Mattress resources
The following is a list of resources intended to give more information about mattress recycling. Visit the main LinkUp Mattress site for up to date information on mattress recycling legislation and news or to find a mattress recycling location in King County. Organizations listed are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by King County.
Organizations & programs
(not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by King County)
- Spring Back Mattress Recycling Northwest external link , division of the nonprofit NW Furniture Bank, Tacoma, Washington
- Arlington Recycle Warehouse external link , Arlington, Washington (in Snohomish County)
- Parklane Mattresses’ Green Bed Recycling external link , mattress manufacturer-retailer that takes back mattresses for recycling in Portland-Vancouver metro-region and southwest Washington
Note that Correctional Industries, of the Washington State Department of Corrections, no longer recycles mattresses as of August 1, 2014, and R5 Systems went out of business in early 2014.
- Metro Vancouver – Banned and Prohibited Materials external link British Columbia, Canada
- Metro Vancouver video WeRecycle Mattresses external link
- MattressRecycling.ca external link , Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Canadian Mattress Recycling external link , Delta, BC, Canada
- Recyc-Mattresses Inc. external link , Langley, BC, Canada
- St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Mattress Recycling external link , Eugene, Oregon and DR3 Mattress Recycling external link , Oakland, California
- Cascade Alliance external link , managed by St Vincent de Paul of Lane County, members receive free consulting to help establish a waste-based business
- Santa Cruz County – Mattress Disposal Prohibited external link Santa Cruz, California
- Connecticut Mattress Product Stewardship Working Group external link Stakeholder Meetings, Minutes, and Related Materials, Hartford, Connecticut
- Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection external link Mattress Recycling information, permitting, and product stewardship, Hartford, Connecticut
- Park City Green external link Mattress Recycling, Bridgeport, Connecticut
- PPL Industries Mattress Recycling Business Plan Download PDF external link (2008), Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Second Chance Recycling Program (formerly PPL Industries) (external), Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Product Stewardship Institute external link , Boston, MA non-profit facilitating and developing product stewardship approaches to mattresses and other products
- International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) external link , trade association of the U.S. mattress manufacturing industry, maintains a list of mattress recyclers in the U.S. and Canada external link
- Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) external link , nonprofit mattress stewardship organization created by ISPA to develop and implement mattress stewardship programs in CT, CA, and RI
- CalRecycle Mattress Management website (external)
Reports & articles
By year: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2004 | 2002
2017
- IKEA U.S. introduces national mattress recycling program external link Oct. 2, 2017
- Report: State of the Mattress Recycling Industry Download PDF white paper from the Cascade Alliance, July 2017
- Report: Assessment of Economic and Environmental Impacts of Mattress Recycling in BC Download PDF Morrison Hershfield for Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, June 2017
- Report: Bye Bye Mattress California 2016 annual report Download PDF Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) for CalRecycle, June 30, 2017
- Better bedfellows: how mattress manufacturers [in Australia] are stopping the waste external link The Guardian, June 23, 2017
- Fire destroys Vancouver mattress recycling facility external link Vancouver Courier, June 16, 2017
- Mattress recycling alive and well in Duluth external link Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, May 11, 2017
- The Princess and the Pain Point: 4 strategies for scale from a local mattress recycling effort that is going beyond waste reduction and expanding across the United States external link Stanford Social Innovation Review, March 17, 2017
- Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) Marks Millionth Mattress Milestone external link Mattress Recycling Council, Jan. 27, 2017
