Because more than 20 million are thrown away each year, that means we are talking about billions of mattresses choking our landfills. To make matters worse, even once compacted, each mattress takes up an average of 23 cubic feet of landfill space. Then you have to deal with the fact that mattresses are filled with nasty chemicals that not only contaminate landfills but also can run off into local water supplies.
This run-off not only damages our planet but also creates unsafe working conditions and pollution for workers. Not good! Want to help create a safer earth in a simple way by recycling your mattress? Do your part to safely recycle your old, used and unwanted mattress. Then pat yourself on the back! Mattress recycling programs exist in almost all major North American cities, providing used mattress recycling for a processing fee.
Many are nonprofits that benefit local communities. If you have a large enough vehicle and want to handle recycling your mattress yourself, you can find a recycling center near you by searching online in your local area. If you call your local recycling centers, some cities will provide pick-up services. Be aware though, that most do require drop off. If you want to be part of the solution to mattress damage in our communities, get confirmation your recycling centers offer mattress pick-up services before leaving it by the curb and making matters worse.
If your mattress is lightly used and still in good condition, why not try to sell it? Additionally, you are making a smart monetary decision by getting a return on your initial investment. There are plenty of ways to find a new home for your old mattress that take little to no work and zero investment on your end. Craigslist is a popular classified online posting website and is available in nearly every city in the United States.
It is fairly easy to post an ad in your local area for free by offering to sell your gently used mattress and anyone interested in buying can get in touch with you through the site. Make sure to take an attractive picture to entice buyers and make sure you have someone with you when the customer visits for safety!
Facebook Marketplace is another great way to post your mattress or other furniture items for sale. On Marketplace, you can find local people looking to buy a used mattress at a cheaper cost than purchasing a brand new one. You can also make the post public and it will be seen by others in your area and in your larger network of mutual friends and family. Make sure to upload a nice picture and respond quickly for faster selling. Letgo is a mobile app that you can quickly post an image of your mattress and how much you want for it and it will be shown to people in your area that have this application.
You can message back and forth thru the app and agree upon a final price and meeting location. LetGo allows you to connect your Facebook and Google accounts so that anything you post will also be posted to your personal profile. This will also show up in your Facebook Marketplace profile. If your mattress has bed bugs then it needs to be destroyed, not given away or sold. If you need help getting rid of your mattress, your best bet may be hiring a qualified mattress disposal professional.
Why not reach out to your friends and family to see if anyone is in need of a new-to-them mattress. This is the ideal opportunity to give your mattress to someone else that needs it without having to stress about how to recycle it.
You know those kids that just graduated? Yeah, they want your old mattress. College-aged kids and recently graduated young adults are the prime target for wanting free stuff and a new-to-them mattress is a goldmine.
Most likely they will probably be able to upgrade to a better mattress in just a few years, so a used one with a few years left is perfect for their situation. Rather than buying your teenager a new bed, why not upgrade your own and pass yours down. Plus they will thank you for your decision and love their new upgrade! Instead of getting rid of your used mattress, move it to the guest room. Now that you are upgrading your own mattress situation, why not go ahead and make that guest room a little bit more comfortable.
Instead of using an air mattress you can now make your guests feel a bit more at home on trips by staying in an actual bed. Check with your neighborhood association, Facebook group or LinkedIn group to find out if anyone in your area needs a new mattress, it could be an easy way to get it removed from your home without much work.
Feel free to posts signs on the community board if allowed. You just may be able to fix your mattress enough to get a few more good years out of it. Gel Mattress Pads: Add a gel mattress topper or pad for a cool to the touch improvement. Simply unroll to fit your mattress exactly, while still allowing your mattress pad and sheets to fit nicely over everything — and the bed is much more comfortable and can even help reduce heat and sweating during your nights sleep.
Under Mattress Helpers: These types of items are not very common at many stores, so you may not know about this product, but you can purchase props that you place underneath the exact areas of your mattress that is sagging. Adding Mattress Support Pillows: Pillows are a great temporary fix and a cheaper option.
This sagging mattress hack is to use any old pillows as under-mattress helpers when you feel your mattress sagging. Whether you use two cheap bed pillows or buy new pillows and use your old ones, lift up your mattress and place one under each side of the mattress.
Replace Cardboard or Plywood: Wooden parts that are part of your bed frame may be old and broken in. You can either place another piece of plywood underneath the mattress or replace the current one.
This will help correct the bed frames role to play in correcting any of your sagging mattress and support issues. Add Carpet Gripping Sheets: Adding carpet gripping sheets under the sagging areas can help keep your mattress in place.
