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At BedShred.com, our unwavering dedication lies in preventing your old mattresses and boxsprings from ending up in landfills. We achieve this by employing rigorous recycling and disposal methods. Each discarded item undergoes thorough destruction and recycling, ensuring that their components are never refurbished or reintroduced into bedding materials. This initiative is carried out in partnership with Nine Lives Recycling in Pamplico, South Carolina, where materials are stored and processed. Since our inception in July 2015, our collective efforts have successfully diverted millions of pounds of mattresses and boxsprings away from nearby landfills.
The Charleston Area's Only TRUE Mattress Recycler
Foam
Foam and quilted foam are pulled from the old mattresses, baled, and then turned over to carpet manufacturers for extensive cleaning for eventual use in carpet padding.
Coils and Wood
Coils are delivered to a scrap yard for traditional steel recycling. There are millions of uses for recycled steel. One example is bicycle spokes.
Only 10% Remains
Wood from boxsprings is offered to the community for free for various reclamation projects.
When all is said and done, the BedShred process leaves only 10% of each mattress being discarded as compacted waste.
Mattresses are a Huge Problem for Landfills
Many national retail chains now exclusively offer single-sided mattresses and encourage consumers to replace them more frequently. Additionally, landfills are experiencing an influx of returned mattresses from online retailers. It's important to note that discarded mattresses have a compaction rate significantly lower than regular waste—approximately 400% less. Typically, a cubic yard of compacted garbage weighs between 1,500 and 1,800 pounds, while a cubic yard of compacted mattresses weighs only about 250 pounds, creating voids in the ground.
At BedShred, we are resolute in our commitment to prevent valuable materials like steel from being buried indefinitely. While mattress recycling is a challenging and labor-intensive process with many previous unsuccessful attempts, we are eager to take the lead in South Carolina. Our enthusiasm lies in repurposing these materials rather than contributing to unnecessary environmental waste.
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