Comments on: How to Lay Some Misconceptions About Mattress Recycling to Rest in 1 1/2 Minutes http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/09/why-it-takes-a-minute-and-a-half-to-lay-some-misconceptions-about-mattress-recycling-to-rest/ Where design and sustainability cross paths. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:23:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: jason http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/09/why-it-takes-a-minute-and-a-half-to-lay-some-misconceptions-about-mattress-recycling-to-rest/#comment-2169 jason Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:58:24 +0000 http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/09/why-it-takes-a-minute-and-a-half-to-lay-some-misconceptions-about-mattress-recycling-to-rest/#comment-2169 Recycled foam is sanitized. Not sure how they go about it. Can't imagine the people companies doing this are concern with health so i can imagine the chemicals used. It's either used shredded/loose in pillows etc. The other method is spraying the shredded pieced with glue and pressing it all together. Kinda like the pressboard of foams. Not too healthy either. Recycled foam is sanitized. Not sure how they go about it. Can’t imagine the people companies doing this are concern with health so i can imagine the chemicals used.

It’s either used shredded/loose in pillows etc.

The other method is spraying the shredded pieced with glue and pressing it all together. Kinda like the pressboard of foams. Not too healthy either.

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]]> By: jason http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/09/why-it-takes-a-minute-and-a-half-to-lay-some-misconceptions-about-mattress-recycling-to-rest/#comment-1910 jason Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:33:17 +0000 http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/09/why-it-takes-a-minute-and-a-half-to-lay-some-misconceptions-about-mattress-recycling-to-rest/#comment-1910 I know that steel is recyclable but what do they do with the foam? Is the foam sanitized and re-sold? What is it sanitized with? Who do they re-sell it to? I know that steel is recyclable but what do they do with the foam?

Is the foam sanitized and re-sold? What is it sanitized with? Who do they re-sell it to?

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