BedTimes magazine reported today that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has approved the Connecticut Mattress Stewardship Plan developed by the Mattress Recycling Council. The plan goes into effect May 1. MRC is a non-profit created by the mattress-industry trade group, the International Sleep Products Association, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
Connecticut is the first state to work with MRC to implement a statewide mattress-recycling program.
Read the full story, “Connecticut approves MRC mattress-recycling plan,” at BedTimes.
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