A duvet made from plastic bottles and a cardboard bed? Eco-innovations are coming thick and fast in the good night’s sleep industry. We look at whether this could be the most eco-friendly way to bed down…
Georgina Wilson-Powell
Wed 25 Apr 2018
Every second worldwide, 1,500 plastic bottles end up in landfill. But now you could be sleeping under them instead.
The Fine Bedding Company has launched a 100% recycled ECO duvet - made entirely from recycled plastic bottles.
Each medium weight double duvet contains 120 plastic bottles which have been broken down to soft micro fine fibres and respun. It also has a recycled fabric cover, recycled cardboard packaging and recycled plastic inner bag.
Image A duvet made from recycled plastic bottles and a bed made from cardboard - would you sleep in it?
Add to this exciting development, the arrival of the first ever cardboard bed.
It's not an April’s Fools from IKEA but an actual product; the corrugated cardboard bed from Happy Beds uses 70% recycled cardboard and 100% of it can be recycled when you’re done.
The concertina design makes it easy to put together - there’s no grappling with heavy metal frames or ending up with bits left over after a flatpack trial. And there’s no plastic here at all.
The Room in a Box cardboard bed can be moved easily for storage issues and comes in four brilliant colours.
So...does your bed need a bit of an eco-makeover?
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