Legal Obligations for Mattress Industry Obligations vary depending on what role a company plays in the manufacturing, distribution, sale or renovation of mattresses and box springs. Businesses not complying with the law can be prohibited from selling their products in California and face financial penalties. MRC Launches Illegal Mattress Dumping Compensation Program MRC will compensate California agencies (including California local governments, certain permitted solid waste facilities, and authorized solid waste operations) that collect illegally dumped mattresses from public rights-of-way. Mattress Producers, Retailers and Renovators Must Register will be unable to sell their products in California and could face other financial penalties. The following notices describe how the law affects different segments of the mattress industry. Participant obligations vary depending on what role the company plays in the manufacturing, renovation, distribution and sale of mattresses and box springs.
California Determined Sales Tax Is Not Applicable The recycling fee is not subject to sales tax. See CA State Board of Equalization Sales Tax Determination for full details. CalRecycle Approved the Plan, Recycling Fee and Budget On Oct. 1, 2015 CalRecycle approved the $11 recycling fee and MRC’s budget. Fee collection began on Dec. 30, 2015. Plan approval followed on Jan. 29, 2016. To view MRC’s complete implementation plan, go here. Interested in Becoming a Collection Site or Event Host? MRC is recruiting solid waste facilities (transfer stations, landfills, MRF’s, public works yards) in California interested in collecting discarded mattresses and box springs for recycling or hosting special one-day collection events. MRC will provide storage containers/trailers, transport the collected mattresses and box springs to the recycler and recycle those units at no cost to the collection site or event host. MRC will also provide reasonable compensation.
If your facility is interested in participating, please fill out the form below. Large Volume Pick-Up Request MRC offers a Large Volume Pick Up Service to retailers, hotels, and educational institutions with at least 100 units to discard. All units must have been used and discarded in California. See the Large Volume Pick Up Service details for further eligibility requirements and contact us if interested. To help mattress retailers, municipalities, hotels, universities, healthcare facilities and other qualified parties understand how they may recycle discarded mattresses and box springs – MRC has developed factsheets, guidelines, videos and more. Sign Up for California Program Updates Whether you’re a retailer following the program’s implementation, a solid waste facility manager interested in getting involved, or a policy maker who wants to stay updated on mattress recycling news, simply enter your information in the form below and we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop.
Fill out my online form.: DOMDocument::loadHTML(): htmlParseEntityRef: expecting ';' in Entity, line: 9 in on line Nighttime potty training is hard on everyone – this DIY waterproof mattress pad cover keeps sheets dry at night and costs pennies to make! This post may contain affiliate links. Today I’m tackling one of the toughest parts of parenting a toddler – Potty Training. Well, specifically nighttime potty training. I would almost guarantee that every parent would list potty training on a list of Tough Parts of Parenting {well, that is until they reach the teenage years} and although there are a ton of methods of potty training out there – one doesn’t work for everybody. Luckily, Sophia started potty training very early. She was wearing panties at 18 months, but still had occasional accidents and actually still does. It’s really hard for a 2.5 year old to pause in play to take a potty break. But now we’re dealing with nighttime potty training and I’ve been reading and learning all the nighttime potty training tips I can.
Nighttime potty training isn’t quite as predictable as day potty training {is any of it predictable, though?}. Training at nighttime is all about waiting for your child to be physically ready to be able to hold their bladder for the entire night, rather than cognitively knowing how to use the potty. Even when they do start being able to successfully potty train at night, accidents are bound to happen. That’s why I love having a few mattress pad covers to double layer beds. Under the bottom fitted sheet would go a mattress protector {the pad type that they use in hospitals}, then a fitted sheet, then a full waterproof mattress cover {bought at Walmart} then another fitted sheet. This works great because if the top sheet is wet in the middle of the night, you just take it off and there’s a dry sheet underneath. Believe me, it’s much easier than fumbling through the closet to find more sheets.The mattress protector I bought from Walmart didn’t last 2 months. We washed it – a lot and the material was flimsy and began ripping.
So – I decided to DIY! Now, there are plenty of other mattress pad covers that you can buy, but if you’re like me and half a twinge of craftiness and a lot of cheapness, you can make your own! You could easily do this DIY project with upcycled materials or all new. Mine was a mixture of both. I had a set of cheap flannel sheets that had seen better days and a brand new vinyl tablecloth that had been in our garage for forever {a camping purchase}. I had the idea of topping the cover with fleece. Because of my experience with cloth diapers, I know that fleece repels liquids, so instead of Sophia laying on a sheet that will be saturated with urine, she’ll be laying on pretty, dry Princesses. The idea of the Princess fleece works for a few different reasons – including the “You don’t want to pee pee on the Princesses.” That line probably works better than using a mat, actually! You can use the pad on top of your child’s sheets or underneath – either works fine.
DIY Waterproof Mattress Pad Cover Vinyl Tablecloth with Felt/Flannel backing [the vinyl backing is what keeps the pad waterproof]. You can find these anywhere but I found this CHEAP one on Amazon – hurry, before it sells out! Flannel/Terry Cloth material for extra absorbency [optional] Flannel/Fleece material for top layer – how adorable is this fleece and fabulous price too! This is in no way a tutorial as in do it this way. This is a tutorial as in If I did it, you can do it. I’m just a beginner at sewing, so I threw this together after I bought a yard of fleece. I simply cut it in half and cut my other materials to match the size of the fleece that I had. Cut all of your layers to the same size. Pin layers in this order – your Top and Bottom Layer {fleece and tablecloth} right sides together and the flannel middle layer on top. Then, I sewed all the layers together, leaving about 3 inches so that I could turn the cover inside out. Once I did that, I went around and closed the opening, as well as the entire project, with a more decorative stitch.