making our economy more ‘circular’
Used mattresses constitute a problematic waste stream because of their weight and bulkiness and the sheer number that gets disposed of every year. For example, it has been estimated that, between 2016 and 2020, the UK disposed of on average seven million mattresses annually.* Based on this estimate, it can be ascertained that tens of millions of mattresses are disposed of every year in Southeast Asia.
The problem is worsened by the fact that mattress recycling is uneconomical due to the low economic value of the materials that can be recovered from used mattresses and the high logistic cost of used mattress collection. Most mattresses end up in landfills, openly incinerated, and polluting the environment.
We help solve these issues by including used mattress retrieval and recycling costs in our monthly subscription fees and by retrieving used mattresses at the end of every subscription for recycling purpose free of charge.
We stand to help reduce the global warming, air pollution and human non-carcinogenic toxicity impacts resulting from the production, use and disposal of mattresses by at least 31%, 28% and 24% respectively.**
Our ultimate goal is to reduce the amount of waste in the production and consumption systems and ensure that our finite resources are used more productively, thereby driving our society towards a more sustainable, Circular Economy.
Come join us on this journey.
*End of Life Mattress Report 2022 by the National Bed Federation (UK); Oakdene Hollins, September 2022