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RECYCLE IT<br />
Velda Resleep uses a minimal number of<br />
materials. No staples, zips, Velcro fastenings,<br />
PU-foam or glue are used, not even<br />
for the pocket springs! Staples and nails<br />
have been replaced by dowels, screws,<br />
and click-together elements made of LDPE<br />
plastic. Low density polyethylene is a supple,<br />
tough and strong material. This plastic<br />
can be bent a long way without breaking,<br />
and is suitable for recycling. The base<br />
plates, cross slats, housings and legs are<br />
clamped into place with LPDE elements.<br />
The Resleep concept’s greatest innovation<br />
lies in its patented pocket spring interior.<br />
The pouches are not glued anywhere,<br />
but instead are entirely heat sealed. This is<br />
unique! Up to now, pocket springs could<br />
only be welded linearly and had to be glued<br />
laterally with hot melt to create a mattress<br />
interior (+/- 1.5 kg glue per interior). Heat<br />
sealing is more ecologically responsible,<br />
both in terms of production and dismantling.<br />
The springs and pockets can be separated<br />
very simply and quickly. Moreover,<br />
the springs are made of pure steel and the<br />
pockets of PP or PLA, and are thus recycleproof.<br />
The mattress cover is made from 100% recyclable<br />
yarns. The extremely close-woven<br />
stretch material (SG above 1 kg/m²) renders<br />
the usual PU coatings unnecessary. In addition,<br />
the Resleep is only upholstered with<br />
loose covers, with no Velcro or zip. Buttons<br />
are used as simple, decorative fastenings<br />
for the mattress cover. The box spring cover<br />
is clamped into a groove in the frame with<br />
a polypropylene strip. Resleep has also revisited<br />
the labelling. The printed adhesive<br />
label has been replaced by a lasered brand<br />
in the wooden frame.<br />
The Resleep concept impacts on production<br />
and logistics processes as well as on<br />
after-sales service and retail. Upholstery<br />
and worn components can easily be replaced,<br />
which increases the lifespan of the<br />
bed. When the bed does eventually reach<br />
the end of its life, it is dismantled and the<br />
component parts reused where possible to<br />
produce a new bed. Those that cannot be<br />
reused are recycled to create new parts.<br />
The Velda Resleep is an evolving concept.<br />
Who knows what will be possible in the future?<br />
An energy label on the bed such as<br />
that seen on white goods and on houses?<br />
A deposit on components returned to the<br />
retailer or to the recycling centre? Will the<br />
one-off purchasing cost ever be adjusted<br />
on the basis of the ecological price tag?<br />
One thing’s for sure: Velda Resleep is to be<br />
continued.<br />
VELDA – RESLEEP<br />
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