1. Mattress Disposal and Recycling Chris Hudgins MRRA Recycling and Solid Waste Conference and Trade Show May 3, 2016

2. Founded 100 years ago, the International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) is the trade association for the mattress industry. MRC is a non-profit organization created by ISPA to develop and implement statewide mattress recycling programs for states that have enacted mattress recycling laws.

3. 35-40 million new mattresses/box-springs/year 100 new products sold generates 50+ discards Resulting in about 15-20 million discards annually U.S. Mattress Discard Market

4. Abandoned or illegally dumped A municipality, retailer or consumer takes them to a:  Landfill  Waste-to-energy facility  Recycler Sent to a renovator

5. Mattress Recycling ~50 mattress recyclers in U.S. Many are non-profit organizations or partnerships Most use manual labor to dismantle the mattress Processing fees range from under $10 to $50/unit

8. Funding Challenges Used mattress is bulky and durable Recycled materials have low/volatile value Competition from tipping fees Revenue earned is insufficient to cover the cost of collecting, dismantling, recycling and selling the materials