- Sleeper success secured in Metro recycling business: Keeping discarded beds and other furniture out of landfills a rapidly expanding enterprise external link Business Vancouver, Jan. 10, 2017
2016
- The economics of mattress recycling: the spring’s the thing external link Marketplace, Nov. 29, 2016
- Mattress Recycling: A Success Story external link Sleep Savvy magazine, Nov. 16, 2016
- Connecticut MRC program's annual report released – 150,000 mattresses diverted from landfill external link Mattress Recycling Council, Nov. 4, 2016
- Carpet and mattress recycling poses significant challenge external link LetsRecycle.com (UK), Oct. 6, 2016
- ‘World’s first’ automated pocket spring mattress recycling machine external link Waste Management World, Oct. 5, 2016
- Citizen Terry: no waste goes to waste on Terry McDonald's watch external link Eugene Weekly, Aug. 25, 2016
- Mattress recycling faces market challenges, report warns external link LetsRecycle.com (UK), Aug. 19, 2016
- Report: Second (UK) National Bed Federation mattress recycling report (2016 End of Life (EoL) Mattress Report) external link National Bed Federation (UK), July 2016
- Metro Vancouver (BC) seeks mattress EPR law external link Northwest Product Stewardship Council, July 2016
- Connecticut mattress recycler hit with OSHA fines after failing to correct violations external link Waste Dive, July 19, 2016
- OSHA cites East Hartford mattress recycler for uncorrected, new and recurring hazards for workers: Recyc-Mattress Corp. faces $74K in penalties external link OSHA News Release, July 15, 2016
- Green Living: New R.I. mattress program covers the cost of disposal external link Providence Journal, May 15, 2016
- Ocean state (Rhode Island) waves hello to Bye Bye Mattress external link Mattress Recycling Council, April 29, 2016
- Arlington recycler makes use of the entire discarded mattress external link Everett Herald, April 9, 2016
- Video: Mike O'Donnell, Managing Director for the Mattress Recycling Council (external, YouTube) presentation to the NCRA 2016 Recycling Update, April 2016
- MRC launches illegal mattress dumping compensation program in California external link Mattress Recycling Council, March 3, 2016
- Indigenous North End business to create jobs recycling mattresses external link Metro Winnipeg news (Canada), Jan. 16, 2016
- Old mattress dumped for free under new state program external link San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 16, 2016
- Calgary company gives mattresses a second shot at life external link Metro Calgary news (Canada), Jan. 5, 2016
- St. Vincent teams up with Tempur-Pedic for mattress giveaway external link The Register-Guard, Jan. 5, 2016
2015
- Mattresses a major blight as Oakland struggles to combat dumping external link SF Chronicle, Dec. 27, 2015
- Rep. Larsen visits Arlington mattress recycling facility external link North County Outlook (Washington), Oct. 7, 2015
- Woodland recycler tears the stuffing out of old mattresses external link Daily Democrat (California), Oct. 6, 2015
- 20,000 Mattresses Recycled in CT's First-in-Nation Program Since May 1 external link Connecticut by the numbers, Aug. 17, 2015
- Industry works to keep used mattresses out of circulation external link Bed Times magazine, August 2015
- State pushing to recycle more mattresses external link The Boston Globe, Aug. 17, 2015
- Connecticut Debuts First Mattress Recycling Effort: With California and Rhode Island to Follow in 2016, Here's What Retailers Need to Know Now external link RetailerNOW (North American Home Furnishings Association), July 2015
- Mattresses: The next big thing for a circular economy? external link Zero Waste Scotland, June 10, 2015
- The Business Of Reuse: Why Reusing Mattresses Springs Can Be Both Green And Profitable external link WUNC North Carolina Public Radio, June 5, 2015
- Mattress-recycling depot finds new home in Burnaby after tragic blaze external link Burnaby Now, June 2, 2015
- Mattress-recycling depot reopens in Burnaby after Vancouver fire external link Vancouver Sun, June 1, 2015
- Vancouver mattress recycling facility destroyed by fire external link CBC News, May 28, 2015
- Presentation: Washington State Recycling Association conference session – Mattresses and Furniture: Reuse, Recycling & Product StewardshipDownload PDF external link by Alex Erzen (King County), Jeremy Simler (Spring Back Mattress Recycling and the NW Furniture Bank), Jim Nicks (Spokane Furniture Bank), and Mike O'Donnell (Mattress Recycling Council), May 18, 2015
