The partnership between Casella and Portland Mattress Makers is rooted in a shared commitment to durability, resource conservation, and responsible material recovery. By crafting long‑lasting mattresses and working with Casella to ensure those products are properly recycled at the end of their life, the PMM team is helping divert valuable materials from disposal and strengthen the regional circular economy.
"Sustainability starts with having something that lasts a long time, " said George Samaras, Owner of Portland Mattress Makers. "We knew we wanted to take meaningful action, but it was Casella that reached out and showed us exactly how mattress recycling could work. Their approach aligned perfectly with the direction we’d been hoping to go, and partnering with them made the transition both practical and impactful."
Together, Casella and Portland Mattress Makers are demonstrating how thoughtful manufacturing and innovative recycling solutions can reinforce one another, creating products that last longer, waste less, and support a more sustainable future.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, is one of the largest recyclers and most experienced fully integrated resource management companies in the Eastern United States. Founded in 1975 as a single truck collection service, Casella has grown its operations to provide solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to more than one million residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers and provides professional resource management services to over 10,000 customer locations in more than 40 states.