Mattress Recycling Council’s Bye Bye Mattress program adds two new locations in Concord, and continued in Richmond.
CONCORD – Residents and businesses can now recycle their unwanted mattresses and box springs with Mattress Recycling Council’s Bye Bye Mattress program for free at two new sites in Contra Costa County.
- New: 1-800 Got Junk Concord, 1038 Shary Circle Unit 7, Concord, accepts up to four units for drop-off for residents only from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Residential curbside pick-up is also available.
- New: Habitat for Humanity Concord, 2080 Diamond Boulevard, Concord, accepts up to five units for drop-off without an appointment for residents and businesses from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. More than five units can be dropped off with an appointment with 48 hours’ advance notice.
- Continuing: West County Resource Recovery, 101 Pittsburg Ave., Richmond, accepts up to three units per household per month for drop-off from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The site is closed for lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Since 2016, MRC has recycled more than 14 million mattresses in California. The program’s recyclers have diverted 555 million pounds of steel, foam, fiber and wood from landfills. These valuable materials are used to create new products such as construction rebar, carpet padding, insulation, mulch or biomass fuel.
“We’re thankful to the two new locations that join our collection network and help us make recycling used mattresses easier for Contra Costa County residents,” said Mike O’Donnell, MRC’s Chief Operating Officer. “Together, this impressive network is collecting more than 1.5 million mattresses each year that are recycled right here in California.”
In addition to these options, mattress shoppers can use their retailer to pick up their old mattress. The state law requires any retailer that delivers a new mattress to also offer to pick up an old one at no additional cost. Many retailers choose to recycle the mattresses they collect from customers through MRC. Whether shopping in-store or online, California consumers should ask their retailer about their take-back service.
MRC is a nonprofit organization that operates statewide recycling programs in California and three other states that have passed mattress recycling laws.
MRC’s Bye Bye Mattress program is funded through a state-approved recycling fee that is collected on each mattress or box spring purchased by California consumers. The fee is used to establish free drop-off locations and collection events throughout the state, transport collected units from these sites to companies that dismantle the discarded products and recycle the materials. Other portions of the fee are dedicated to combating illegal dumping and research efforts that improve the recycling process and recyclability of the component material.
About the Mattress Recycling Council
The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) is a nonprofit organization that operates recycling programs in states that have passed mattress recycling laws: California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island. MRC was founded by the bedding industry and recycles over 2 million mattresses each year. For more information about MRC, go to www.MattressRecyclingCouncil.org. To learn how to recycle your mattress or to find a collection location or event near you, visit www.ByeByeMattress.com