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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 mattresses. 

I just gotta Tell 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

Christmas Ornaments: 

9.) Wine Rack: 

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!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Za3ENl28E]

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

15.) Make Furniture 

Furniture: by Frank Willems 

Where to Recycle:

Bed Busters: Will Recycle (San Francisco)

Conigliaro (MA)

Mattress Recycling General Information

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