This is a BBC report from Devon as follows: New Environment Agency (EA) regulations demand upholstered furniture is stored and transported separately from other non-recyclable waste – even when it is all burned in the same incinerator.
Devon County Council and Cornwall Council said the rules meant fewer recycling centres would be able to accept upholstered furniture due to a lack of space with extra costs in Devon of about £110,000 every year.
Source document New rules on taking sofas to tips slammed by councils – BBC News