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ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA – Don’t dump it, recycle it -- your old mattress, that is.

On Saturday, July 28, Alameda County residents can drop off their used, unwanted mattresses and box springs at a free mattress-collection event, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ashland Square, held in partnership with Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley and the Bye Bye Mattress Program.

When it comes to mattress recycling, California is a national leader, and in the past two years, more than 2 million used mattresses and box springs were collected, meaning about 70 million pounds of steel, fiber, wood and foam were diverted from state landfills. More on the Bye Bye Mattress program here.

Ashland Square is at 16640 E. 14th St., Ashland CA 94578.

Can't make it tomorrow? No problem as Saturday's event is the first of three scheduled in Alameda County.

Other dates in coming months are Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mission & Hampton, 20095 Mission Blvd. in Ashland, and Saturday, Oct. 13 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. following the Ashland/Cherryland FamFEST at the REACH Ashland Youth Center, 16335 E. 14th St. San Leandro.

These mattress collections events are part of Miley’s Communities United Against Blight (CURB) county-wide initiative.

No bulky items including furniture, appliances, hazardous materials or construction debris will be accepted.

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--Images courtesy of Bye Bye Mattress