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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – When it comes to getting rid of your mattress and clothes, how you recycle them is about change in the state. Both textiles, like clothing, and mattresses will be added to ...

After spending hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars for a new mattress, a good night’s sleep is likely more on the minds of shoppers in Connecticut than the recycling fee tacked onto the purchase.

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