We Have a New Mattress–How Do I Recycle The Old Mattress?
My husband and I are quite pleased with our brand-new king size mattress. It’s firm, yet comfy, and because we also indulged in some new down pillows, we are sleeping much better these days. But what should we do with the old mattress? I know the mattress delivery company removes it, but I am sure that they just send it to a landfill. I would like to dispose of our old mattress in a more eco-friendly way.
In looking for green suggestions on how to handle the old mattress, I googled ‘mattress recycle’. Nothing really useful came of my web search, however. Health department laws prohibit donating the mattress to the Salvation Army or another charitable organization, and I could not find a local mattress recycling company. I could try a local freecycle group, but the health department restrictions would probably come into play again. So we have a nice, new mattress, and we just don’t know how to handle the old mattress in an environmentally-responsible way.
I invite you, dear reader, to weigh in on this one: what’s the best way to dispose of an old mattress?
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I’m running into the same problem with recycling mattresses. A long time ago I got so frustrated I actually busted the box spring up, recycled the wood and springs and ripped up the mattress. Boy, was that a lot of work. So, apart from breaking the darn things down or trying to give them away, I’m searching for better ideas.
Our local county dump has trailers on site just for mattresses - when the trailer is full all mattresses are then recycled into furniture, etc…..
Here in Georgia the only place I know is the Atlanta Furniture Bank. They sanitize the mattresses in their warehouse. Mattresses cannot have heavy stains or rips. They do expect light, surface stains. If you need mattresses removed and recycled in Atlanta contact Peachtree Junk Removal.
http://www.peachtreejunkremoval.com
770-676-0810
Just wanted to let you know that i listed my mattress on craigs list, and within 45 minutes i had 8 people wanting to come pick it up. at least it’s out of my house and not in a dump some where in the ground.