When is a bed not a bed?

[piskieinboots]

I'm about to take delivery of a new bed - so I asks SD 'how do we get rid of the old bed' (bearing in mind the mattress is only four years old*) 'Council will take it' says he.

So I call to arrange and it costs £20 for them to take a mattress away, if you want them to take the whole bed (i.e. base also) then it is £40

Then I got to wondering (too much time on my hands clearly!) what do they actually do with the mattress/bed? I'm really hoping not landfill - but what would they do with it?

*Trying a new firmer one for me poor ole back

[allotmentlady]

advertise on freecycle? new owner to take away...........

[SlugLobber]

Landfill is exactly what they do with it, I'm afraid. have you tried freecycle?

[SlugLobber]

Great minds, AL, lol!

[Two_Sheds]

Council is too much hassle for me.

We got £80 for our old bed on eBay, and they came and took it away too. Job done.

Or FreeCycle if you can't be bothered to sell it.
there're loads of people who'd be grateful for castoffs (well, round here they are anyway)

[HeyWayne]

I used the base (divan) of an old bed to make some cold frames/nets.

Stripped off all the material and cardboard. Coated all the wood with preservative then used the plastric that the new bed came in to cover it. The plastic wasn't/isn't UV stable however, so it's all perished and fallen off. However, now I'm going to get some netting (possibly net curtains) and make them into nets to cover over brassicas and alike.

Took the mattress to the tidy tip.

[janeyo]

my brother had our old bed as we don't have any more soare rooms since OH has an ofice in one (and we swapped it for a sofa for the boys room).

Any family members would want it?

[nilling]

when it's ajar? - wrong joke sorry, I'll get me coat

[piskieinboots]

Took the mattress to the tidy tip.

*looks at Mini
*looks at large bed
£20 seems worth it!

I would really like it to go somewhere where someone could get use of it but I've a 'thing' about selling/giving away mattresses - a bit like giving away your knickers if you see what I mean ops:

[janeyo]

We sold one on free ads once and the dopey mare who came to pick it up then realised it wouldn't fit in the car so she FOLDED the matress in half to fit it in!!!!!!!!!!

I am still waiting for the 'this matress is lumpy' phone call lol

[allotmentlady]

Great minds, AL, lol!

so thats makes us great ? lol

[piskieinboots]

when it's ajar? - wrong joke sorry, I'll get me coat

I am still waiting for the 'this matress is lumpy' phone call lol

That'll be the cat still in there

[Glutton4...]

I've a 'thing' about selling/giving away mattresses - a bit like giving away your knickers if you see what I mean ops:

I've sold knickers on eBay!

(They were clean, new and unused - I had bought the wrong size!)

[piskieinboots]

(They were clean, new and unused - I had bought the wrong size!)

but that's my point, my mattress isn't new or unused

[HeyWayne]

*looks at Mini
*looks at large bed
£20 seems worth it!

I've seen someone get 5 elephants in a mini once.

No wait, I'm joking.