Mattress Recycling Information
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Mattresses What type(s) of mattresses are subject to the mattress waste disposal ban?
Mattresses are defined in the regulations as “any resilient material or combination of materials that is enclosed by ticking, used alone or in combination with other products, and that is intended for sleeping upon, except for mattresses that are contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances.
Mattress includes any foundation or box spring.
"Mattress" does not include any mattress pad, mattress topper, sleeping bag, pillow, car bed, carriage, basket, dressing table, stroller, playpen, infant carrier, lounge pad, crib bumper, liquid or gaseous filled ticking, including any waterbed and any air mattress that does not contain upholstery material between the ticking and the mattress core, and mattresses in futons and sofa beds.”
All sizes of mattresses are included under the ban: California king, king, queen, full, twin XL, twin, and crib mattresses.
What about full-foam or latex mattresses, or “mattresses in a box”? Yes, those specific mattress products are included in the waste ban.
Mattresses that cannot be recycled:
- Excessively torn, punctured, soiled or moldy items
- Twisted or crushed mattresses or broken box springs
- Wet or frozen mattresses or box springs
- Mattresses or box springs infested with bed bugs or other pests
- Futon mattresses, fold-out sofa beds
- Mattress pads or toppers
- Infant sleeping pads; air or water beds; any other furniture or textiles