These are available in nearly every department store or your local home improvement shop. To help your spring mattress stay comfortable, look for any damaged or compressed springs and replace them. You can easily replace box springs with new ones. Be aware that they do come in multiple sizes and you need to makes sure to choose box springs that match your mattress.
Replacing Frame Slats: These wooden slats come with your bed frame and are used in platform beds to support the mattress appropriately. Sometimes the wooden slats on your frame may become depressed in the middle and could result in the uneven surface of your mattress. You can easily fix the slats by installing new metal slats for a smooth surface. Memory Foam Mattress Pads: Foam mattress pads can help to make your bed more comfortable in cases of minor issues, depression, and aching backs.
I recommend using waterproof and machine-washable mattress pads that are also hypoallergenic. Be sure to wash these too on a regular basis or as needed. The mattress materials that have a longer life-span than the mattress itself are the steel inner-springs, box-springs, steel wire, coils, mattress foam, box-spring wood, foundation wood, fabrics, and fibers. Much of the steel wire used to make mattress inner-springs and box-springs is made from recycled scrap steel.
Once the mattress is discarded, the steel wire can again be recycled, remelted, and poured into new steel. Hi - Check with your local VVA chapter store. I have donated a bunch of mattresses to the VVA in the past, and maybe if you're lucky , you can find a mattress in good condition with them.. Hello, My father is a veteran and I'd like to get him a new bed asap I'm in college and don't have the money to purchase a new one because the one he has isn't suitable for his back and the boards keep coming out.
I see a lot of information about donating beds, but what about any veteran services that give beds to non homeless vets? Hi my name is Paulo Smith and iv,e been looken and serching help for free mattress for my pregnant wife an I and allso for my 2 baby boys and step son too.
So please if theirs someone who don't need or throwen out the old mattresses,plesae Email me at Ole7Allen yahoo. Paulo Smith. Reputable achieve up, that was operational grouping, makes me tariff to buy one. Chichi to see pics of the menage. Hello Brian, thank you for sharing these recycling gems. When you are sleeping on the floor, someone's loved but no longer needed mattress is the greatest gift. This is really my very new here, wonderful looking website. I uncovered so many useful issues in your website especially its debate.
This was great information. If a friend of ours does not want our old mattress after all, I will look into some of your suggestions.
Nice Post. This multifunctional bed-bench-table is so nice to look at. Thanks for the information. I will check this out. Very good point and well written Brian. No need in tossing it when others can use it. I know many people that would love to have a bed. Voted up. Thanks, Masmasika! Appreciate the nice comments.. There certainly aren't enough mattresses to go around.. In my country there are countless people who need beds so people wishing to donate might as well do that.
This is one of the best ways to minimize garbage around. I really agreed about your post. Don't throw out your old bed mattress in a garbage. You can donate it to the agencies which collect bed mattress.
You can earned little or you can donate your old mattress to the people who needs a bed especially to the poor people. In this way you can help for your fellowship. Thank you because I've enjoyed reading your blog and this is great because it can give lesson for the readers. Keep it up. Hello, I'm in need of a king size mattress or 2 twin mattresses. My mattress has bed bugs and I need to replace it immediately, but I don't the money to buy a new one.
I appreciate any information. I'm in NYC. Thank you so much. I am currently working on a shelter in west tennessee.
Enter your local area info, and check out the shelters in your area. Hopefully, one of them will take your mattress. Thanks for the comment.. I have a CAl King mattress and box springs in excellent condition that I would love to donate. Not as easy as you might think! Glad the information helped you, Michael and Annie.. The shelters certainly need them.. Best of luck to you. Goodwill is a popular mattress donation site, where you can ensure your old mattress is going to someone in need.
Their website explicitly states that beds and mattresses are a no-go for mattress recycling though they do say that you can donate your old bed frame. On the other hand, Goodwill is one of the organizations that DOES take mattress donations and furniture, providing they are in good shape.
Habitat for Humanity is known for building low-income, quality housing for those less fortunate, but did you know that they also furnish these houses with household goods and donated furniture too? The habitat for humanity restore is a great way to recycle and help with a rescue mission for local homeless and needy families who could use a donated mattress in good shape. In that case, give Donation Town a try. Not only do they have a really straightforward guide on how to prepare your mattress for donation, they have a super handy database that will tell you all the local charities and agencies that accept mattresses.
Sometimes they can even find surprising results like the Vietnam Veterans of America, places you might not think of on your own. Listing your bed under the free section of Craigslist or Facebook marketplace is always an option if none of the above charities are readily accessible to you and there are no stores that take a donated mattress. Just remember to be careful and not give out your address to freely when listing your item or responding to emails. That ensures everyone walks away happy and safe.
Some mattress companies will actually take your old mattress when they deliver your new one. The Nectar White Glove program does exactly that.
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