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Mattress recycling frees landfill space
By Matt Tate
It’s hard to go anywhere anymore
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without hearing or reading something
about protecting and preserving the
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planet’s resources. Some might even
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lie in bed at night wondering how they
can reduce their carbon footprint.
Thanks to an initiative at the Bun-
combe County Landfill in Alexander,
that mattress they’re lying on can
now be a part of living a “greener”
lifestyle.
The landfill’s bioreactor manager
Kristy Smith noticed the landfill was
taking in roughly 200 mattresses a
month and those mattresses were
North Buncombe’s
full service hospital
taking up valuable landfill space. To
providing care for small
address this growing problem, the
animals and horses
county paired up with Conigliaro
Industries to establish a mattress re- Allergies Part 1
cycling program.
You may be familiar with allergies
“Mattresses are tough to compact in humans, most commonly seen as a
and can quickly fill up a landfill,”
runny nose, eyes that water and sneez-
ing. Our pets can also have allergies,
Smith said. “We think this will help
but they most commonly manifest as
with that endeavor.” itchy skin. There are three basic types
Recycling a mattress saves 23 cubic
of allergies in our pets. First, dogs and
cats can be sensitive to pollens, molds,
feet and as much as 65 pounds of ma-
and dust in the environment. Next,
terial within the landfill. Mattresses
many pets are allergic to antigens in
are dropped off at a parked tractor
flea saliva. This means that one flea
bite can cause a systemic reaction all
trailer in the landfill. Once the trailer over the body. Lastly, some animals are
is full, Conigliaro Industries picks it
allergic to substances or proteins in their
food. Hair loss with itching on the tops
up, fillets each mattress, separating
of the feet and back are the main signs
the foam and the cloth from metal, of food allergy. If you think your pet
and the components are processed and
may have allergies, please contact your
veterinarian for an exam.
prepared for the quilt scraps, shoddy
cloths, cotton fibers and steel springs Weaverville, Exit 15 off I-26
industries.
Mark Forde, DVM
The county is fronting two-thirds Sue Reinecke, DVM
of the cost and mattress-heavy busi-
645-1616
nesses, such as hotels, will help balance
the rest of the cost.
The landfill is located just off U.S.
Hwy. 251 in Alexander. It is open from
8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through
Friday, and 8 am to 12:30 pm on
Saturday. Mattresses are pouring in to the county’s new recycling program.
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