Just what is a green mattress?
Posted by Roger Cunningham on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 @ 03:46 PM
How times have changed. Green; it's more than just a color now and it is everywhere, even in mattresses. What does it mean? Is it a fad or is it here to stay? How green do you want it? First "green" is a term denoting "eco" or earth friendly. It stems from a desire or notion that we can find less harmful ways to live better lives without harming the environment. Perhaps nobody would say they didn't care at all about the enviornment and so it is pretty safe to say that the green movement is here to stay. However, just how green are we committed to go. Where is the line between sense and non-sense.
Suppose you care about the environment and you need a new mattress. Are their "green mattresses?" The answer is yes and you can go as green as you want to go. In most cases, the greener you go the more you pay. So, just how green would you like to sleep? And if you had to choose between "greener" or "more comfortable," which way would you lean. Fortunately you don't. The Bed Store specializes in "green" sleep products ranging from slightly green to the very greenest and all without breaking the bank. So, you can sleep comfortable and green.
Green products reduce the "carbon footprint" in some way, starting with the manufacturing process, the product's life cycles, the transportation costs, and the actual make up of the components. Green mattresses would be measured along the lines of how small the carbon footprint of each product would be by the time it arrived at your home and then back to the earth at the end of it's life cycle. The Bed Store has made a commitment to putting green products in each and every price range. We have sought out manufacturers that are committed to finding ways to make their products greener without compromise to quality and performance while being competitive in price.
Experience the best sleep products available utilizing plant based foams like natural latex and soy based polyfoams. Experience the breathable durablity of bamboo and organic cotton fabrics. Even the coil springs feature 95% recycled steel eliminating the impact of iron ore mining and saving millions of tons of fuel and protecting landfills.
Green is here to stay. Start sleeping green tonight!