- Equipment, efficiency brought to mattress recycling effort (How I Spent My Grant) external link Resource Recycling, May 11, 2015
- National Bed Federation (NBF) issues first mattress recycling report external link Furniture News, May 7, 2015
- Connecticut Says Hello to Bye Bye Mattress external link Mattress Recycling Council, May 1, 2015
- Connecticut's First-in-the-Nation Mattress Recycling Program Launches Today external link Product Stewardship Institute, May 1, 2015
- Mattress recycling firm given $275K [from Manitoba] external link Winnipeg Sun (Canada), April 22, 2015
- Mattress Bounty Offered To Prevent Illegal Dumping In Alameda County external link CBS San Francisco, Jan. 27, 2015
- Video: Find Out What Happens When Your Mattress Is Recycled external link BT Vancouver video, Jan. 15, 2015
- Connecticut’s Statewide Mattress Recycling Program to Begin May 1 external link Mattress Recycling Council, Jan. 6, 2015
2014
- Youth program recycles mattresses, rebuilds lives external link Lowell Sun (Mass.), Dec. 21, 2014
- San José Mattress Recycling Program Creates Jobs, Recycles Materials, and Changes Lives external link City of San Jose, CA, news release, Dec. 18, 2014
- Recycling scheme lost state $1 million external link Seattle Times, Dec. 13, 2014
- St. Vincent de Paul adding to thrift stores external link The Register-Guard, Nov. 30, 2014
- Mattress apocalypse? Buried in trashed bedding, Minneapolis may seek relief external link MPR News, Nov. 24, 2014
- Video: Mattress Recycling Webinar (external, YouTube) 1-hour webinar with the ISPA President and Vice President, hosted by the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center and the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), Nov. 18, 2014
- Can Oakland successfully curb illegal dumping? external link KALW public radio, Oct. 21, 2014
- Mattress Recycling [in California] Gets a Good Bounce external link Californians Against Waste, Sept. 17, 2014
- Nova Scotia prepping mattress recycling report external link Solid Waste & Recycling, Sept. 9, 2014
- MattressRecycling.ca gives mattress materials a second life external link Vancity, August 2014
- Rest, Renew, Restart: Why the NW Furniture Bank is ImportantDownload PDF external South Sound Magazine, July 22, 2014
- What you need to know about mattress recycling external link Sleep Savvy Magazine, July 12, 2014
- Mattress Recycling Council submits Connecticut mattress recycling plan external link Bed Times Magazine, July 1, 2014
- Funding awarded to two London mattress recycling organisations external link London Waste and Recycling Board, June 30, 2014
- Program seeks to get harmful chemicals out of furniture external link San Francisco Chronicle, June 17, 2014
- Presentation: EPR for Furniture and Mattresses: The French Example (external, PDF) EUROPUR Conference presentation by Cécile des Abbayes, Director of Eco-Mobilier, French furniture and mattress stewardship organization, June 13, 2014
- ISPA announces board for new Mattress Recycling Council external link Furniture Today, May 22, 2014
- Northwest Now: NW Furniture Bank external link KBTC: Northwest Now, May 9, 2014
- Old mattresses find new purpose in Tacoma external link KING5 News, May 8, 2014
- Northwest Furniture Bank provides furniture to people in need external link Kitsap Sun, April 15, 2014
- Conn. adopts point-of-sale fee for mattress recycling external link Furniture Today, April 7, 2014
- Madison's mattress and box spring recycling program suspended external link WMTV Madison, WI, April 3, 2014
- Case Study: Mattress Recycling ? The Furniture Recycling Group external link SkipHire Magazine, April 2, 2014
- Mattress Recycling News: ISPA session updates industry on implementation plans external link Mattress Depot USA, March 2014
- Serta rejoins ISPA after nearly a decade away external link Furniture Today, March 18, 2014
- ISPA supports California mattress recycling update external link Furniture Today, March 4, 2014
- Mattress Recycling Council requests streamlined mattress recycling fee collection process in Connecticut external link Bed Times Magazine, Feb. 26, 2014
- ISPA session updates industry on mattress recycling news external link Bed Times Magazine, February 2014
- Artist inspired by curbside mattresses external link Bed Times Magazine, February 2014
- First Citizen: Terry McDonald demonstrates a passion for recycling and service external link The Register-Guard, Jan. 12, 2014
- Spring Back recycling program continues to grow external link Bed Times Magazine, Jan. 3, 2014
