As an official Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) Bye Bye Mattress program participant, the Environmental Services Department now accepts unwanted mattresses and box springs at its Mattress Collection Site. Instead of ending up in the landfill, these bulky items are recycled into other useful products such as carpet padding, insulation and mulch. This recycling program also combats illegal dumping and helps the City reach its Zero Waste Plan goals.

The City’s Mattress Collection Site is located on the east side of the Miramar Landfill entrance at 5161 Convoy St., 92111, next to the Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility. Mattresses and box springs – not wet, heavily soiled or infested with bedbugs - are accepted Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Limit is 10 units per trip. The site is closed on Saturdays and Sundays. 

The MRC’s Bye Bye Mattress program recycles more than one million mattresses each year in California.

To learn more about recycling in San Diego, visit RecyclingWorks.com.