The so-called Oregon mattress tax is a $22.50 stewardship fee added to every mattress, box spring, and foundation sold in the state, whether you buy in a store or online. It took effect January 1, 2025, under Senate Bill 1576, and it appears as a separate line on your receipt.1Oregon State Legislature. Oregon SB 1576 – Relating to Mattresses and Prescribing an Effective Date2Department of Environmental Quality. Mattress Recycling Program The money does not go to the state. It funds a recycling program run by the nonprofit Mattress Recycling Council, which collects and dismantles discarded mattresses across Oregon.
What You Pay at Checkout
The assessment is $22.50 per unit, and each piece counts separately. A mattress alone adds $22.50. A mattress and foundation together add $45.00, shown as two line items.3Mattress Recycling Council. Oregon Mattress Recycling Program Retailers are required to list the fee as its own line on the receipt, invoice, or sales document, so you should always see it broken out rather than folded into the price.2Department of Environmental Quality. Mattress Recycling Program
The same rules apply to online purchases. If a website ships a mattress to an Oregon address, the seller should charge the $22.50 and display it on your receipt. A seller that doesn’t may not be registered with the program, which Oregon law requires.2Department of Environmental Quality. Mattress Recycling Program
Which Products the Fee Applies To
The assessment covers innerspring, foam, and hybrid mattresses, along with box springs, foundations, and renovated mattresses.2Department of Environmental Quality. Mattress Recycling Program Several common sleep products sit outside the program and don’t trigger the charge: unattached mattress toppers, air mattresses, waterbeds, futons, sleeping bags, and crib mattresses.4Oregon State Legislature. Oregon Senate Bill 1576 The statutory definition lives at ORS 459A.150 if you need to confirm an edge case.
Why It’s Called a Fee, Not a Tax
Oregon still has no general sales tax, and this charge doesn’t change that. A sales tax raises money for state government. A stewardship fee pays for a specific product-recovery program, in this case run by the Mattress Recycling Council and approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The funds never enter the state treasury.2Department of Environmental Quality. Mattress Recycling Program For a shopper, the out-of-pocket cost is the same either way; the label matters mainly if you’re comparing Oregon’s totals to states where mattress fees stack on top of sales tax.
What the Fee Gets You
The $22.50 pays for access to a statewide network of drop-off sites where you can leave an old mattress at no additional cost. The Mattress Recycling Council maintains a consumer directory of Oregon locations at byebyemattress.com/oregon.2Department of Environmental Quality. Mattress Recycling Program The network is still growing toward full statewide coverage, so it’s worth checking again if your county has few sites today.
The program is built around drop-off, not curbside pickup. Some local haulers and junk-removal services will take a mattress to an authorized site for their own service fee. When you buy a new mattress, ask the retailer about collection options too — they are required to tell you what’s available, and some stores will haul away your old mattress at delivery.3Mattress Recycling Council. Oregon Mattress Recycling Program
How Oregon’s Fee Compares
Oregon is one of four states running a mattress stewardship program through the Mattress Recycling Council, alongside California, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.5Mattress Recycling Council. Program States Oregon’s $22.50 charge sits above the $16.00 that California and Connecticut collect as of 2025. The gap reflects Oregon’s status as the newest program; building a statewide collection network from scratch tends to push the initial assessment higher than what mature programs charge. The fee is reviewed periodically and could move down as the program scales.