Do mattresses have to be wrapped in plastic in Toronto?

For city curbside collection, yes, fully sealed in plastic, and only from houses. If we pick it up, no wrapping is needed.

Is there a fine for dumping a mattress in Toronto?

Yes. Illegal dumping carries municipal fines, which is why using curbside collection, a transfer station, or a pickup service matters.

How much does mattress removal cost?

Junk Pros GTA charges a flat $179 for the first mattress and $35 for each additional one, taken straight from the room with no wrapping required.

Do you take bed-bug mattresses?

Yes, but tell us in advance so it can be bagged before we enter the room.

How to Dispose of a Mattress in Toronto 2026

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How to dispose of a mattress in Toronto (without getting fined)

By Junk Pros GTAAugust 8, 20261 min read

Toronto has real rules about mattresses: they must be wrapped in plastic for curbside pickup, and illegal dumping carries fines. Here are your three legit options.

You have three legitimate ways to get rid of a mattress in Toronto: put it out for city collection fully wrapped in plastic, take it to a transfer station and pay by weight, or have it picked up. Junk Pros GTA removes mattresses for a flat $179, with additional mattresses at $35 each and no wrapping required.

The plastic-wrap rule catches everyone

If you set a mattress out for Toronto curbside collection, it has to be fully sealed in plastic. This is a bed-bug control measure, and collection crews will leave an unwrapped mattress at the curb. It also only applies to houses on city collection, not condos or apartment buildings.

Illegal dumping carries fines

Leaving a mattress somewhere it does not belong, a laneway, a bin that is not yours, a park, is illegal dumping, and the city issues fines for it. That is a big part of why proper disposal is worth doing right.

Your three options, compared

City curbside (free, houses only): wrap it fully in plastic, out by 7 a.m. on garbage day, and you get it to the curb yourself.
Transfer station (paid): load it, drive it, pay the minimum charge, drive back.
Pickup (flat $179): we take it straight from the bedroom, no wrapping, no lifting, often same-day.

Where mattresses actually go

A mattress is one of the more recyclable big items. The steel springs, foam, and fabric can be separated, so where we can we route them to facilities that break them down rather than sending them straight to landfill.