Dive Brief:

• The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) placed a request with regulators in Connecticut to simplify the fee collection process required by Public Act 13-42. 
• The law requires retailers to collect a fee for used mattresses. The fee would be used for recycling the mattress.
• The MRC is seeking the state's approval to require the fee to be paid directly to the recycling program. This change would streamline the process for retailers.

Dive Insight:

Connecticut law requires the recycling fee be identified as a separate line item on the receipt. The retail store will not be required to pay that amount to the manufacturer, and the fee will not inflate the cost of goods for the retailer. Connecticut was one of the first states in the US to enact a law requiring used mattresses to be recycled.