Mattresses No Longer Accepted at the Curb Effective September 1, 2022
In response to the MassDEP (Department of Environmental Protection) final 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan, which establishes goals to reduce disposal statewide by 30 percent (from 5.7 million tons in 2018 to 4 million tons in 2030) over the next decade, the Town of Pembroke and EZ Disposal will no longer pick up mattresses curbside effective September 1, 2022. All mattresses must be taken to the Pembroke Recycling Center for recycling.
The final 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan sets a long-term goal of achieving a 90 percent reduction in disposal to 570,000 tons by 2050.
Among its strategies for reaching these objectives, MassDEP will expand its current waste disposal bans by:
- Adding mattresses and textiles to the list of materials banned from disposal or transport for disposal in Massachusetts, and
- Lowering the threshold on commercial organic/food waste to facilities generating more than one-half ton of these materials per week.
These changes require amendments to the 310 CMR 19.000: Solid Waste Management Facility Regulations, which will have an effective date of November 1, 2022.