The pile had more than 50 mattresses on the side of the street. A sign on the fence explained the area is a free mattress recycling drop off site, but concerned neighbors feel like it is ...

Americans discard about 15 million to 20 million mattresses each year, according to the Mattress Recycling Council. That's an average of about 50,000 per day. Most end up in a landfill, experts said.

A 2022 study by the council determined the average age of discarded mattresses at recycling facilities across the state was 13.9 years. Distribution ranged from 1 to 49 years, so durability is ...

There are more than 300 mattress collection sites in states with recycling programs, according to MRC. The sites accept discarded mattresses at no cost. (They may charge for home pickup, however.) ...

The inferno erupted just before 4:30 a.m. on July 20, 2018, when someone ignited a discarded mattress in a first-floor, outdoor breezeway at one of the apartment buildings in the 200 block of ...