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Senate committee hears support and concerns for mattress stewardship bill
Summary
Witnesses and local officials told the Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee that Senate Bill 6,271 would help divert bulky mattresses from landfills but debated who should pay, how to avoid long-haul transport emissions, and whether Washington should follow existing multi‑state models.
Senate Bill 6,271, which would create an extended producer responsibility program for mattresses, drew broad support from local governments and recyclers at a public hearing before the Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee.
Alicia Kinney Clausen, staff to the committee, summarized the bill’s core requirements: mattress producers must form a producer responsibility organization (PRO) by Jan. 1, 2027, and begin implementing an approved PRO plan by Jan. 1, 2031; the PRO must register with Ecology, set producer fees (prohibited as separate point-of-sale consumer fees), provide accessible collection (including mechanisms for illegally dumped mattresses), and include a plan target of at least 70% recycling. “The PRO plan must include a collection mechanism for illegally dumped mattresses,” Kinney Clausen said during her briefing.
Supporters said the program could cut local…
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