As they say - buyer beware. This past week I had the chance to visit our local mattress recycling plant and see where crews disassemble and process 100's of used mattresses each week. You'd think by now nothing would surprise me about mainstream, non-organic mattress manufacturing. But check out the photo below : yes, you got it! This high-end, individually pocketed coil mattress is encased in styrofoam!
Now there's nothing illegal about this. But really, would you buy a mattress if you read the label and understood that this is what you were going to be sleeping on?
The good folks at Springback Recycling have put together a very nice display of all the components they find in mattresses. Last year they recycled about 1 million pounds of steel (from springs), 750,000 lbs of mattress foams (typically recycled into carpet pad and insulation) and 55,000 lbs of yes, you got it - plastics.
At Soaring Heart we're committed to complete transparency about what's in our products and the costs to us as a community for the entire product lifecycle. We never use plastics of any sort, and we pride ourselves on "going the extra mile" to provide you the best all organic sleep products that we can find. It may sound simple - but thank you for helping us get the word out - it pays to read the label.
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One of the easiest and most impactful changes you can make in your home is swapping out synthetic dryer sheets for a set of 100% wool dryer balls. With every load, these dryer balls help reduce drying time, soften fabric naturally, and eliminate the need for synthetic additives - all while being reusable, compostable, and zero-waste.
Our Ballard team has joined forces with our Edmonds Showroom, now open 7 days a week as our Flagship Store!
We’re proud to offer Wool Pillows and Toppers that are OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified. This certification isn’t just a label—it’s a promise. It’s one more way we ensure that the materials touching your body every night are truly safe, non-toxic, and made with integrity from start to finish.
