Leading Sydney recycler WSN Environmental Solutions and Dreamsafe Recycling are helping Sydney residents reduce their carbon footprint, collecting unwanted mattress and bases from WSN’s network of waste management centres for recycling and re-use.

The mattress and base collection and recycling service prevents mattress and bases from being landfilled and recovers several resources, including wood, metal from coil springs and foam.

Mattresses that are in good condition are cleaned and sanitised and sent to charities including The Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul by Dreamsafe.

The wood recovered from unwanted or damaged mattresses is sent to WSN’s Chullora Recycling Centre for composting and biofuel production, while the coil springs are melted down and on-sold to manufacturers for a variety of uses. The foam is recycled to make underlay.

WSN Environmental Solutions CEO Ken Kanofski said the service is another example of WSN’s efforts to extract the highest possible resource value from household items.

“Sydney residents are becoming increasingly conscious of their environmental footprint and they want to see that nothing is wasted when they dispose of unwanted household goods,” Mr Kanofski said.

“Mattresses have for many years posed a problem for the waste industry as they cannot be compacted and take up valuable space in landfill.

“WSN’s joint recycling service with Dreamsafe means that mattresses are kept out of landfill and the recovered resources can help the manufacturing sector in its ongoing quest to reduce reliance on raw materials.”

Residents can drop off their unwanted mattresses at WSN’s facilities at Artarmon, Auburn, Belrose, Chullora, Eastern Creek, Rockdale, Ryde, Seven Hills and Jacks Gully (Macarthur) at a cost of $20 per mattress. For further information, phone WSN Environmental Solutions on 1300 651 116.

For more information contact Aaron Findlay on 9934 7033.