- Survey and Findings of Consumer Recycling Behavior and Awareness Profile – mattress-only portionDownload PDF 400 K 2013-2014
2013
- The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, OR: Changing the Economics of Community Health external link Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013
- About 90% of the mattress can be recycled external link KMTR News Eugene, Dec. 21, 2013
- Report: Mattress Stewardship White PaperDownload PDF 212 KB by the California Product Stewardship Council for the City of Napa, California, Dec. 16, 2013
- Mattress Firm partners with Sleep Inc. for recycling: nothing reused for bedding purposes external link American Recycler News, Nov. 1, 2013
- [California] Governor Signs Legislation Creating Landmark Mattress Recycling Program external link Californians Against Waste press release, Sep. 27, 2013
- European Bedding Industries Association (EBIA) Discusses End of Life Mattress Recycling external link Hilding Anders AB, Sep. 17, 2013
- Mattress surcharge: Statewide plan has roots in Oakland dumping external link Oakland Tribune, Sep. 16, 2013
- West Coast's First Mattress Recycling Bill Headed to Governor's Desk external link Californians Against Waste press release, Sep. 12, 2013
- California State Assembly passes mattress recycling bill, 63-10 external link Furniture Today, Sep. 12, 2013
- California Lawmakers Call for the Swift Passage of Mattress Recycling Legislation external link news release from California Senator Lou Correa, Sep. 4, 2013
- ISPA revamps California mattress recycling strategy external link Furniture Today, Sep. 2, 2013
- States seek to keep landfills mattress free external link American Recycler News, Inc., Aug. 30, 2013
- SB 254 Approved in the Calif. Assembly Natural Resources Committee external link Bed Times Magazine News Release, Aug. 13, 2013
- Where do old mattresses go when they die? external link Southern California Public Radio (KPCC), Aug. 9, 2013
- France Applies Eco-contribution Mechanism for Furniture external link TÜV Rheinland, Aug. 6, 2013
- Rhode Island establishes mattress recycling program external link Rhode Island Press Release, July 19, 2013
- What’s Right With Tacoma: NW Furniture Bank Does Right by Old Mattresses external link Tacoma Weekly, July 16, 2013
- Rhode Island signs nation’s second mattress recycling bill into law external link International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) news release, Bed Times Magazine, July 16, 2013
- Latina Pioneers Mattress Recycling Legislation external link CT Latino News, July 7, 2013
- Mattress recycling program legislation approved [by the Rhode Island General Assembly] external link Press Release of the Rhode Island Senate, June 28, 2013
- R.I. House approves measure for third party to dispose of old mattresses external link Providence Journal, June 27, 2013
- Rhode Island Senate approves mattress recycling program bill external link Press Release of the Rhode Island Senate, June 19, 2013
- Rhode Island Mattress Recycling Law On Track to Pass external link ecoRI News, June 14, 2013
- Manufacturers embrace greater recycling burden external link Hartford Business Journal, June 3, 2013
- Connecticut adopts nation’s first mattress recycling law external link Furniture Today, May 31, 2013
- Search for recycling answer on 150,000 mattresses external link Daily Telegraph, Western Australia, May 21, 2013
- Connecticut To Become First In Nation To Mandate Mattress Recycling external link Hartford Courant, May 16, 2013
- Presentation: Washington State Recycling Association conference session – Mattress Recycling: Markets, Materials, JobsDownload PDF 8.6 MB by Alex Erzen (King County), Carol De La Franier (Metro Vancouver), and Fabio Scaldaferri (MattressRecycling.ca), May 13, 2013
- Mattress recycling program would bring cost, incentives external link Connecticut Post, May 4, 2013
- House Passes First-In-Nation Mattress Recycling Program external link Hartford Courant, May 2, 2013
- A new eco-tax to recycle used furnitureDownload PDF 110 K (in English from Google Translate), Le Monde (original French), May 1, 2013
- Mattress recycling still working in Duluth external link Duluth News Tribune, Apr. 22, 2013
- California Mattress Recycling Bill Passes Senate Committee external link Office of Senator Loni Hancock, Apr. 17, 2013
- France introduces furniture disposal scheme 'éco-mobilier' external link So You Know Better, Apr. 15, 2013
