Worn out mattress pads should not be disposed of too quickly.With a little creativity, you can restore them, or turn them intosomething new.Mattress pads are designed for a more temporary use than amattress. They are used to protect the mattresses and make it morecomfortable. They usually take quite a bit of wear and tear, butbefore you replace your mattress pad, decide if it can be restoredor recycled.If the pad is not badly worn, it can be restored. Purchaseenough fabric to cover the pad. The simplest way to make the coverit is to sew together two rectangular pieces of the fabric on threesides, leaving one of the short sides open. The rectangles shouldbe at least one inch larger than the pad on each side. Turn overthe bag so that the sewing is on the inside, smooth out the seamsand inser