WCVB article here. Got a truck? Here's your new side hustle.
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Drix22 t1_iu22byj wrote
Yeah, I think we're going to see mattresses just piling up places.
Bostonosaurus t1_iu48455 wrote
Incinerate them. If we're not going to stop buying stuff, we should come to grips with the effects of burning it later on.
Stronkowski t1_iu1lx0c wrote
I know what the new space saver is gonna be!
hce692 t1_iu1xh5j wrote
They said it won’t be TRASH. That they must be recycled. So the city could still pick them up, they’d just have to change what they did with them
There’s a link in the article that shows all the towns who already do this. Boston could become one
KungPowGasol t1_iu1ic9s wrote
I wonder what that mattress did to get banned
dyslexicbunny t1_iu1m8nz wrote
IT KNOWS WHAT IT DID!
Mundane_Worry_3432 t1_iu1mp00 wrote
Figures. Mattress-impersonating sofa and a door ajar I'd say.
LocoForChocoPuffs t1_iu493fi wrote
I'm all for recycling, but when it comes to anything potentially contaminated with bedbugs- just incinerate everything.
boreas907 t1_iu4c98p wrote
Recycled mattresses don't become other mattresses; no part of them is going to be used in a way any bug would survive.
goldmanSK t1_iu4j2ar wrote
Sept 1st is going to be a shit show. Piles of mattresses
HypnicJerk3825 t1_iu36y7w wrote
How were people fitting mattresses into their garbage disposals though
ReporterOther2179 t1_iu2t6e7 wrote
It’s on the model of tv and electronics disposal. Not in the ordinary trash, you have to call a special number and tell them about and a date is arranged for pickup. You pay, city pays? Depends on the contract. Usually it’s an in your taxes thing.
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dankpolyps t1_iu4kczt wrote
If you use city trash collection, it will be taken free as recycling. If your living situation uses a private dumpster company, I don’t think the city will take it (for free).
Edited: I thought this was the Somerville subreddit, I’m not sure about Boston.
Budget-Celebration-1 t1_iu6ygkn wrote
Anyone ever used pure latex foam mattresses? The diy option is the way to go. You can just swap out layers when they get old. This stuff is claimed to last much longer and so far I think I agree.
jaybirdjackit t1_iu9ryor wrote
I guess you will start seeing them on the roadside. People don't care they will just dump them at night
_Hack_The_Planet_ t1_iuewbbx wrote
Imagine your roommate leaves, owing you rent, and you can't throw out his bedbug infested mattress.
fuckdeer t1_iu3hu35 wrote
It's time we got these assault bedding off the street. (Yeah I know downvote me. It's the first thing that came to mind)
smc733 t1_iu1wvk2 wrote
Typical MA virtue signaling law without a plan to have an easy to use alternative readily available.