July 29, 2024

On July 25, Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) authorized the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) to establish and administer a statewide mattress recycling program in the state. Oregon DEQ approved a modified operating plan, including a budget and stewardship assessment (fee) to fund the program. MRC will launch its Oregon program on January 1, 2025.

Oregon’s Mattress Stewardship Act (SB 1576) requires manufacturers, importers, distributors, renovators and retailers of mattresses and foundations sold or offered for sale in Oregon to register with MRC. Registration is easy and free of charge. As the launch date approaches, MRC will provide registrants with program implementation updates and customer education materials. For that reason, entities that must register should do so as soon as practical so that they are well prepared and informed to meet their legal obligations.

Legal Requirements for Retailers (including both brick-and-mortar and online retailers) and Contract Sellers:
1. Register with MRC prior to January 1, 2025, at MRCreporting.org.
2. Collect the mattress stewardship fee of $22.50 per unit sold to end users in Oregon (including both individual consumers and contract purchasers such as hotels, hospitals and universities) and display that amount as a line item on the receipt, invoice or other sales documentation that the seller provides the purchaser.
3. Report mattress and foundation sales and remit the collected fees to MRC monthly.
4. Only purchase or offer for sale products and brands from registered Manufacturers, Distributors, Importers or Renovators.
5. At the time of sale, provide consumers with information about available collection and recycling options for discarded products.

Legal Requirements for Manufacturers, Distributors, Importers or Renovators
1. Register with MRC prior to January 1, 2025 at MRCreporting.org.
2. Provide all brand names or URNs of the mattress and foundations products that you manufacture, distribute, import or renovate that are offered for sale in Oregon.

Entities that perform multiple roles in the industry must register under each category that applies to their operations. Refer to the definitions on MRCreporting.org to determine your registration categories.

For complete details on the program, please visit the resources below or contact us at info@mrc-us.org or 1-855-229-1691.

California and Connecticut Mattress Recycling Fee Increases on January 1, 2025

Pursuant to state law Chapter 388, Statutes of 2013, Chapter 371, Statues of 2014, and Chapter 673, Statutes of 2019, the California mattress recycling fee that retailers and other sellers must collect on all mattress, futons and foundations sold to California residents will increase from $10.50 to $16.00 per unit effective Jan. 1, 2025.

The fee is a flat per unit rate that applies to all sizes of mattresses, futons and foundations. The fee is not subject to sales tax.

Pursuant to state law Public Act 13-42, the Connecticut mattress recycling fee that retailers and other sellers must collect on all mattresses and foundations sold to Connecticut residents will increase from $11.75 to $16.00 per unit effective Jan. 1, 2025.

The fee is a flat per unit rate that applies to all sizes of mattresses and foundations. The fee is subject to sales tax.

Please update your point-of-sale system accordingly and inform your relevant sales, customer service and other staff and service providers about this change so that it can be properly implemented on Jan. 1, 2025.

All entities that sell mattresses to end users in California and Connecticut are required to collect and remit the per unit fee. Entities include (but are not limited to) brick-and-mortar retailers, online sellers and companies that sell mattresses to commercial end users like hotels, hospitality facilities, boarding schools, colleges and universities, nursing homes, medical facilities, etc.

State law also requires that the recycling fee must appear as a separate line item on all receipts for a mattress or foundation, followed by the fee amount, whether sold in-stores or online. Each month, each retailer must remit the full fee amount of all recycling fees that it has collected to the Mattress Recycling Council through MRCreporting.org. For mattresses and foundations sold on or after Jan. 1, 2025, each retailer or seller is responsible for remitting to MRC recycling fees as follows:

California - $16.00 times the number of units sold

Connecticut - $16.00 times the number of units sold

MRC will send updated customer educational materials about the recycling fee to all registered retail locations prior to January 1. Additional resources can be found online at MattressRecyclingCouncil.org.