On March 10, ISPA testified at a hearing of the Minnesota State Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee in opposition to MN SF 1980. As ISPA reported in 2025, SF 1980 (and its House companion MN HF 1624) would have required two separate $5.00 fees ($10.00 total) to be added to each mattress and box spring sold in Minnesota.  The funds collected would be remitted to a mattress recycling account managed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), which may use the funds collected to provide grants to local governments to expand and support mattress recycling programs in Minnesota.     

ISPA opposes this legislation as it would disrupt the mattress retail market without guaranteed benefits for all Minnesota consumers. SF 1980 establishes a fee remittance system yet lacks any enforcement language or penalties for non-compliance. Further, SF 1980 does not create a unified, statewide system for mattress collection and recycling in Minnesota. While all Minnesota mattress and box spring purchasers would pay into the system, the money would go to the state and the state is not mandated to use the collected funds to expand mattress recycling. As written the money would only go to those municipal governments that applied for the funds, which the bill prioritizes for large cities.  

By contrast, MRC’s existing statewide programs are full-service product stewardship programs, with state oversight and enforcement ensuring a sustainable financing system and access for all in-state residents. ISPA shares the goal of improving the mattress recycling landscape in Minnesota, but SF 1980 takes the wrong approach. As such, ISPA urged the Committee not to advance the bill and intends to support mattress recycling legislation that is harmonized with MRC’s existing program states in the future. Click here to read ISPA’s full written testimony in opposition to SF 1980.