15 Ways To Reuse Mattresses

Once again, I review all this free stuff available, and again I think if you are creative and a DYI person, you can make great gifts, clothing, purses and home decor to resell and make some money! All it takes is time/gas and of course space to stock the freebies. Take for instance mattresses:

I Just Gotta Eco Ya:

  • Landfills can take up to 300 mattresses a day
  • Minnesotans purchase over 600,000 mattresses a day
  • 12 Free Mattresses listed on Craigslist Today

What You Can do with old Mattress:

  • Donate
  • Sell
  • Give away
  • Re-Purpose

Materials Available from Old Mattresses:

1.) Thread: can make braids, reuse in sewing

2.) Buttons and Tabs:

3.) Fabric: Cushion Covers, pillowcases, furniture coverings , sacks for storing, grocery bags, rags, purses

4.) Padding: Dog Bed

5.) Foam: use for stuffing, shipping / cotton, compost it. use for insulation

6.) Springs: Color and make art, use in garden, hedges, sell for scrap metal

7.)  Spring Tennis Shoes

8.) Christmas Ornaments:

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Christmas Ornaments

9.) Wine Rack:

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10.) Home Decor:

11.) Candle Stands

12.) Use in basement/playroom  for kids to play on

13.) Mattress Surfing: This looks like it’s really fun!

14.) Make a Book Shelf from the Bed Slats.

15.) Make Furniture -Furniture: by Frank Willems

Where to Recycle:

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