ISPA presented the Mattress Recycling Council’s program at the June 18th meeting of the Massachusetts Extended Producer Responsibility Commission. The meeting was convened by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) pursuant to a law passed in November 2024. MRC’s program was well received, and the Commission will release its official recommendations on mattress extended producer responsibility at its July 16th meeting. It is anticipated given the unofficial straw poll at the end of the meeting, that the Commission will recommend the MRC program and harmonization with the current states operating it.

The Massachusetts state legislature remains in session year-round and ISPA will continue to advocate for the enactment of our model mattress legislation (MA H 1023) in 2025. Please contact ISPA’s government affairs team (Alison Keane, Grant Johnson, and Marty Salamone) with any questions.