Mattress
Recycling Equipment

Used and worn-out mattresses present a significant problem for waste management. Not only are mattresses bulky, taking up roughly 40 cubic feet, but each one contains many different materials. While they do slowly break down over time, the harmful chemicals they release while decomposing poison the soil and potentially groundwater. These oversized and harmful items are filling landfills at the rate of 50,000 per year in the U.S., and the same thing is occurring in countries around the world.

Mattresses in good condition may be donated or sold for reuse. But what about those that are no longer useful? How can we dispose of them responsibly? Yes, through recycling. Mattresses are a great candidate for recycling. Mattress recycling equipment breaks them down into their individual components, allowing recyclers to separate each recyclable material for reuse in manufacturing new products.

At ECO Green, we are excited about the future of mattress recycling and its ability to keep this unwieldy waste from filling landfills and polluting our planet. Our passion is building top-tier recycling equipment for our clients. We help recycling businesses thrive by creating machinery that is cost-effective, efficient, and durable. Regardless of the type of recycling our customers do, we have a solution to meet their needs.

Growing Opportunities in Mattress Recycling

When a mattress sags in the middle, smells like the family dog, and or has enough spills that it looks like animal print, it’s time to replace it. Buying a new mattress is the easy part, as many popular brands are available online. However, many people don’t know what to do with their old mattress. Residential waste management may collect them for a fee. Many landfills may also take them, but transporting it to the dump can be a significant hurdle.

Enter mattress recycling with ECO Green Equipment. In 2013, three states passed laws requiring mattress retailers to collect a mattress disposal fee with the sale of every box spring or mattress. This fee supports mattress collection events and the establishment of disposal sites. While the laws do not prevent individuals or businesses from throwing away their mattresses, they encourage recycling.

As states, provinces, territories, and countries worldwide look for wise ways to reduce their waste production, recycling is likely to rise to the top as a leading solution. Despite the fact that up to 75% of mattress materials are recyclable, as of 2024 less than 5% of mattresses are recycled in the U.S. These statistics highlight the market potential to support mattress recycling businesses, and ECO Green is poised to help.

ECO Green mattress recycling machines are powerful, durable pieces of equipment able to shred various types of waste, including mattresses, e-waste, wood, textiles, and plastics. Our clients have put them to the test in tire recycling lines worldwide. They have helped turn waste tires into rubber mulch, tire-derived fuel, rubberized asphalt and many other useful products. We are confident they can do the same with end-of-life mattresses, helping reduce the number of mattresses landfilled each year.

A New Life for Old Mattresses

Modern mattresses are vastly different from the spring mattresses of previous generations. Instead of a bed of springs, many mattresses contain a mixture of springs, foam, wood, and fabric. Despite these innovations in comfort, the basic components of a mattress remain the same. Once extracted and separated from each other at a mattress recycling facility, the majority of these materials are useful in manufacturing new products.

Wood

The basic framework of many box springs and mattresses is made of wood, which can be chipped and used as landscape material or burned as a fuel source.

Steel

The springs inside mattresses are typically made of steel, an easily recyclable material. Recyclers can give old springs a new life as rebars used to reinforce roads or other concrete construction projects.

Foam

The soft foam in many mattresses is useful in producing carpet padding and furniture fill. However, shredding is necessary to break down the foam into smaller pieces before forming it into a new product.

Fabric

The usefulness of fabric components in mattresses will depend on the composition of the fabric. Many types can be recycled with textiles to form new threads or fabrics.

Transforming unusable mattresses into useful materials in this fashion is an example of recycling at its best. ECO Green Equipment is proud to be a recycling partner for companies striving to make a difference in their corner of the world. Recycling the foam, metal, wood, and fabric in existing mattresses into usable materials reduces the need to harvest more natural resources to produce virgin materials. It also reduces energy usage both by decreasing the energy spent on creating products and eliminating the mining and transportation efforts to supply manufacturing facilities with raw materials.

The Right Tools for the Job

Deconstructing and separating a mattress into its various components can be a time-consuming and labor-intensive task when done manually. However, ECO Green Equipment has a better solution. Our mattress recycling equipment can help streamline and expedite the process. With the right equipment, your recycling facility can process mattresses more efficiently and in less time, saving you time and earning you money.

Shredders

The primary shredder in your recycling line is crucial to the success of your recycling business. It shreds raw materials into rough shreds. A mattress shredder capable of reducing mattresses quickly and effectively will help you process more material. At ECO Green, we know that an efficient and dependable shredder is your key to success. We design our shredders to maximize output and minimize downtime. Our double-shaft shredders offer clients the option of processing more material than a traditional single-shaft machine.

Conveyors

You can facilitate moving large mattresses to the shredder and transporting shredded material throughout your building using conveying equipment. ECO Green belt conveyors are most useful for transporting mattresses and ensure that material makes it from point A to point B.

Baling and Bagging Equipment

As mattress recycling produces several end products, packaging products for transport to the proper recycling plant is essential. ECO Green offers a double bagging station to collect recycling output efficiently.

Control Panels

Your eyes and ears along your recycling line, a control center like the ECO Brain allows you to keep track of all your equipment from a single location. It provides real-time data to help analyze productivity and diagnose problems as they arise. Our control panel helps keep you in control of your operation and minimize downtime.

Mattress Recycling with ECO Green Equipment

Removing bulky mattress waste from landfills needs to be a priority, and ECO Green Equipment has the equipment you need for your mattress recycling business. Our team has helped companies in Hungary, the United States, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and many more improve access to recycling in their countries, and we can do the same for you. Contact us today. We will work with you to determine the best equipment for your business and recycling goals.

At ECO Green Equipment, we believe that recycling businesses can positively impact the environment and improve conditions for us all. We are thrilled to work with clients all over the world to reduce environmental pollution, transform waste into energy, and recycle more. Whether you are new to the industry or an established professional, let ECO Green help you take your recycling to the next level with our cutting-edge technology.