The sad truth is that most mattresses these days still end up in the landfill. Charities often won’t take them for fear of spreading bedbug infestations, recycling isn’t profitable enough to be common, and most states don’t have effective recycling programs in place to even help. I know this because I have had to get rid of dozens of matresses before and with nowhere to go, they ended up in a landfill.
What About Recycling?
Ideally I would say recycling is a good solution to the problem, that is if you can find a orginization that will properly recycle them. The problem that recycling plants have with matresses is these big slabs of foam, wood, and metal coils take up a lot of space, jam waste shredders, float to the top when compacted, and sometimes fall on workers. For these reasons recycling companies usually just absorb the cost of disposing them in a landfill. So who will take this junk that takes up so much space?
Houston Furniture Bank
Now I could sit here and tell you we have some magic way of disposing of these mattresses, that only a junk removal company knows, but I’m in this buisness to help people and our secret is Houston Furniture Bank. Now even if you aren’t near Houston furniture Bank, the same thing applies, find yourself a charity that takes mattresses or can recycle them through the proper channels. For us Houston Furniture Bank is the best charity for large furniture in my area, even if they cant use your matress they only charge a $20 fee to properly recycle it. Charities and orginizations like this exist all over America, so if you ever want to dispose of your mattress in Houston call Houston Junk Disposal or do what the pros do and take it to the Houston Furniture Bank.
