Here at Mr. Waste, we often get phone calls and emails from people asking what to do with their old mattress. Our answer is always to recycle it! That should be your only option. Unfortunately, even though up to 90 percent of your mattress is recyclable, we estimate that maybe 90 percent of mattresses actually end up in landfills, where they go on to pollute our environment. Many parts of your old mattress can be recycled such as the steel coils and cotton outer layer which can go into new products after getting processed at a recycling center. In addition, …