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charons-voyage t1_iur5htc wrote

Reply to comment by BF1shY in Does the textile waste ban seem like it is going to be a nightmare to anyone else? by lufecaep

So wait if a mattress has bodily fluid on it, you can still leave it on the curb?

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BF1shY t1_iurd9dh wrote

Oh no, sorry I reread the article, only soiled textiles are excluded:
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/10/31/textile-mattress-waste-ban-goes-into-effect-nov-1-massachusetts-massdep/

>Textiles containing mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances are exempt from the ban.

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mikemerriman t1_iury3bi wrote

incorrect - if you read the actual state law it included soiled mattresses:

Mattress means any resilient material or combination of materials that is enclosed by ticking, used alone or in combination with other products, that is intended for sleeping upon, except for mattresses that are contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil, or hazardous substances. Mattress includes any foundation or box-spring. Mattress does not include any mattress pad, mattress topper, sleeping bag, pillow, car bed, carriage, basket, dressing table, stroller, playpen, infant carrier, lounge pad, crib bumper, liquid or gaseous filled ticking, including any water bed and any air mattress that does not contain upholstery material between the ticking and the mattress core, and mattresses in futons and sofa beds.

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