Collector

As of 1 January 2022, mattress manufacturers and importers are under an obligation to pay a waste management contribution for all mattresses sold from that date onwards. (What do we mean by a mattress?)

From that same date, parties that collect discarded mattresses, such as local councils, waste companies and retailers, are entitled to compensation* for these services. This compensation will be paid based on the number of mattresses they have collected and delivered to certified mattress recycling companies. MRN works with two certified mattress recycling companies, namely RetourMatras and Matras Recycling Europe.
*In 2022 the fee is 15 percent of the cost of container rental, transportation and processing at an approved recycler. This fee increases annually. Each year, the amount of the fee is determined in October for the following year.

As a retailer, what is my role in mattress recycling?
MRN sets great store by collaboration across the supply chain. And that includes retailers. You are the consumer-facing final link in the supply chain. When a consumer buys a new mattress, we advise you to let the consumer know that MRN is facilitating mattress recycling on a large scale. However, for a mattress to be recyclable, it needs to be dry when it is handed in. This is also the moment to ask the consumer where they intend to take their old mattress. This website will soon have a handy list of all mattress collection points.

Collecting mattresses
As a retailer, you are not under an obligation to collect or take back old mattresses. We do encourage that, however. You can register as an official collection point. MRN will cover part of the costs involved in recycling and transporting mattresses. The percentage of these costs that will be compensated will gradually go up year by year and will reach 100% in 2028, which is when MRN will cover all the mattress collection and recycling costs.

If you are unable or unwilling to collect mattresses yourself, please refer customers to their local or regional waste and recycling facility.
To be able to be recycled properly, a mattress needs to be as clean as possible when it is handed in, and it must at least be dry.

For more information, take a look at our FAQs.