Key state Senate committee backs mattress recycling bill
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 01:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The legislation, aimed at keeping about 2 million used mattresses a year from being dumped on streets or into landfills, still faces obstacles to becoming law.SACRAMENTO — A key state Senate committee has blessed a compromise among bedding manufacturers, environmentalists and local governments about how best to keep about 2 million used mattresses a year from being dumped on California streets or into landfills.