Wexford County Council had a comfy session today as all past nightmares will be wiped out in favour of new dreams as Cathaoirleach Michael Sheehan launched the Council’s 2019 Mattress and Sofa Amnesty. It has worked in recent times with over 1,300 mattresses collected and recycled following a successful mattress amnesty.

Funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment Anti-Dumping Initiative for 2019, the Mattress and Sofa Amnesty addresses the all-too-familiar sight of mattresses and sofas dumped on our roadsides by offering the public a free opportunity to recycle these unwanted items.

“We understand that the proper disposal of these bulky waste items can be difficult for householders to deal with as they cannot be disposed of through the normal refuse disposal services” said Cllr Sheehan, who added; “The mattress and sofa amnesty gives householders an opportunity to leave old mattresses or an unwanted suite into their local household recycling centres free of charge and this will help eliminate the scourge of illegal dumping of these items on our roadsides and rural locations.

The initiative takes places over four Saturdays, beginning Saturday, August 31^st, and will give members of the public an opportunity to bring their old mattresses and sofas to household recycling centres in the County free of charge.

Householders are reminded that only clean dry mattresses should be brought to the appropriate household recycling centres at the dates and times listed below. A maximum of three mattresses and one suite of furniture will be accepted per vehicle on each day.

Commercial waste will not be accepted. All mattresses will be recycled.

For more information contact the Environment Section of Wexford County Council on 053 9196000 or by email to environment@wexfordcoco.ie