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Recycling 2 Million Mattresses Is Not the End: Raw Materials and Market Channels That Determine Circular Economy Profits
Analyzing the points where collection volume and circular economics diverge, through RetourMatras' case of collection, disassembly, and recycled raw material supply.
Successfully dismantling discarded mattresses to separate metal, textiles, and foam does not complete the circular economy. The business only materializes when the costs of cleanly collecting materials, post-dismantling quality, and customers willing to repurchase the recovered raw materials are all connected.…
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