- Mattress recycler JBS Fibre Recovery, provides lift for laid off staff external link Materials Handling World Magazine (UK), Apr. 13, 2013
- LOCO for local: Fiveleft’s Lincoln Heller with MattressRecycling.ca CEO Fabio Scaldaferri external link WE Vancouver, Apr. 10, 2013
- Sticky-Fingered Plant May Hold the Secret to Snaring Bed Bugs external link Wired, Apr. 10, 2013
- California weighs mattress recycling fee external link Los Angeles Times, Mar. 28, 2013
- Waste that's worth getting out of bed for external link Material Recycling World (UK), Mar. 22, 2013
- ISPA: Team Up on Recycling external link Furniture Today, Mar. 18, 2013
- Legislation Would Set Up Mattress Recycling Program external link Capital Public Radio, Mar. 8, 2013
- Manufacturer's association on mattress recycling: Game On! external link Bed Times Magazine, Mar. 8, 2013
- County expands options for mattress recycling external link Issaquah Press, Mar. 5, 2013
- New company aims to find money in recycling mattresses external link Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mar. 3, 2013
- This is no place for a mattress - Industry taking lead to recycle external link Bed Times Magazine, Mar. 2, 2013
- ISPA Encourages Industry to Get Involved as Mattress Recycling Legislation Looms external link Bed Times Magazine, Mar. 1, 2013
- Fact Sheet: Info Memo for European and International Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors of Furniture in France, on the regulatory obligations for taking responsibility for furniture end-of-life Download PDF external link Eco-Mobilier (French furniture stewardship organization), February 2013
- Putting High Unemployment Numbers to Bed external link Huffington Post, Jan. 22, 2013
- ISPA To Update The Industry On Mattress Recycling Legislation At Las Vegas Market external link Furniture World, Jan. 21, 2013
- Mattress Recycling Means Savings For Cities And Towns external link CTNewsJunkie, Jan. 18, 2013
- King County takes back mattresses external link Resource Recycling, Jan. 16, 2013
- Mattress trade group shuns state-based EPR external link Resource Recycling, Jan. 11, 2013
- Help Oppose Costly Mattress Recycling Legislation external link ISPA Info Session, Jan. 10, 2013
- Company saves schools money, reduces city waste stream external link – North Carolina mattress re-manufacturing business, Yes! Weekly, Jan. 9, 2013
2012
- Mattress recycling now available external link Bellevue Reporter, Dec. 28, 2012
- King County's Take it Back Network expands to include mattresses King County news release, Dec. 19, 2012
- ISPA expects more threatening mattress recycling legislation in 2013 external link Bed Times Magazine, Dec. 12, 2012
- Report: A Business Case for Mattress Recycling in Scotland and investment in infrastructure Download PDF external link by Adrian Chapman and Caroline Bartlett for Zero Waste Scotland, November 2012
- MeWa Machines Recycling Sprung Mattress Waste in Germany external link Waste Management World, Nov. 29, 2012
- Video: RetourMatras: Dutch automated mattress recycling external link YouTube video, November 2012
- Report: Mattress and Box Spring Case Study: The Potential Impacts of Extended Producer Responsibility in California on Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions external link by Roland Geyer and Brandon Kuczenski (May 2012) for CalRecycle (the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery), Nov. 20, 2012
- Your Green Life - Mattress Recycling Program external link Northland’s News Center (Minnesota) on Goodwill Duluth's mattress recycling, Nov. 1, 2012
- Hilton Worldwide Launches New Mattress Recycling Program external link Hotel News Resource, Nov. 1, 2012
- U.S. Mayors Support Extended Producer Responsibility for Mattresses external link Construction and Demolition Recycling, Oct. 30, 2012
- NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Recycles Ship Mattresses external link Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Oct. 15, 2012
- Mattress recycling, garbage tipping fees to dip external link Maple Ridge News, British Columbia, Oct. 12, 2012
- From Steel to Fibers, the Mattress as Trove external link New York Times, Oct. 4, 2012
- Recharging Battery Product Stewardship: the Case for Legislation external link Call2Recycle, Sep./Oct., 2012
- More Than Bottles and Cans: The Argument for Mattress Recycling external link Huffington Post, Oct. 3, 2012
- Trampled underfoot external link Material Recycling World (UK), Sep. 26, 2012
