{"id":16003,"date":"2016-11-07T17:30:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T22:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/?p=16003"},"modified":"2016-11-07T17:30:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T22:30:53","slug":"mattress-recycling-councils-bye-bye-mattress-program-diverts-150000-mattresses-from-connecticuts-landfills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/mattress-recycling-councils-bye-bye-mattress-program-diverts-150000-mattresses-from-connecticuts-landfills\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattress Recycling Council’s Bye Bye Mattress Program Diverts 150,000 Mattresses From Connecticut’s Landfills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) presented its inaugural\u00a0Annual Report of the Connecticut Bye Bye Mattress Program\u00a0to Connecticut municipal leaders and state regulators. The report summarized the Program\u2019s performance from its inception in May 2015 through the end of the state\u2019s 2016 fiscal year (June 30).<\/p>\n

The Program has already exceeded, met or is on pace to achieve nearly all benchmarks set in its plan, which was approved by the state in 2014. Highlights of the Program\u2019s initial success in Connecticut include:<\/p>\n