Where does my old mattress go?

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BedShred.com is committed to keeping old mattresses and box springs out of local landfills. We do this through thorough recycling and responsible disposal practices. Every item we collect is dismantled and recycled, ensuring no components are ever refurbished or reused in bedding products. This work is done in partnership with Nine Lives Recycling in Pamplico, South Carolina, where all materials are stored and processed. Since July 2015, our combined efforts have diverted millions of pounds of mattresses and boxsprings from area landfills.

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What happens to my mattress?

Foam

Foam and quilted foam are pulled from the old mattresses, baled, and then turned over to carpet manufacturers for extensive cleaning for eventual use in carpet padding.

Coils and Wood

Coils are delivered to a scrap yard for traditional steel recycling. There are millions of uses for recycled steel. One example is bicycle spokes.

Only 10% Remains

Wood from boxsprings is offered to the community for free for various reclamation projects.

When complete, the BedShred process leaves only 10-25% of components from each mattress/boxspring as compacted landfill waste.

Mattresses are a Huge Problem for Landfills

Most mattresses are now single-sided, which shortens the life span of these sleep products. Additionally, landfills are experiencing an influx of returned mattresses from online retailers. It's important to note that discarded mattresses have a compaction rate significantly lower than regular waste—approximately 400% less. Typically, a cubic yard of compacted garbage weighs between 1,500 and 1,800 pounds, while a cubic yard of compacted mattresses weighs only about 250 pounds, creating voids in the ground.

At BedShred, our goal is to prevent valuable materials like steel from being buried forever. While mattress recycling is a challenging and labor-intensive process with many previous unsuccessful attempts, we are eager to take the lead in South Carolina. Our enthusiasm lies in repurposing these materials rather than contributing to unnecessary environmental waste.

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  • Let's Turn this Foam into Carpet Padding

  • These bales of foam are ready for their next life as commercial carpet padding.

  • Off to the Scrap Yard

  • This much steel should never end up in a landfill. These coils will be smelted down using traditional steel recycling techniques. There are millions of uses for recycled steel.

  • Free Wood

  • Wood from boxsprings is untreated and offered for free to the local community for various projects.

  • What's Left

  • After processing eight tractor trailer loads of mattresses and boxsprings, this is all that's left as compacted waste for the landfill.

  • Schedule Your Pick-Up

  • BedShred has helped keep over 100,000 mattresses out of landfills since July 2015. Thank you for supporting our mission.

Let's Turn this Foam into Carpet Padding

These bales of foam are ready for their next life as commercial carpet padding.

Off to the Scrap Yard

This much steel should never end up in a landfill. These coils will be smelted down using traditional steel recycling techniques. There are millions of uses for recycled steel.

Free Wood

Wood from boxsprings is untreated and offered for free to the local community for various projects.

What's Left

After processing eight tractor trailer loads of mattresses and boxsprings, this is all that's left as compacted waste for the landfill.

Schedule Your Pick-Up

BedShred has helped keep over 100,000 mattresses out of landfills since July 2015. Thank you for supporting our mission.