Opinion
‘Bye Bye Mattress’ — a program that works
A mattress illegally dumped in an alley, waiting for recycling. (Photo: Dom J, via Shutterstock)One extraordinary example of the state’s environmental leadership is the California Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act of 2013 (SB 254). This legislation established a statewide public-private partnership where mattressproducerslead an effort to recover and recycle their products.