Mattress Disposal in Dartford

Out of all of the household waste streams, mattresses are some of the most challenging to responsibly dispose of. When coupled with the fact that they are often being replaced by those moving house or looking for a better night's sleep, the local authority and private waste removal companies who carry out mattress disposal services have to take on the task of processing Dartford’s unwanted mattresses before they become an environmental problem.

If you are wanting to replace a mattress in your home and are not sure how to dispose of it, you could start by checking with the mattress retailer. Some companies offer to remove your old mattress when they deliver the new one, giving you a convenient option with immediate effect. However, unless this company specifies otherwise, you cannot guarantee that your mattress won’t be heading for a landfill site.

Mattresses can take up to 10 years to break down in a landfill environment, their bulky size also means that they take up valuable space in sites that are already growing full. Of the 78,000 mattresses removed from homes in Dartford last year, only 10,000 found their way to recycling facilities. A troubling 12%. Due to the difficult recycling process involved in the mattress disposal process, mattresses are also items that are commonly fly-tipped. When exposed to the weather, a mattress loses its flame retardant coating, made from chemicals considered to be toxic. This can be harmful to the surrounding environment and leave the mattress as a potential fire risk too.

Dartford borough council offers mattress collection and disposal through their bulky waste removal scheme. Residents are able to order a collection of up to 10 bulky items for £30 from the council website or over the phone. These services help to reduce the number of mattresses that end up fly-tipped, although you may have to wait up to a few weeks if the demand is particularly high. Alternatively, if you have the means to transport the mattress yourself, you could take it to one of Dartford’s household waste recycling centres (HWRC). Two council operated HWRCs will take your unwanted mattresses in Dartford. The Dartford Household Waste Recycling Centre on Old Rochester Way and the Pepperhill HWRC.

If you cannot transport the mattress yourself but are keen on ensuring that your mattress is recycled, you could contact a private waste collection company that specialises in mattress disposal through a service like Wayst. Here at Wayst, our professional waste clearance service providers offer a quick, stress-free mattress removal and disposal service. We only partner with the highest quality waste removal companies in Dartford, to ensure that your mattress is correctly disposed of and not illegally dumped. Along with high quality, we also demand that our teams are licensed waste carriers and follow the latest environmental legislation.

Our company ethos is to provide a quality service that helps to safeguard the environment. Over 90% of the mattresses that we collect are taken to recycling centres or waste processing facilities where they are broken down into individual components before being recycled or reused. Any additional material that cannot be recycled is recovered and utilised as fuel, ensuring that as little material as possible is ever sent to landfill sites.