The cavalry. “Each year, in France, 5 million mattresses are rebuilt”

Almost six months after its commissioning. In addition, in May, took place the inauguration at the cavalry of the Returmat Mattress Recycling Factory. Therefore, A 6,000 m site, “One of the most beautiful cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new in Europe”according to its local manager. Furthermore, The center sees two to three trucks arriving per day. However, nearly a thousand mattresses treated cavalry. Therefore, “each year, france, 5 new with around twenty employees, counting the temporary workers.

The Dutch company. Consequently. In addition, partly owned by the IKEA group, (four factories in the Netherlands, cavalry. “each year. france. 5 two in England and one in France) already plans to rise in the short term with a target at 45 employees from September. For cavalry. “each year, france, 5 example, “Today we are around 150. 000 mattresses treated per year when the factory is calibrated for 750,000”advance Iwan Van Es, Director of Return France.

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A dynamic cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new carried by the structuring of this sector embodied by the Ecomaison eco-organization and a now legal recycling obligation for manufacturers. The Aveyron site therefore sees the mattresses arriving from 21 collection points spread across the Mediterranean basin. and cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new up to Issoire, not to mention the “extraordinary operations” sent by ships. “Previously 100 % of the mattresses were cremated or buried underground,” continues Iwan Van Es. Now the sorting centers are growing more. more, cavalry. “each year, france, 5 even if it is still potential with five million mattresses reinforced each year in France. ” Fer. textile, mousses…

Everything is recycled in this factory where 70 % of the incoming mattresses are made of foam and 30 cavalry. “each year, france, 5 % in “pocket” (springs in sachets). These are compacted before being re-expressed in the Netherlands to be valued there (gums for playgrounds, etc.) cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new a mechanized process as much as possible, but trades nevertheless physical.

A recycling process to “complete the loop” – Cavalry. "each year, france, 5 new

“Before people changed mattresses every fifteen years. currently it’s rather every six-seven years”indicates Jordan Hedef, manager of the Cavalry website. Even if there are still some cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new antiques in horsehair in horseback dating from over a century ago. “Since the 1950s, mattresses have been made of synthetic foam or latex and more and more mixed polyurethane. Some are very easy to disassemble if they are a little cavalry. “each year, france, 5 damaged. take on the contrary if they are well stuck or stapled.”

And resume: “We have the best technology in Europe with a line that can treat up to three mattresses. per minute”resumes iwan van es. Retourmat even plans to create a cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new unit to enhance this raw material cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new thanks to a technology to transform the foam into polyol. a chemical then used to make new foam.

Ikea mattresses in recycled foam

“Currently, all the raw material leaves in the Netherlands to be reused. We have planned this same type of installation at the cavalry.” A process already adopted cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new by manufacturers like IKEA. which plans to launch its first model of recycled foam mattresses next July. The opening of such a unit, a “Strategic milestone” and a “Circular economy model” For Dominique Mignon, president of Ecomaison. “We have the third ingredient which cavalry. “each year, france, 5 is the key to the success of this innovation sector. We will be able to enter a perfect loop as soon as this recycling will be attached to this. unit of dismantling.”

With the key a colossal market of 41 million mattresses put in cavalry. “each year, france, 5 new Europe each year. A cavalry. “each year, france, 5 good omen for employment in South Aveyron.

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