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Donate or Recycle Your Old Mattress
What did you do with your last mattress after you bought a new one? Haul it out to the trash and let the garbage truck take it away to a landfill? If you’re like most people, then you did and when most people are throwing away their mattresses, landfills are filling up with everyone’s dirty mattresses. About 20 million mattresses are thrown away every year just in the United States and for every 10,000 people that either donate or recycle their mattresses, it would save eight feed of landfill space–An entire American football field.
In some places, throwing out your mattress is illegal requiring people to donate their mattresses where recyclers can separate the fiber, foam, steel, and wood for remanufacturing and can make new mattresses.
There are a few options for you if you’re looking to get rid of a mattress. You can either donate it to either a crisis center, halfway house, Craig’s List or Freecycle. Make sure you clean your mattress before donating it! For instructions on how to properly clean a mattress, check out Instructables.
To recycle your old mattress, go to Earth 911, type in “mattress” in the start recycling “what do you have?” field and your zip code in the “where are you?” field for a recycling drop off sight near you.
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23 Comments on Donate or Recycle Your Old Mattress / Add Your Comment
Selling a used mattress on Craig’s List is rather easy – and you make some money too.
Glad you mentioned the cleaning issue – no one wants to get bed bugs. Actually, I think I’d have a difficult time using a “used” mattress but I love the fact that they can be recycled, didn’t realize that. Thanks for the very helpful information!
Free trade is the Key and from an environmental prespective is fantastic. But to elaborate on the point Jj discussed
‘Glad you mentioned the cleaning issue – no one wants to get bed bugs’
I’m expecting a day when free trade sites are subjected to some sort of crackpot litigation. Bed-bugs, skin diseases or some feigned injury…purely because some plonker decides they need more cash?
I was just wondering where to put my Mattress. I must have had it since i was about 8, i’ve turned it over enough times, and now the springs have gone. I just assumed you did take it to the tip, but i am quite a good person as far as recycling and environmentally freindly stuff goes. I have just bought a new apartment in Cardiff. All the windows are A rated energy efficient, and i have my own ‘recycling bin’ to separate all the bits. Its my own little eco-house! Well thank you for helping me with my old mattress. I think i might try and treat myself to a memory foam mattress, as when it gets old it will be easy to recycle at least!
Through recycling the mattress we have we make money from it, yes it’s true.
I was interested with the cleaning instructions.
It helps me clean my matters effectively.
Thanks for the information…
I recently purchased an orthopedic mattress from http://www.mygelbed.com in Riverdale, UT. I wanted to see if you knew of anywhere here locally I could donate my old mattress.
Thanks for your help!
I am intersted in any old mattresses. I will pick up the mattress or you can drop off at my location.I will recycle the old mattresses, you can e mail me at iyodeh422@yahoo.com.
Where are you located? I can reach out to other Woman Tribune readers and see if we can get you a mattress!
It is really important that more people start donating/recycling their old mattresses. Not enough people know how to properly clean them
This is a nice blog.I really impressed when i read this article.Also this article give us good information about donating that people may not know.
Ack… my ex just threw out our kids old bunk beds. I tried to talk him into donating or recycling them, but they were specially made for the bunks (which are dilapidated) and he didn’t think anyone else would get any use out of them. I hate throwing things like that out.
Be careful – many places have restrictions on selling OR donating used mattresses. Sometimes even if you want to donate your mattress you may not be able to because of state regulations on bedding (see Massachusetts) or because of the recent ‘bedbug’ scares.
I am using latex mattresses as they are made from eco friendly products because i am suffering from skin allergy.
I am in need of a mattress. My air bed broke and I cant afford to buy a new one so I am sleeping on the floor. I try to find a free bed on craigslist but I am having trouble with people responding after I send them a email. If you or anybody you know has a mattress that can fit 2 I would appreciate it. you can email me at sadeclanton@yahoo.com I check my emails everyday. thank you n God bless
this is a great idea. while most of us wouldn’t consider buying or using a secondhand mattress it is easy to forget there are unfortunately many people out there that would be very grateful to receive a secondhand mattress.
We never thought of doing this, cheers for the post.
I’ve just bought a organic mattress and it’s texture is very comfortable. I’ve sold my previous one in a shop who are buying 2nd hand mattress.
Marie
Mattress Reviews
Nice post. This is a good way of disposing old mattresses, we have our closet cleaned up and help others at the same time. Thanks for posting!
Mattress disposal is a huge necessity in most households. Especially for the people that still use old worn-out spring mattresses that get heavier over time as they fill up with bed bugs…
I see mattresses being thrown out even more nowadays. It’s mostly because of bed bug infestations that are becoming more common. It might be difficult to recycle these mattresses.
Thanks to the author for the article!
For example, I’d like to tell about my feelings after buying a normal mattress and a bed, I’ve begun to feel great, I just can’t find a word. I do not have a back pain anymore. My wife also likes it. About any bugs, spiders and bugs – here I can only say that it’s a normal mattress. Incidentally this is one of the options I have such a mattress and a bed.
Well, thanks very much for all those people who create things like this!
Excellent idea – more people should do this instead of throwing them out in landfill
I confess frankly, recently my neighbor burned his mattress … I live in Russia, a different mentality. And the idea is certainly great.