Mattresses disposal in Rhode Island
What Rhode Island says to do with mattresses, read off Rhode Island General Assembly's own page on 2026-08-19.
Rhode Island law requires a statewide mattress stewardship program — chapter 23-90 sets up a stewardship council, assigns duties to the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, funds it with a fee on every mattress sold, and bars participating collection points from charging to take a Rhode Island mattress. Read from Rhode Island General Assembly · checked 2026-08-19
Never donate or give away a mattress or box spring that has bed bugs (Connecticut DEEP).
Where to take it
Sites are listed in the Rhode Island Mattress Stewardship Program drop-off site finder.
The statute Rhode Island cites is R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 23-90 — Responsible Recycling, Reuse and Disposal of Mattresses.
Counties differ — verify with your local program.
All 50 states: How do you dispose of a mattress? — the federal baseline, what happens to it, and every state's rule with the page it was read from.