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Keeping mattresses out of landfills since 2011

1.15M+ Mattresses Recycled

7,000+ Drivers Nationwide

50 States Served

90% Material Recovery

Our Founder's Story

A Bedder World was founded by Tim Sumerfield, who grew up in the mattress industry and saw an opportunity to solve a problem no one else was addressing.

In 2005, at age 15, Tim started working at his father's mattress factory in Boulder, Colorado. He learned the business from the ground up—building mattresses by hand, understanding every spring, foam layer, and stitch that goes into making a quality product.

While attending the University of Arizona, Tim would return to Colorado during breaks. One summer, he noticed the growing pile of old mattresses accumulating behind the factory from customer trade-ins. He'd read about mattress recycling and decided to try dismantling them himself.

What he discovered surprised him: 90% of a mattress can actually be recycled. Steel springs, foam, fabric, wood—all of it was going to landfills when it could be recovered and reused.

Tim Sumerfield, Founder of A Bedder World

Tim Sumerfield, Founder & CEO

How We Grew

By his last year of college, word had spread locally. People started calling to ask if Tim could pick up their old mattresses. He was doing everything—answering calls, scheduling pickups, driving the truck, processing materials, and handling payments.

That's when he realized this wasn't just a Boulder problem. Every city in America had people with old mattresses and nowhere responsible to take them. In 2011, Tim officially launched A Bedder World.

Rather than trying to be everywhere himself, Tim built a network. He connected with junk removal haulers and independent drivers looking for extra work. They would add mattress pickups to their existing routes and deliver to designated recycling facilities.

The company expanded one city at a time—San Diego, Austin, Phoenix, Tucson, Portland, Seattle, Chicago. Today, A Bedder World has over 7,000 contract drivers serving customers in all 50 states.

What We Do

From residential pickups to large-scale commercial projects, we handle mattress recycling at every scale.

Residential Pickup

We come to your home, remove your old mattress from any room, and take it for recycling. No hauling it to the curb yourself.

Commercial & Bulk Removal

Hotels, universities, property managers—we handle large-scale mattress removal projects with dedicated crews and equipment.

Certified Recycling

Every mattress goes to a licensed recycling facility where materials are separated, processed, and given new life.

How Mattress Recycling Works

A typical mattress contains 25-30 pounds of steel, 10-15 pounds of foam, and several pounds of fabric, fiber, and wood. When sent to a landfill, these materials take up 23 cubic feet of space and can take decades to decompose.

At our partner recycling facilities, mattresses are broken down and each component is separated:

Steel springs are melted down and recycled into new steel products
Foam and padding becomes carpet padding, insulation, and pet bedding
Fabric and fiber is processed for industrial textile applications
Wood frames are chipped for biomass fuel or recycled lumber

This process recovers up to 90% of mattress materials, keeping them out of landfills and reducing the need for virgin resources.

Mattress layers being separated for recycling

Who We Work With

From individual homeowners to Fortune 500 companies, we've built relationships across the country.

Hotels & Hospitality

Marriott and other hotel chains call us when renovating rooms or replacing mattress inventory across multiple properties.

Retailers

Walmart and mattress retailers use our service for customer delivery trade-ins—we pick up the old mattress when their new one arrives.

Universities

Arizona State, University of Denver, University of Kentucky and other schools work with us during move-out season when dorms need clearing.

Cities & Municipalities

Boulder County, Austin, Chicago, San Diego and other cities list us as an approved mattress recycling option for their residents.

We also partner with Goodwill and Waste Management to handle mattresses that can't be resold through their channels.

Our Team

A Bedder World isn't a one-person operation. We have a dedicated headquarters team handling scheduling, customer service, and logistics, plus a network of over 7,000 contract drivers across the country.

Our drivers are local—junk removal professionals, independent haulers, and small business owners in your community. They know their cities, understand local regulations, and take pride in their work.

Every driver is vetted, insured, and trained on our pickup and handling procedures. When you book with A Bedder World, you're getting professional service backed by a company that's been doing this since 2011.

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