UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - At the end of the academic year, thousands of Penn State students pack up their belongings and move out of campus housing, often leaving behind items that don't make the trip home. Among the most commonly discarded items are foam mattress toppers - a bulky, hard-to-manage material that typically ends up in landfills.
A pilot recycling program at Penn State is working to change that, demonstrating how small, often overlooked waste streams can have a measurable environmental impact.
During the spring 2025 move-out period, Penn State partnered with Casella Waste Systems to collect and recycle used mattress toppers from Eas...