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Today, April 22, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. What a milestone. It is fitting that while Earth Day has reached this auspicious milestone, the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) reached an environmental milestone of its own: recycling more than six million mattresses in less than five years through its Bye Bye Mattress program. Six million mattresses equate to more than 210 million pounds of material diverted from landfills by MRC’s recyclers. This is an op-ed appearing in the Connecticut Mirror on Earth Day detailing the success of MRC program-wide and in Connecticut. Learn More

MRC News -- COVID-19 Update, 6 Million Mattresses Recycled, New Resources Now Available, plus more. Learn More

MRC recently completed lean manufacturing assessments for mattress recycling companies through MWS & Associates. Lean is an improvement and problem-solving methodology that strives to reduce… Learn More

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

ALEXANDRIA, Va. –  The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) announced it has recycled more than six million mattresses in less than five years through its Bye… Learn More

MRC News -- Important MRC Covid-19 Operational Update. Learn More

MRC’s concern for the health and well-being of our employees and those across our recycling network continues to be our top priority as we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. With that in mind, we have activated plans to continue operations and limit service disruptions while also keeping health best practices in mind. 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