On the warehouse floor of Goodwill Industries in Duluth, Minnesota, mattresses and box springs are piled almost 20 high, lining the walls and walkways. Workers hustle through the maze. Ultimately, ...

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 ...

Old mattresses are among the worst kinds of household waste: Most recycling companies won't touch them, and landfills would rather not. But a new business in Nashville that started as a college ...

Besides recycling old bedding for customers who purchased a new mattress and box spring, he will also pick up used mattresses and box springs for non-customers in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester ...

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 ...