Most apartment communities have trash compactors and or dumpsters throughout the community.  When you move-in or decide that it is time for a new mattress, you tend to take that mattress to one of those two places.  However, this is not good for the environment.

If you leave your mattress by the dumpster, not only is it unsightly but it is not good for the environment.  Waste companies are not required to separate trash and recyclables.  Therefore, they get taken to the landfill, where they take up lots of space and sometimes damage landfill machinery.

About 90 percent of material in mattresses can be recycled. So, donate your old mattress to a thrift store, the goodwill, or take it to recycling center that accepts mattresses.

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