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As previouslyreported, New York is advancing critically flawed mattress recycling legislation inNY S 1463. ISPA supports consumer-funded mattress recycling laws that California, Connecticut and Rhode Island have had for over 10 years now. These laws have worked well and have resulted in over 15 million mattresses and box-springs being recycled so far. But New Yorks […] The post TAKE ACTION: Contact New York State Senators to Defeat Harmful Legislation appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Monday Economic Report for this week, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 3.3 points in March to 97.4, falling below the 51-year average of 98. Marchs drop reflected the largest monthly decline since June 2022. Of the 10 components included in the index, only two increased, […] The post Consumer and Business Sentiment Continue to Fall? appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act (NM HB 212) into law last week. The law establishes a PFAS in consumer products phaseout timeline in New Mexico and defines PFAS broadly as a substance in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.?  The […] The post New Mexico Governor Signs Comprehensive PFAS Ban Into Law? appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

MD HB 858, which would have enacted a statewide mattress recycling program in Maryland, died after the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session adjourned Monday, April 7 . As previously reported, ISPA fully supported this legislation. After being introduced in previous years, the legislation made additional headway this year, passing the Maryland House of Delegates and […] The post Maryland Mattress Recycling Bill Runs Out of Time? appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

The Maryland General Assembly has passed MD SB 901, which would enact a paper and packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) program in Maryland. SB 901 now awaits Governor Wes Moores signature. If signed by the Governor, Maryland will join California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, and Oregon to become the sixth U.S. state to enact this type […] The post Maryland General Assembly Sends Paper and Packaging EPR Bill to Governor? appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

Assemblymember David Wepren (D) introduced NY A 7912 which would ban the sale of mattresses, juvenile products, and upholstered furniture that contain fiberglass in New York State. This effort resembles a California law enacted in 2023, CA AB 1059, which bans the sale, distribution, and manufacture of mattresses, juvenile products, or upholstered furniture that contains […] The post Bill to Ban Mattresses that Contain Fiberglass Introduced in New York appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Monday Economic Report this week, the S&P Global Flash U.S. Manufacturing PMI fell slightly from 52.7 in February to 49.8 in March, dropping below the 50-point marker that signals deterioration in business conditions.Manufacturing output fell into decline, contrasting sharply with the gains seen in the first two […] The post Manufacturing PMI Signals Slight Deterioration in Business Conditions appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...