"If the mattress is still usable, then a donation option like Salvation Army is a good idea.
If the mattress is not usable and needs to be recycled, try:
OHIO MATTRESS RECOVERY AND RECYCLING
38209 Wilson Avenue
Willoughby, OH 44094
(440)…"
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"Kelly,
Thank You. Mattresses are one of those things you never think about...unless it's causing you pain.
The statistics you posted make a good case to recycle. It's amazing that the quantity of mattresses that get trashed vary as much…"
Kelly Powell commented on Robert Vance's blog post Mattress Recycling"One I have found is the Salvation Army
Here is a great link for your problem hope this will…"
Mattress Recycling
Recycling a mattress was frustrating and more time consuming than I imaged it would be.Our daughters queen size mattress is still in good shape and I will not put it into the landfill.Loading the mattress into my vehicle and visiting several locally listed mattress recycling centers provided no solution. The only mattress accepted is the solid foam hospital bed. My regular household mattresses is not accepted.After calling several non-profit shelters I finally located a Thrift shop called…See More
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- The RJMVance Group
- Briefly describe your organization's products/services and the size of operations.
- We are a small, independent sales and marketing organization that generate sales, revenue and jobs for three local graphic communications companies. Our deliverables are (paper fiber) printed transactional and promotional communications.
- Your website
- http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_tab_pro
- What attracts you to the concept of zero waste?
- I hate throwing stuff away and wasting precious land with trash. I have taught my children and grandchildren to always reduce, re-use and recycle rather than to discard.
My entire business career has been about promoting the use of paper to communicate...now it;s about using less.
- What is your organization doing to eliminate waste?
- Supporting corporate responsibility and using sustainable practices when possible. Giving more for less...keeping it simple!
Recommending clients use less paper communications and more digital online communications. For example a promotional gift cards that can be redeemed on line to plant 3 trees...and then be planted to grow flowers.
- What motivated you to join ZeroWasteNEO.org?
- Learn best practices, Share resources, Network with others, Find ways to save money
- What do you need to learn to be able to take action towards Zero Waste?
- Locate sources for recycling or re-purposing items like old child car seats, swimming pool winter covers.
- Please describe your organization's waste reduction goals (i.e. zero waste by 2019).
- Use less paper, Educate and motivate my manufacturing facilities and clients about Zero Waste.
Use more digital communications.
Buy local.
- If your organization has set a zero waste goal, how do you plan to reach that goal?
- Working on it now.
Robert Vance's Blog
Mattress Recycling
Recycling a mattress was frustrating and more time consuming than I imaged it would be.
Our daughters queen size mattress is still in good shape and I will not put it into the landfill.
Continue Loading the mattress into my vehicle and visiting several locally listed mattress recycling centers provided no solution. The only mattress accepted is the solid foam hospital bed. My regular household mattresses is not accepted.
After calling several non-profit shelters I…
Posted on May 21, 2010 at 2:13pm — 3 Comments
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