Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 673, Sec. 16. (AB 187) Effective January 1, 2020.
(a)Except as provided in subdivision (d), on and after July 1, 2014, a retailer shall offer a consumer the option to have a used mattress picked up for recovery at the time of delivery, at no additional cost to the consumer, if a new mattress is delivered to the consumer.
(b)A retailer may contract out to a third party for the delivery of a new mattress or pickup of a used mattress.
(c)A retailer is not prohibited from charging the consumer for the cost of the delivery of a new mattress.
(d)A retailer or third-party contractor delivering a new mattress may
refuse to pick up a used mattress from a consumer if the retailer or contractor determines the used mattress is contaminated and poses a risk to personnel, new products, or equipment.
(e)A common carrier delivering a new mattress to a consumer as a result of an online purchase is not required to pick up a used mattress for recovery.
(f)On and after January 1, 2021, if a new mattress is delivered to a consumer by common carrier, including, but not limited to, as a result of an online purchase, the retailer of that mattress shall offer to arrange to pick up a used mattress for recycling from that consumer within 30 days of the delivery of the new mattress, subject to subdivision (d).