- Tower Hamlets [UK] Labour councillors launch campaign to count dumped mattresses and bring in recycling centre external link East London Advertiser, Sep. 19, 2012
- UK throwing out £25m a year by sending clothes to landfill external link BusinessGreen, Sep. 13, 2012
- ISPA defeats California mattress disposal bill external link Furniture Today, Sep. 6, 2012
- California mattress disposal bill defeated external link Bed Times Magazine, Sep. 4, 2012
- Fact Sheet: California Mattress Stewardship (SB 1118) – Purpose and SupportersDownload PDF 90KB Office of Senator Loni Hancock (via the California Product Stewardship Council), Aug. 21, 2012
- Bridgeport recycling facility hungry for more mattresses external link The Connecticut Mirror, Aug. 20, 2012
- Fact Sheet: Halifax Briefing Note on Mattress Recycling Download PDF external link Halifax Regional Municipality Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee, Aug. 2, 2012
- [Halifax] considers mattress recycling as a way to get greener external link Metro News, Aug. 1, 2012
- Mattress recycling jobs in Connecticut and Oregon – Recycling Stimulates Economic Development external link BioCycle Magazine, July 22, 2012
- St. Vinnie's new digs: Chad Drive building allows charity to consolidate, expand external link The Register-Guard, July 17, 2012
- Goodwill Duluth recognized for mattress recycling program external link Duluth News Tribune, July 15, 2012
- Turning Trash Into Cash to Help Nation's Poor external link NPR on St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Oregon's mattress recycling, July 12, 2012
- Twenty Jobs Created at Bridgeport Mattress Refurbishing Plant external link Institute for Local Self-Reliance, July 3, 2012
- Resolution: U.S. Conference of Mayors supports state and federal EPR legislation for mattresses – Supporting Extended Producer Responsibility for Mattresses external link U.S. Conference of Mayors, June 2012
- Non-profit mattress recycler Park City Green opens June 27 in Bridgeport, CT – Where State failed, Bridgeport to lead way in mattress recycling external link CTNews.com, June 25, 2012
- ISPA Defeats Rhode Island Used Mattress Recycling Legislation Again external link Bed Times Magazine, June 13, 2012
- California Senate Passes Mattress Recycling Bill external link Bed Times Magazine, June 1, 2012
- ISPA Supports Connecticut Legislature’s Decision Not to Enact Mandatory Used Mattress Recycling Law external link Bed Times Magazine, May 11, 2012
- Connecticut doesn’t pass mattress recycling bill external link Furniture Today, May 11, 2012
- [CT] Bill passes costs of mattress disposal to consumers external link The Day, May 2, 2012
- ISPA continues to fight EPR bills in states external link Bed Times magazine, April 26, 2012
- New state [CA] legislation aimed at curtailing illegal mattress dumping external link Richmond Confidential, April 24, 2012
- King County Hosts Mattress Recycling SummitDownload PDF 250KB Washington State Recycling Association newsletter Download PDF external link April 2012
- Metro Vancouver calls for furniture recycling fee to combat illegal mattress dumping external link Open File, March 28, 2012
- Joint Favorable Report: summary of Feb. 22 Public Hearing testimony of 31 in-support and 2 opposed to Connecticut SB-89 external link Environment Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, March 26, 2012
- France introduces waste furniture producer responsibility scheme external link Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Research, March 23, 2012
- ISPA supports national legislation on mattress disposal, recycling external link Furniture Today, March 2, 2012
- Connecticut hears mattress stewardship legislation, supportive testimony external link Environment Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, Feb. 22, 2012
- Fact Sheet: Connecticut Mattress Legislation Download PDF external link Product Stewardship Institute and the City of Hartford, CT, January 2012
- New Recycling Company Springs From Old Mattresses external link NPR and WPLN, Jan. 18, 2012
2011
- Vincentians go to the dogs with pet bed sales external link Catholic Sentinel, Dec. 16, 2011
- Everybody has been talking about extended producer responsibility (EPR), but do you understand how it would work in the United States? external link Recycling Today, Dec. 14, 2011
- BGreen 2020: Environmental Initiatives Can Lead Bridgeport’s Resurgence external link Regional Plan Association, Nov. 15, 2011
- Report: The Mattress Matters: New report finds toxics in crib mattresses external link
