167,000 tonnes
of mattresses still sent to landfill each year in the UK
Others are incinerated or dumped on vacant properties
Over 1 million
mattresses recycled since launch
Since TFR Group was launched in 2012 we have recycled more and more mattresses each year
7000 mattresses
recycled every week by TFR Group
A figure we aim to increase to 20,000 in the coming years
Over 30,000 tonnes
of materials fed back into economy
Sanitised recycled materials are sent to manufacturing industry to make new products and create a circular economy
Welcome to
The Furniture Recycling Group
167,000 tonnes of mattresses are sent to landfill every year in the UK. That’s a figure that Nick Oettinger, Managing Director of TFR Group, was simply not willing to ignore.
Whilst working as an improvement consultant in the industry, dealing with the full spectrum of waste types and processes, there was a poignant moment whilst at a landfill site when a mattress became wrapped around the drive shaft of a delivery vehicle on site. It got Nick’s cogs churning about these bulky items and how he could break down each component…
The secure chain of custody starts at the point of collection with a completed waste transfer note.
Whether collected by others, or us the mattresses are booked in and upon arrival are put through a waste acceptance procedure.
2. Steel springs are baled up to pass on to scrap metal merchants.
3. Textiles are blended and baled ready for transferring onto industry as raw products for further processing.
4. Foams are reprocessed into new products in-house.