After spending hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars for a new mattress, a good night’s sleep is likely more on the minds of shoppers in Connecticut than the recycling fee tacked onto the purchase.

It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item. But the economics of mattress recycling illustrate why it can be difficult — and costly — to be an ...

When David Traub visited a landfill for the first time to dump a truckload of wood and drywall from a home improvement project, he expected to find a big pit full of junk and trash. He did not expect ...

The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) submitted its 2024-2025 annual report to Connecticut's Department of Energy and ...

We just want to make sure we’re putting in for what makes the most sense,' Commissioner Barry Nelson said about the recycling ...

Towering piles of foam and metal line the bays of a St. Vinnie’s warehouse in Eugene, and workers separate the layers of mattress material. Fabric, wood, metal and foam can be reused. Bethany ...

Donating my old queen-sized mattress proved difficult. I recycled it and paid nearly $100 for the service in New York. More than 75% of mattress materials, like wood, foam, steel and fiber, can be ...