List of Included and Excluded Products:

Last Updated: September 2020

Included Products (subject to the fee and admissible for recycling through MRC):

• Mattresses: which are defined as any sleep surface covered with ticking or fabric that contains resilient material such as steel innersprings, foam, fiber or other filling or upholstery materials, used alone or in combination, regardless of size or shape, except for those products listed below. (Effective Jan. 1, 2020 futons are included in the definition of mattresses in California only. The base or frame remains excluded.)
• Box springs (also commonly called foundations): A ticking or fabric-covered structure used to support a mattress or sleep surface and may be comprised of a frame, foam, springs or other structure, or other materials, used alone or in combination, regardless of whether the product is stationary or adjustable. This includes new, used and renovated products.
• Used and renovated mattresses or box springs
• Futons: In California only effective Jan. 1, 2020, see mattress definition above.

Excluded Products (not subject to the fee and not admissible for recycling through MRC unless otherwise noted):