A report by Clean and Healthy New York finds a significant portion of the crib mattresses in the U.S. market contain one or more chemicals of concern. The report titled The Mattress Matters: Protecting Babies While They Sleep, also finds that a number of mattress makers have made significant strides in reducing chemicals of concern. Clean and Healthy New York, Nov. 11, 2011 - ISPA supports voluntary product management approach external link Furniture Today, Nov. 10, 2011
- Consider Mattress Recycling for ‘Tired’ Beds external link Green Lodging News, Oct. 31, 2011
- Presentation: Furniture EPR in France – Waste streams subject to extended producers responsibility (EPR)Download PDF external link by Michel Colin, French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, Oct. 20, 2011
- Report: Hartford’s High Cost of Mattress Disposal: A comprehensive case study of Hartford, CT external link City of Hartford, October 2011
- Mattress recycling booming: New trash bylaw a boon to North Van business external link North Shore News, Aug. 24, 2011
- Mountain of mattresses saved from dump external link Vancouver Sun, British Columbia, Aug. 23, 2011
- Mattress Recycling Skyrockets in Metro Vancouver Download PDF external link Metro Vancouver Media Release, British Columbia, Aug. 15, 2011
- Take our used mattresses, please external link Seattle Times, Aug. 12, 2011
- Report: Envisioning Alternate Take-Back Models for Mattresses in Rhode IslandDownload PDF 3.9MB by Kara Kaufman, Clean Water Action, Aug. 1, 2011
- ISPA Helps Defeat Rhode Island Mattress Disposal Law external link Furniture Today, Jul. 22, 2011
- Rhode Island mattress bill defeated external link Waste and Recycling News, Jul. 13, 2011
- IKEA Perth [Australia] Launch Free Mattress Recycling to Decrease Landfill external link IKEA Perth Media Release, Jul. 7, 2011
- Report: Survey Results for Used Mattress Management in Connecticut external link Connecticut DEP, June 2011
- Putting an Old Problem to BedDownload PDF 235KB Reprinted with permission from Resource Recycling, March 2011
2010
- ISPA completes mattress recycling test program external link , Furniture Today, Aug. 26, 2010
- Mattress recyclers are trying to convince the government that the expense is worth it external link , Montreal Gazette, June 30, 2010
- Mattress Recycling: Industry finding useful ways to dispose of used beds external link , Bed Times Magazine, February 2010
- Taking the spring out of springs – Local Innovators Help NRRI Move Mattress Recycling Forward external link , Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2010
2009
- Recycle your mattress – and rest easy: A Minneapolis plant run by nonproft PPL Industries is recycling mattresses that once were dumped in landfills. external link Star Tribune, Twin Cities, Minnesota, August 2009
- Goodwill’s mattress recycling program is good for environment and helps veterans external link Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, July 23, 2009
2008
- San Leandro firm among few mattress recyclers: DR3 Mattress Recycling (external) San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 16, 2008
- A Close Look at the Current State of Mattress Recycling 2008 external link , Environmental News Network, March 2008
2007
- No rest for recyclers: every year, some 250,000 mattresses end up in landfills across Quebec external link The Montreal Gazette, Dec. 31, 2007
- Thinking of sending a mattress to a landfill? Sleep on it. external link , Seattle Times, September 2007
- Report: A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Recycling Programs for the Eugene Saint Vincent de Paul Download PDF external link by Brooke D. Jackson and C. Kent Strauss, University of Oregon, June 2007
- Study: Mattress Compression and Landfill Revenue LossDownload PDF by Yates, Carlton, Williams, and Muller (Pollution Control Financing Authority of Warren County, NJ, and Hatch Mott MacDonald), 2007 (via the Federation of New York Solid Waste Associations)
2004
- Report: ISPA Mattress Disposal and Recycling Task Force ReportDownload PDF 108KB International Sleep Products Association, September 2004
- Fact Sheet: Mattresses and Landfills: Why recycling mattresses makes more sense economically than landfillingDownload PDF 12KB by Gregory Conigliaro and Paul Careau, Conigliaro Industries
2002
- Fact Sheet: What You Should Know Before You Buy a Rebuilt Mattress external link California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Home Furnishings & Thermal Insulation
