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Committee advances Mattress Stewardship Act to fund statewide mattress recycling; one lawmaker objects to fee
Summary
The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee voted to release A1651, which would require mattress producers to fund a stewardship program to recycle mattresses statewide; supporters said it shifts municipal costs, while one member warned the point-of-sale fee would increase consumer costs.
The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee on Jan. 2026 voted to release Assembly Bill 16 51, the Mattress Stewardship Act, which would require mattress producers to join a stewardship organization and implement a statewide mattress-recycling program funded by a point-of-sale fee.
Supporters told the committee municipalities currently shoulder the cost of mattress disposal. Wayne DeFeo, co-chair of the legislative committee for the Association of New Jersey Recyclers, said municipalities sometimes must pick up dumped mattresses and that ‘‘it comes out of municipal coffers’’ and creates…
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