Wondering what to do with an old mattress? The Mattress Recycling Council estimates that Americans dispose of roughly 15 to 20 million mattresses every year. The average mattress takes up 40 cubic feet, which means that one year’s worth of discarded mattresses will occupy more than 132,000 square miles of landfill space. To cut down on waste and preserve landfill space, mattress owners in the U.S. are encouraged to get rid of their old mattresses using alternative means.
Tuck, a sleep hygiene, health, and wellness foundation, has prepared this guide for how to donate, recycle, resell or reuse old or used mattresses. Mattress Disposal Guide