It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item. But the economics of mattress recycling illustrate why it can be difficult — and costly — to be an ...

Mattress abandonment is a serious problem for local governments and their landfill operations. The numbers are staggering. In the United States alone, more than 50,000 mattresses are dumped illegally ...

Donating my old queen-sized mattress proved difficult. I recycled it and paid nearly $100 for the service in New York. More than 75% of mattress materials, like wood, foam, steel and fiber, can be ...