for each extra piece — a 2-seater plus a mattress comes to £120 outside or £150 carried out; a three-piece suite (a 3-seater and two armchairs) comes to £135 or £165. Carrying it out adds £30 per job — any room, any floor, stairs and no-lift flats included: about 20 minutes of our £89/hr two-person crew, the same whether it is a 2-seater from the front room or a corner sofa down two flights. Every price is all-in: the specialist POPs disposal that upholstered furniture legally needs is already inside the figure, and nothing is added on the day.
Mattress disposal — your questions answered
How much does it cost to dispose of a mattress in London?
By the piece and its size. If you can put it outside for us: an armchair £65, a mattress £75, a 2-seater £95, a 3-seater £105, a sofa bed £120, a corner sofa £125. If we carry it out of the property, add £30 to the job — £125 for a 2-seater, £155 for a corner sofa, any room on any floor. Extra pieces on the same visit add their own fee only: a sofa plus a mattress comes to £120 outside or £150 carried out. A full van load is £375, carrying included. All prices are all-in, including the POPs disposal fee.
Do I need to take the mattress downstairs first?
No. Our crew collects from the bedroom itself — upstairs, in a flat with no lift, wherever it is. We do all the lifting and carrying and protect your floors and walls on the way out.
What happens to my old mattress?
We take it to a licensed facility where it is stripped down so the steel springs, foam and fabric can be separated and recycled, rather than sent to landfill. Nothing is ever fly-tipped.
Can you collect the same day?
Usually, yes. We keep same-day and next-day slots open across London and can often collect within a couple of hours of your call.
Do you take bed frames and divans too?
Yes — metal, wooden and ottoman bed frames, divan bases with drawers, headboards, toppers and cots, in any size from single to super-king.
Can you remove the old mattress when delivering a new one?
Yes. If we are delivering a replacement through our mattress delivery service, we can take the old mattress away on the very same visit.
What the price includes — and what it doesn't
The most common complaint about clearance companies is a price that grows once the van is loaded. So here is the whole of ours, before you book, including the parts that cost extra.
Included in the price we quote
No line of this is billed separately afterwards.
- Labour — the crew, the carrying and the loading.
- The van, the fuel, ULEZ and the congestion charge — London charges are ours, not yours.
- Disposal and recycling of the load — the tipping cost is inside the price.
- Access from anywhere on the property — any room, up or down stairs, or out of the garden.
- VAT — the price you are shown is the price you pay.
- Waste transfer paperwork for your load, on request — so your duty of care is documented.
Priced separately, or not carried at all
Told to you up front, never discovered on the invoice.
- Upholstered seating and mattresses carry their own disposal fee, because the law forces them down a more expensive route than the rest of your load. The amount is on our pricing page before you book.
- Hazardous items — paint, chemicals, asbestos, tyres and gas bottles cannot travel in a general load and need a specialist route. We will tell you which one.
- Fridges, freezers and electricals have a separate WEEE route — flag them when you book so we arrive with the right van.
- Anything flammable, explosive, illegal, or alive — we cannot carry it, and we will say so before the day.
If there turns out to be more than we quoted for, you hear the new price before anything goes in the van — not once it is loaded, and not on the invoice. The same goes for access: tell us when you book if your street is permit-only or on a red route, or if the job is above the third floor with no lift, and we plan for it instead of pricing round it on the day.
What happens to your waste after we drive away
Most clearance companies stop this story at the word "recycled". Here is the actual route your load takes, including the part of it that nobody advertises.
It goes in by hand
Everything is carried out and loaded by the crew — from the room, the garden or the kerbside. What is in the load matters, because what is in it decides where it is legally allowed to go.
Sorted, not buried
The load goes to a licensed transfer station or recycling centre, where it is separated by material. It is not tipped straight into a hole in the ground.
Recovered by material
Metal, wood, cardboard, textiles and electricals are pulled out for recycling or recovery. Green waste is composted.
The bit nobody advertises
Upholstered furniture cannot be recycled at all. Since January 2023 the Environment Agency presumes every domestic sofa, armchair and padded dining chair contains persistent organic pollutants, so it must be kept apart from other waste and incinerated — never landfilled, never shredded for reuse. That law, not a markup, is why soft seating carries its own fee. Whatever is genuinely left after sorting goes to energy recovery.
- Metal
- Wood
- Cardboard & paper
- Textiles
- Electricals (WEEE)
- Green waste
We do not publish a recycling percentage. You will see "90% diverted from landfill" on a lot of clearance websites. The sorting happens at the transfer station, after our van has left, and we are not going to take credit for a figure we cannot evidence. What we can give you is the route your load takes and the paperwork for it — and if you want to check who handles it, ask us to identify the registered carrier for your collection and verify them on the Environment Agency public register before we load.
Proof, not adjectives
Anyone can type "trusted" and "reliable" onto a website. These are the things about us you can actually check.
We are a small London crew, not a national booking platform, and we are not going to pretend otherwise: we have 27 five-star reviews on Google and 3 on Yell. That is all of them. Every one is public, unedited and one tap away — which is worth rather more than a five-figure review count you have no way of reading.
Harlesden NW10Kerbside clearance, done the same dayBagged household waste, flattened cardboard and moulded packaging cleared off the pavement outside a terraced property — no skip, no permit, no waiting.Read the job →
Ealing W5A garden full of tree cuttingsPalm and cordyline cuttings and branches stacked along the pavement, loaded by hand and taken away for composting and recycling.Read the job →Related services
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