New mattress recycling program launched in Western Canada

Sleep Country Canada recently announced a new mattress recycling program in Western Canada. The company says that with their new program, it is estimated that more than 150,000 mattresses and box springs will be reused or recycled annually – with more than 59,000 bed sets
provided to families in need.

When Sleep Country delivers new mattresses or box springs to its customers, they offer to take the old ones away. These mattresses are evaluated, with those that are "gently used" given to families in need through Sleep Country Canada’s Donated Bed program, which has been in operation for more than 16 years.

When mattresses and box springs are deemed too worn for reuse, Sleep Country pays a fee-per-piece to local recycling depots to break them down to their base components. All elements, including cotton, metal, polyurethane foam, wood, polyester and other fabrics, are sold to salvage companies for reuse.   

The company now has mattress recycling depots located in Langley, British Columbia, as well as in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Another depot serving customers in eastern Canada is located in Toronto.  

For additional mattress recycling in B.C., also see Mattressrecycling.ca 

or http://www.myessentia.com/recycling for a list of mattress recyclers in Canada and the U.S.