Troops at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i in Kane'ohe have turned over more than a few good mattresses to be recycled.

Officials said it is the base's latest effort to help reduce its environmental footprint.

This month starts the Marine Corps' contract with a local company, The Green Bed Factory, to remove and recycle old mattresses. Approximately 700 barracks mattresses will be recycled this month instead of dumped, as part of an effort to reduce the burden on landfills and increase the base's recycling.

The base disposes of hundreds of old mattresses a year and recently found out about The Green Bed Factory, a business that breaks down mattresses into reusable and recyclable components.