Mattress Recycling Council’s Success in California Continues
Higher waste diversion, increased recycling and expanded research leads to strong 2019 performance of leading product stewardship program SACRAMENTO, Calif. – According to the… Learn More
MRC Highlights August 2020 Issue
MRC News -- New Fields and Features Require Account Profile Updates on MRCreporting.org, Reminder: Recycling Fee MUST be Shown on Receipt as Separate Line Item, California News, plus more. Learn More
The Park City’s Green Team–Saving Municipalities Money In Mattress Disposal
Park City Green is one of those unique Bridgeport businesses with a spring in its step in more ways than one. The not-for-profit specializes in mattress deconstruction serving more than 50 municipalities in Connecticut as well as commercial volume program participants such as hospitals and universities. Since 2016 Park City Green has recycled more than 250,000 mattresses and they were doing it before Connecticut passed the mattress recycling law. Feature in Only in Bridgeport about MRC and contracted recycler impact on community. Learn More
MRC Highlights July 2020 Issue
MRC News -- Retailer Customer Service Outreach Effort Launched, Updated “How To” Videos Offer Guidance on Registering and Remitting, Customer Education Campaigns Underway, plus more. Learn More
MRC Highlights June 2020 Issue
MRC News -- Volume on the Rise as Retailer and Collection Sites Reopen, No-Cost Commercial Recycling for the Educational Industry, MRC Statement on Social Justice, plus more. Learn More
MRC Releases Mattress Metals Analysis
ALEXANDRIA, Va., — The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) recently collected and tested 30 samples of mattress bonnell coils, pocket coils, foundation metal and foundation staples… Learn More
Learn more about the Mattress Recycling Council
Waste Today video interview with MRC’s Managing Director Mike O’Donnell and Industry Communications Manager Lori Barnes. “We spoke with the Mattress Recycling Council about its efforts to keep more mattresses out of landfills and get more materials back into the material stream. Right now, about 70 percent of each mattress is recyclable. So far, more than 6 million mattresses have been recycled and kept out of landfills.” Learn More
MRC Awards UCLA Research Contract To Study Foam Application
ALEXANDRIA, Va., — The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) has awarded a research contract to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to explore a potential… Learn More
Illegal Dumping Workshop Report Released
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In the past year, the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) has hosted two workshops to address the causes of and potential solutions for… Learn More