ADAMS — Two North Berkshire natives want their business to become a household name for recycling bulky items and e-waste. Dream Green Recycling will pick up refrigerators, tires, computers, TVs, ...

When David Traub visited a landfill for the first time to dump a truckload of wood and drywall from a home improvement project, he expected to find a big pit full of junk and trash. He did not expect ...

Four states now levy an extra fee of $16 to $22.50 when consumers buy a new mattress or box spring. The fees help fund mattress recycling efforts. Oregon launched its program Jan. 1. California and ...

Mattress abandonment is a serious problem for local governments and their landfill operations. The numbers are staggering. In the United States alone, more than 50,000 mattresses are dumped illegally ...

Donating my old queen-sized mattress proved difficult. I recycled it and paid nearly $100 for the service in New York. More than 75% of mattress materials, like wood, foam, steel and fiber, can be ...

Consumers in a handful of states are paying to help make the mattress industry more eco-friendly — and more states may follow suit? Four states — California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island — now ...

It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item. But the economics of mattress recycling illustrate why it can be difficult — and costly — to be an ...