Where We Started

Mattress RecyclingTM was started by owner and CEO Fabio Scaldaferri in Vancouver in 2008 along with three other young eco-entrepreneurs. Ten years later, the company established a new multi-million-dollar facility in Hope, BC, and maintains its position as the largest recycling operation of its kind in Western Canada.

We service cities and clients across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, Northern BC, the Interior, and Alberta, and put our relationships with our customers first. Mattress RecyclingTM is also a proudly certified living wage employer and a pioneer in the automated recovery of used mattresses.

How We Began

Scaldaferri and his original co-founders were instrumental in the creation of the regional legislation surrounding the system for managing end-of-life mattresses in BC.
The group went to Metro Vancouver council meetings and presented the case for a ban on mattresses, box springs, and futons from landfills and incineration. Landfills generally dislike mattresses because they are high-volume,

low-weight items that take up space while being packed full of recyclable materials. A ban was fast-tracked to start in January 2011 — the very first of its kind in the world for such a large region.

Where We Are Now

Since its inception, Mattress RecyclingTM has processed more than one million mattresses and 50 million pounds of recyclable material.
And we are always looking to improve our reach. Since 2018, we have expanded to also support major recycling programs such as Recycle BC, Call2Recycle, Product Care, MARR, and Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. We are also looking into servicing new and emerging environmental industries.

At our 21,000-square-foot facility in Hope, Mattress RecyclingTM has pioneered a world-first automated system for the processing of recycled mattresses, furniture, and textiles. Scaldaferri designed the customized system and built the facility specifically for the purpose of mattress recycling, with respect to safety and efficient operations, and maximizing the percentage of each unit that is repurposed. This means we are able to accept 100% of all mattresses diverted to our facility: even wet, soiled, or contaminated loads.

Our customers come first and we strive to build decades-long relationships with our clients and community.
We are trucking friendly. The facility is set on three acres of industrial land, with 22 loading bays, one graded drive-in entrance, and extended flexible gate access hours. It is also significant that Mattress RecyclingTM is located at a junction of five major highways, allowing us to service municipalities and private clients throughout Western Canada.