Calgary company recycles thousands of mattresses, wants to divert all city mattresses from landfill

  • 📰 CTVNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 99%

Canada Headlines News

Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines

After recycling more than 150,000 mattresses in southern Alberta over the last five years, a Calgary mattress recycler wants to partner with the City of Calgary to divert every mattress destined for the dump.

“On a yearly basis, we have enough mattresses that we recycle right now that would fill up McMahon Stadium,” said Shawn Cable, business operations leader for Re-Matt.

Re-Matt currently collects mattresses from Banff, Airdrie, Strathmore and even some southern municipalities in British Columbia, but does not operate at the City of Calgary landfill sites.The coil springs are collected and sent off for scrap metal or to smelters. Wood is broken down into shavings, foam is shredded and re-used as underlay for carpeting. The fabric materials are compacted and sent to landfill.

A City of Calgary spokesperson sent a statement to CTV News which stated that, “We encourage citizens to donate or ask their mattress retailer if they offer a recycling program or to contact local mattress recyclers . Citizens can bring large pieces of furniture like mattresses to the city landfill .

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

are they recycling the bedbugs also?

I'd rather milk a bull than recycle a mattress.

🤢

How much?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Verdict expected next month in case of Calgary man charged in daughter’s deathOluwatosin Oluwafemi is on trial for second-degree murder in the 2014 death of four-year-old Olive Rebekah Oluwafemi
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

2020 NHL Trade Deadline primer: Calgary Flames - Sportsnet.caThe NHLFlames' wish list has long been topped by a right-handed forward to round out the top six. But will GM Brad Treliving pull the trigger ahead of the SNTrade deadline? Here's how the Flames stack up heading into Monday ⤵️ (Via EricFrancis) NHLFlames EricFrancis I'm not happy about the fact that the Flames haven't made any trades or changes yet but I'm also terribly afraid of the possible trades they could be doing
Source: Sportsnet - 🏆 57. / 59 Read more »

HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media
Source: HuffPostCanada - 🏆 61. / 53 Read more »

Thousands attend gatherings to mark second anniversary of Slovak journalist’s murderJan Kuciak and his fiancée were shot dead on Feb. 21, 2018 in a case that prosecutors traced to an influential businessman, who is now standing trial for procuring the murder
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

HuffPost is now a part of Verizon MediaThat's a WeatherModification Tower
Source: HuffPostCanada - 🏆 61. / 53 Read more »

Kia recalls SUVs, vans in U.S over electrical problem that can cause firesKia is joining its affiliate Hyundai in recalling thousands of vehicles in the U.S. because water can get into a brake computer, cause an electrical short and possibly a fire. The auto industry rushes out new design with new gizmos to tantalize the potential buyer and be dammed with quality assurance standards. All makes are guilty especial those full size pickups which are the worst for recalls.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »