Mattress Recycling Council Urges Californians to Recycle Mattresses for Presidents Day

SACRAMENTO, Calif.- The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) urges all Californians to take advantage of its Bye Bye Mattress program during Presidents Day weekend—one of the most popular times of the year for mattress sales.

MRC's Bye Bye Mattress gives Californians with unwanted mattresses and box springs no-cost options for keeping their old ones out of the landfill including:

MRC's Bye Bye Mattress has been a successful endeavor in California. Since the program launched in the state in 2016, more than 11 million mattresses have been collected for recycling and participating recyclers have diverted more than 431 million pounds of materials from landfill.

Up to 75% of a mattress's components can be recycled into new products like carpet padding, insulation and mulch. Using the extracted steel, foam, fiber and wood to make new products instead of using new, raw materials saves water, conserves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

MRC's Bye Bye Mattress program is funded through a state-approved $10.50 recycling fee that is collected on each mattress or box spring purchased by California consumers. The fee is used to establish free drop-off locations and collection events throughout the state, and transport collected units from these sites to companies that dismantle the discarded products and recycle the materials. The fee also provides services that enable mattress retailers, hotels, universities, healthcare facilities and military bases to recycle their discarded mattresses. Other portions of the fee are dedicated to combating illegal dumping and research efforts that improve the recycling process and recyclability of the component material.

SOURCE Mattress Recycling Council