Box Spring Recycling in Pittsburg, KS

Box springs go to the monthly SEK Recycling large-item drop-off in Pittsburg (2nd Saturday, 9am-3pm); free for Crawford County residents, $10 for others.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a box spring in Pittsburg

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · PittsburgNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $95.00
How it works
Book online, set out your box spring and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Southeast Kansas Recycling Center (SEK Recycling)Drop-off · 615 S. Joplin, PittsburgOpen to everyoneFree
Where
615 S. Joplin
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Hours
Tunnel drop-off Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9am-4pm; scrap metal & e-waste Wednesday 10am-5pm; large items 2nd Saturday 9am-3pm
Cost & rules
Box springs
AcceptedFree (documented)
Fees for box springs
Large item drop-off (non-residents) $10.00 per vehicle
Large item drop-off: 2nd Saturday of each month 9am-3pm at Gate 4 (Joplin and Ramsay). Free for Crawford County residents; $10 for non-residents.
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Fees for box springs
Large item drop-off (non-residents)	$10.00 per vehicle

Before you go

Don’t assume a box spring is priced like a mattress; ask separately.
Tell the operator if it’s a split (two-piece) box spring; some charge per piece.
Check for moisture, mold or bed bugs before you go.

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Kansas rules

Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)
County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)

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KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

SEK Recycling (opens in new tab) · Southeast Kansas Recycling, Inc.
- Large item drop-off at Gate 4 (Joplin and Ramsay) every 2nd Saturday 9AM-3PM is free to Crawford County residents; accepts mattresses, box springs, furniture, chairs, couches and small appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
Our Services (opens in new tab) · Southeast Kansas Recycling, Inc.
- Large item drop-off is free for Crawford County residents and $10 for non-residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
About Southeast Kansas Recycling (opens in new tab) · Southeast Kansas Recycling, Inc.
- SEKR is a Pittsburg-area non-profit serving local Kansas and Missouri counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Checked October 26, 2026.
- County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Checked October 26, 2026.
K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Checked October 26, 2026.

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