Published on: 6 May 2022, 9:48AM

Wanted: new technology to recycle old mattresses

The pursuit of a good night’s sleep is doing bad things to the environment.

The pursuit of a good night's sleep is doing bad things to the environment - judging from the number of used mattresses that end up in landfills. Features comments by Professor Seeram Ramakrishna (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Eco-Business 6 May 2022

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