California Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act August 8, 2016 Mike O’Donnell - Managing Director

What is the MRC? In 2013, California passed SB-254 creating a statewide mattress recycling program Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) was created by the International Sleep Products Association (ISPA), the trade association for the mattress industry Non-profit with targeted task of implementing recycling laws in states with supporting legislation (CT, CA, RI) Certified by, and have oversight by CalRecycle

Primary Objectives Increase the number of mattresses recycled Effective communication strategy Proactively address illegal mattress dumping Minimize consumer recycling fee

How is the Program Funded? $11.00 per unit fee on all sales into CA Fee visible on receipt Applies to all in-state and on-line sales Collected directly by retailers and remitted to MRC

Mattress Recyclers 7 companies, 11 locations under contract as deconstruction sites Soft launched the program; expanding each month Have capacity to service entire state Over 450,000 units (matts and box springs) YTD 

Solid Waste Facility Collection Network All permitted solid waste facilities are eligible Contracted locations will accept mattresses from consumers at no cost Over 100 no-cost drop off locations so far

Further Expansion? One-day collection events augmenting existing infrastructure MRC provides on-site labor, trailer, transport and recycling at no cost Best coordinated with other products (HHW, e- waste, paint, white goods, tires) Non-profits, rural mattress retailers, university clean-outs, military installations, others

Illegal Dumping Program structured to prevent illegal dumping through: - No cost retailer pick-up from consumer - No cost drop off at solid waste facilities - Consumer incentive at recycling facilities $750,000 fund established for 2016 Basic annual reporting required Over 50 registered collectors so far! We have no data; first year of program will establish baseline. We can adjust program if necessary.

Communications Industry: mattressrecyclingcouncil.org Links to laws, plans, registration Retailer education and print media Consumers: ByeByeMattress.com Collection site locator Recycling fee information Bi-lingual receipt attachments Multi-media (video attachment)

Continuous Improvement New locator just launched! New web-site coming soon! Retailer access; upstream product diversion Contracting challenges Voluntary participation Contracting delays and legal review Changing rate structures

Next Steps: Establish more free drop-off collection locations in under serviced areas. More collectors in the illegal dump program; we need data Continue to pursue non-compliant retailers (fee collection and no-cost take back) Change solid waste contracting text to mandate participation in CalRecycle stewardship initiatives Promote recycling vs landfill

Why it works: Lessons learned from previous legislation Mattress industry supported and engaged Advisory committee paved way for Plan approval Non-hazardous product Recyclable product, residual value Easily distinguished in solid waste stream Experienced management team Existing recycler network

Mike O’Donnell 206-498-5005 mikeo@mattressrecyclingcouncil.org Questions? Mike O’Donnell 206-498-5005 mikeo@mattressrecyclingcouncil.org