The need for mattress recycling in San Antonio is monumental. Every year our city disposes of about 140,000 mattresses. As a result, approximately 4,200 tons of materials end up in landfills annually. Instead of sending our mattresses to landfills, we could be recycling them. Over 80% of every mattress can be recycled, by weight. Recycling not only diverts these materials from landfills and reintegrates them into the circular economy; it also creates full time employment oppo