Mattress recycling program temporarily on hiatus until further notice

Since recycled mattress space at the Lindsay Ops landfill is limited, we’re asking the community to refrain from bringing mattresses or box springs to the landfill until further notice. We will be suspending the sale of curbside mattress tags online and at our service centres until the contractor is able to collect our recycled mattresses again.   

If you have already purchased a mattress tag and scheduled a pick-up with Miller Waste, it will be honoured. If you’ve purchased a mattress tag and haven’t scheduled your pick-up yet, please refrain from doing so until the program returns.

When our mattress recycling program is back in business, we’ll be sure to let the community know through a news release and social media posts.

About recycling mattresses in Kawartha Lakes

We started recycling mattresses at the Lindsay Ops landfill in September 2018.

In 2021, we banned mattresses from being disposed of anywhere but the Lindsay Ops landfill and in 2022 we added a second trailer in Lindsay to keep up with the demand. With your help, as of April 2024, we have diverted over 31,167 mattresses from going into our landfills!

Reminder: while the program is running, mattresses are only accepted at the Lindsay Ops landfill, they will not be accepted at the Eldon, Fenelon, Laxton or Somerville landfills.

For more information on mattress recycling and other waste diversion programs in the municipality check out our Diversion Programs page.

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