Why California requires mattress recycling
Since 2016, mattresses must be recycled — not landfilled. Here's how the program works.
What you'll learn
- California's 2016 Bye Bye Mattress law (SB 254)
- How the $10.50 recycling fee at purchase funds the program
- What gets recovered (80% of mattress weight — steel, foam, cotton, fabric)
- Your options for disposal: curbside, drop-off, or haul-away
Step by step
- Every new mattress sold in California includes a $10.50 recycling fee.
- That fee funds the CRRC (Mattress Recycling Council) take-back program.
- You have three options: schedule curbside (if your city offers it), drop off at a collection site, or hire a hauler.
- Mattresses must be dry and in clear plastic for transport.
- Around 80% of the mattress weight — steel springs, foam, cotton, fabric — is recovered for reuse.
Safety note
We plastic-wrap on site and deliver to a certified CRRC facility. The recycling is already paid for (you paid $10.50 at purchase) — the haul is what you pay us for.
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