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As reported by Seattle Times recycling and disposing of used mattresses takes more than the usual effort. For one thing, no one likes to purchase a mattress that someone else has already slept on for years. Even charitable organizations, according to the article, do not encourage used mattress donations. And when waste management companies do recycle them, they would need some time to tear the mattresses apart. Mattresses are constructed tightly precisely so that it won’t easily come apart. Waste management companies would have to make use of really expensive equipment to do so.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVDP) based in Oregon, has established a mattress recycling program facility in California believing that the progressive state may be interested in this waste-management solution.

Disposed mattress amount to about 350,000 yearly and with this facility, SVDP can recycle about 200 mattress a month. These are mattresses that they can resell for cheap or donate to low-income families.

SVDP is a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides housing and care to many individuals, as well as the preservation of the quality of life and the environment.

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The great thing about buying mattresses from the warehouse is variety and lower prices. Warehouse owners buy these in bulk, so they are able to give it for a much lower price. Some warehouses even take in old mattress for proper disposal or recycling.

As with any mattress store, you can check around the whole warehouse to see what products they have to offer. Comparing prices is what a good consumer often does, but don’t also overlook comfort, quality and firmness. Ask from the store employee if you can test the mattress and double check if these are not recycled ones, which tend to be priced much, much lower. Also, ask the employee important questions about the mattress and if there are currently any discounts or package deals you should not miss, as warehouses often do have this.

$750 was fined from a man who dumped around 60 mattresses (60 mattresses!!!) by a roadside in Minto Heights in Campbelltown on the land down under. The town council also ordered him to clean-up what he left there. The mayor has been a staunch advocate of these illegal dumping following one that recently took place in another part of town. In fact, the town has beefed up garbage and recycling efforts weekly, in order to limit or completely remove incidents such as this. Not only are these illegal dumps unsightly, it also increases the number of environmental hazards to the community.

DR3, one of the very few mattress recycling unit in the United States, is a name derived from organizations slogan — “Divert Reduce Reuse Recycle.”.

The mattress recycling unit has facilities that would help keep landfills filled with old mattresses, as well as provide jobs for people, under the support of St. Vincent de Paul.

DR3 recycles some 10,000 mattresses monthly according to this report.

Its mattresses come from landfills throughout the Bay Area, local waste haulers and furniture retailers. They leave as components - bales of foam or cotton, and piles of scrap wood or metal springs.

This is a great news that will benefit Mother Earth! eMattress is now accepting old memory foam mattresses purchased from their stores for recycling.

The fact is, many garbage landfills are filled up to capacity with tons of old and dilapidated mattresses disposed every year. Mattresses are hard to recycle but since eMattress carry all-natural memory foam products, these are essentially biodegrable: