Join the Nashville Effort to Reduce Mattress & Box Spring Waste
Local Residents Get Involved
Make a Positive Difference
Spring Back Recycling Nashville is dedicated to making a positive difference in our local communities and the environment. By joining our efforts and supporting our mattress recycling program, you can help reduce the accumulating mattress and box spring waste in our landfills and repurpose it into new material. With your help, we can combat toxic waste ending up in our landfills, and through donations of mattress materials, we can provide transitional employment opportunities.
Keep your community clean and vote to support county-wide mattress recycling!
Ready to help make a positive change in your local community? Together, we can help boost Nashville’s character and environment by bringing mattress recycling to the forefront. We need YOUR VOICE. Help us get the attention and action from Nashville’s local government, county officials, and influential members of the community about the importance of reducing mattress waste. With your help, we can create better conditions for our surrounding counties – allowing people to conveniently recycle mattresses at an affordable cost instead of opting for landfills.
HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND VOTE FOR MATTRESS RECYCLING
How you can recycle today!
Any resident of Tennessee can participate in our Nashville location's recycling program.
Mattress Drop-Off Davidson County Residents
Davidson County Residents:
If you live in Davidson County, congratulations! You can take advantage of the subsidy price and recycle your mattress or box spring for only $8 per piece, and you can drop it off at any of the following locations:
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday–Saturday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM. ~holidays may affect these hours~
East Center (East Nashville)
943A Dr. Richard Adams Drive, Nashville, TN 37207
Anderson Lane Facility (Madison)
939A Anderson Lane, Madison, TN 37115
Omohundro Facility (Central)
1019 Omohundro Place, Nashville, TN 37210
Ezell Pike Facility (Antioch)
3254 Ezell Pike, Nashville, TN 37211
Each of our locations has a 53-foot trailer to assist in the collection of your mattresses. When you arrive, pay at the security station, and the gatekeeper will direct you to our recycling trailer. It costs $8 per piece, and we only accept debit cards or cash. Leave the rest to us! Our Spring Back Recycling team members come by weekly to empty the trailers so we can accept more.
Mattress Drop-off All Other Residents
Non-Davidson County Residents
We are striving to secure partnerships with other counties in middle Tennessee. In the meantime, if you are not a resident of Davidson County, you will not be able to drop off at the Davidson County drop sites.
You must bring your mattress and box springs directly to the Spring Back processing facility. Our processing facility is located near Donelson. For directions and instructions, please email ryan@springbackrecyclingtn.com.
Visit this link to give a quick VOTE for Mattress Recycling in your county!
Mattress Pick-up Services
Residential Pick-Up Services
Spring Back contracts with a few pickup services available in other areas in TN. Hauling fees apply and will vary depending on your location.
To schedule a pickup in Williamson Co.
Call Justice Industries at 615-669-4163
To schedule a pickup in Davidson and all other surrounding counties
Call Justice Industries at 615-669-4163 or call OPS Junk Removal: 931-771-6301
Our residential mattress/box spring recycling fee is a flat rate of $20 per piece.
Download this PDF for a full list of pricing and participation instructions!
How can you contribute to the positive cycle?
You Donate
Each material is separated and
baled appropriately as every mattress and box spring is deconstructed.
We disassemble and deconstruct the mattresses & box springs
Material buyers then repurpose the scrap, giving each mattress a new life.
The materials get recycled
Our foam, cotton and felt are repurposed into items such as carpet padding.
Recycled materials get turned into new products
Our Steel is melted at a foundry and repurposed into other steel products.
Avoid Landfill Build Up & Health Risks
Our wood is sent to the chipper and repurposed into landscape mulch.
Provide Employment
We provide solid employment with full benefits, and life and vocational skills for those getting back on their feet.
Good Values in Our Society
Our goal is to recycle every mattress in the state of TN first, which also creates good jobs for hundreds, potentially thousands of homeless men and women.
Create a more Green and Sustainable Future
We prevent used mattresses from entering landfills and from recirculating in the secondary market, where they pose ongoing health risks.
How can you contribute to the positive cycle?
You Donate
Each material is separated and
baled appropriately as every mattress and box spring is deconstructed.
We disassemble and deconstruct the mattresses & box springs
Material buyers then repurpose the scrap, giving each mattress a new life.
The materials get recycled
Our foam, cotton and felt are repurposed into items such as carpet padding.
Recycled materials get turned into new products
Our Steel is melted at a foundry and repurposed into other steel products.
Avoid Landfill Build Up & Health Risks
Our wood is sent to the chipper and repurposed into landscape mulch.
Provide Employment
We provide solid employment with full benefits, and life and vocational skills for those getting back on their feet.
Good Values in Our Society
Our goal is to recycle every mattress in the state of TN first, which also creates good jobs for hundreds, potentially thousands of homeless men and women.
Create a more Green and Sustainable Future
We prevent used mattresses from entering landfills and from recirculating in the secondary market, where they pose ongoing health risks.
Recycling Today for a Better Future Tomorrow
- Mattresses decompose slowly in a landfill, often taking 100 years to decompose.
- On average, we recycle roughly 50,000 mattresses per year, which is over 3 million cubic feet of landfill space.
- For every 1 Ton of Mattress, there 25 cubic meters of landfill space are preserved.
- Mattresses are made up of 48% box and steel inner springs, 28% foam, 14% fabrics, and fibers, and 5% wooden box springs, all of which can be made into new products.
- Globally, only 40% of used mattresses are currently recycled.
- Industry guidance suggests purchasing a new mattress every 5-7 years.
- On average, 50,000 mattresses are disposed of daily, making that 18 million discard per year.
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