As part of spring cleaning, you may be thinking of getting a new mattress. But what do you do with the old one?
An estimated 20 million mattresses are disposed of in the U.S. every year. A double mattress can take up as much as 60 cubic feet in a landfill (you can calculate the space your mattress will fill here) — making it that much more important to recycle your old one.
Reduce: I would think air mattresses would use less material than typical mattresses. Take good care of the one you have, rotating it, turning it if possible, vacuuming it, etc.
Reuse: See if anyone in your immediate network might need it. You can also try Craigslist, Freecycle, etc.
Recycle: Many Salvation Army locations will accept mattresses; call first. Many mattress retailers will pick up your mattress when they deliver another but make sure they’re going to recycle it, not just dump it.
Four states have extended producer responsibility-based mattress recycling programs financed by fees added to your purchase: Oregon as of 2022, along with California, Rhode Island, and Connecticut since 2013.
https://earth911.com/home-garden/recycling-mystery-mattresses/
Darcy Hitchcock 