Town of Norwell: New Curbside Mattress Recycling Program

From: Town of Norwell
November 17, 2022

Norwell – The Town of Norwell is collaborating with HandUp to offer Town residents a convenient and cost-effective way to recycle unwanted mattresses and box springs responsibly. Effective immediately, Norwell residents can directly contact HandUp to make an appointment for the curbside pickup of a mattress and/or box spring by going directly to this website LINK or by calling (774) 271-8744. Please note curbside pickup will be scheduled to occur one time per month. The charge for each mattress or each box spring is $50.

HandUp is a social impact business that recycles and upcycles mattresses in an environmentally sustainable way. The mattresses collected by HandUp are separated into their components – foam, cloth, wood, and metal – and recycled. HandUp also sells gently used, high-quality "upcycled" mattresses and box springs for a fraction of the retail price- more information please see Handupmattress.com.

Erik Dyson, Co-Founder and CEO of HandUp, states, “We are pleased to partner with the Town of Norwell to offer its residents a convenient, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible way to dispose of their unwanted mattresses. As a company, we are committed to making a positive environmental impact and returning the majority of our net profits back to the local community by supporting non-profit organizations that provide services to our immigrant and refugee neighbors.”

Ben Margro, Health Agent, Town of Norwell, says, “The Town of Norwell is launching this curbside mattress recycling program as a service to residents given the State of Massachusetts’srecent mattress ban, that took effect on November 1, 2022, which requires all unwanted mattresses and box springs to now be recycled. We are pleased to partner with HandUp to offer this service to Town residents.”

For more information, please contact the Norwell Board of Health at (781) 659-8016 or HandUp at (774) 271-8744, visit handupmattress.com, or email info@handupus.org.

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