When you buy a new mattress, you’ll need to responsibly dispose of your old one. Improper mattress disposal could attract a fine or prosecution for fly-tipping. Depending on your mattress quality, it’s recommended that you replace it every 7 to 10 years. At Junk King, we don’t just dump your old mattress at a landfill but instead, take it to an appropriate recycling center or donate it to a local charity if it’s still in usable condition. So, if your mattress is past its best and you need to get a new one, Junk King can help you dispose of your old one, donate it, or recycle it in accordance with the prevailing Denver laws and regulations.
Our Efficient Mattress Disposal and Recycling
Junk King provides an efficient, eco-friendly, and safe mattress disposal service to make the entire process easy for you. Our experienced mattress removal team has the skills and equipment to haul off that mattress and bed frame without causing any damage to your home on the way out. We do all the heavy lifting, so you don’t have to carry the items out to the curb and ruin your neighborhood’s curb appeal. More importantly, we’ll make sure the mattress or bed is disposed of at a local recycling facility, so it doesn’t do any harm to our ecosystem.
Why Recycle Your Old Mattress
At Junk King Denver, we strive to recycle old mattresses as much as we can for the reasons below:
- Mattresses take up large amounts of space at the landfill.
- Mattresses contain both synthetic and organic materials. Although the organic materials will break down over time, the synthetic components could take several decades to vanish.
- Some chemicals in mattresses, such as dyes and bleaches, cause ground pollution. They are incredibly poisonous to animals and plants, and they also pollute and destroy the ecosystem.
How Junk King Recycles Mattresses
According to the consumer rights organization, more and more mattress recycling facilities are cropping up in the US. Recycling a mattress is difficult work, but these licensed facilities can break the mattress down into various recyclable components. They can then prepare them for reuse or recycling. For example, they can melt the mattress springs and repurpose the metal. They can also use the synthetic layers as carpet underlayment or as energy for plants. Junk King can help you find the nearest recycling center to you and figure out what materials they accept and don’t accept. By hiring Junk King for mattress removal, you won’t have to worry about hiring a vehicle and labor to take the items to a recycling center. Some mattress parts are recyclable. Here are the parts of an old mattress that can be reused or recycled in some way:
- Springs: metal springs can be molten down to make various light iron-based products or scrap.
- Foam: Mattress foam can be used for alternative carpeting or refuse fuel once it’s cleaned, processed, and baled.
- Mattress covering: It’s possible to recycle good-quality mattress covering. It can also be used as refuse fuel.
- Wadding: Manufacturers can repurpose wadding filling for cushions. How the wadding is recycled depends on the material itself.
