Most components of a mattress are recyclable, and recycling a mattress reduces unnecessary landfill waste. Several facilities can pick up old mattresses, or people can travel to recycling centers. On ...

Can you recycle a mattress? The answer is yes. And not only can an old mattress be recycled, it's actually easier to do than you think. When it comes to getting rid of bulky items, the mattress is one ...

Most people see an old mattress as nothing more than bulky trash. One local inventor shared with 2 Helps You he not only sees ...

When David Traub visited a landfill for the first time to dump a truckload of wood and drywall from a home improvement project, he expected to find a big pit full of junk and trash. He did not expect ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A payloader flattened a mountain of trash Tuesday at the Needham Recycling and Transfer Station. The garbage, destined for an ...