Renewable Recycling on NBC Nightly News: Mattress recycling saves money, creates jobs and is environmentally friendly
More than 50,000 mattresses are thrown away every day in the United States and can take 90 years to decompose in a landfill. About 85 percent of the mattress can be recycled, the coils melted down as scrap metal and the foam used for carpet padding.
Christine Kiourtsis breaks it down for Anne Thompson of NBC Nightly News and discusses Renewable Recycling's partnership with New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
Watch the clip to meet some of our incredible team and learn more about why recycling mattresses is good for you and the community. We can make the world the better place, one mattress at a time!
