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The Mattress Recycling Council has recycled more than 6 million mattresses in less than five years through its Bye Bye Mattress program. Laid end to end, those mattresses would span more than 7,000 miles from coast-to-coast between the program’s three states. The line would stretch from California to Connecticut and Rhode Island and back again, MRC officials said. Among others, Furniture Today ran an article about the achievement. Learn More

What’s the deal with mattress returns these days? This has been a topic of conversation lately, amongst both industry insiders and non-industry journalists alike. As more and more mattress brands are offering at-home trials and risk-free returns, it may seem like sending back a new mattress should be simple—but both the logistics and impact of high return rates are much more complicated than you may expect. Sleep Retailer writes about comfort returns and options available through MRC’s Bye Bye Mattress program. Learn More

The Mattress Recycling Council has launched the Sleep Products Sustainability Program (SP2), a new environmental certification and sustainability initiative for California mattress manufacturers. Training and certification in the program is offered at no cost to mattress manufacturers that want to improve operations at their manufacturing plants, distribution centers, warehouses and/or offices, officials said. Article in Furniture Today details the launch of MRC’s sustainability program. Learn More