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    IKEA takes a new step towards a 100% circular mattress

    • Last Update: 2022-10-12
    • Source: Internet
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    IKEA is launching an initiative to make new mattresses from collected waste mattresses, extending the life of already manufactured products by increasing the use of post-consumer recycled polyols in the foam


    At IKEA, the company continues its efforts to make products more sustainable and affordable


    IKEA is transforming into a circular business, aiming to use only recyclable or renewable materials by 2030


    Caroline McGarvey, Materials and Innovation Manager for Textiles and Comfort Materials at IKEA Sweden, said: "IKEA has been developing and using renewable ingredients in our foams since 2015.


    Currently, IKEA has produced mattresses in collaboration with partners whose foam contains pre-consumer recycled polyols mixed with virgin fossil materials


    This opens up the possibility of circular business models, for example, where IKEA takes back old mattresses and furniture and separates out the foam in a dismantling unit


    One of the biggest hurdles the mattress recycling industry needs to overcome is tracking the legacy chemicals in old mattresses used in the recycling process


    IKEA still has some challenges to overcome, and the company humbly acknowledges the fact that an industry takes time to evolve


    “For decades, post-consumer mattresses have been viewed as low-value waste, and most used mattresses end up in landfills


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