How to Recycle a Mattress
Contact your city's recycling program to ask if they take bulk items.. Call a local bulk hauling service and ask about their recycling options.. Ask your retailer if they're partnered with a recycling service.
Steps
Contact your city's recycling program to ask if they take bulk items.
Contact your city's recycling program to ask if they take bulk items.
Call a local bulk hauling service and ask about their recycling options.
Call a local bulk hauling service and ask about their recycling options.
Ask your retailer if they're partnered with a recycling service.
Ask your retailer if they're partnered with a recycling service.
Vacuum, spot clean, and deodorize the mattress.
Vacuum, spot clean, and deodorize the mattress.
Call local thrift stores to find out if they accept mattresses.
Call local thrift stores to find out if they accept mattresses.
Contact disaster relief, homeless, or refugee centers.
Contact disaster relief, homeless, or refugee centers.
Take pictures and post it on Craigslist in the free section.
Take pictures and post it on Craigslist in the free section.
Transport the mattress using a mattress protector, large vehicle, and rope.
Transport the mattress using a mattress protector, large vehicle, and rope.
Use a box cutter or utility knife to cut the cording around your mattress.
Use a box cutter or utility knife to cut the cording around your mattress.
Remove the fabric from the sides, top, and bottom.
Remove the fabric from the sides, top, and bottom.
Wear gloves to collect the foam or fluffy padding.
Wear gloves to collect the foam or fluffy padding.
Remove the layer of metal springs for creative reuse or recycling.
Remove the layer of metal springs for creative reuse or recycling.
Use pliers to remove the staples and fabric from the bottom edges of the frame.
Use pliers to remove the staples and fabric from the bottom edges of the frame.
Wear work gloves and goggles to break down the wood with a saw.
Wear work gloves and goggles to break down the wood with a saw.
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