Mattress stuffing

Burning polyurethane (foam stuffing in furniture and mattresses)... 

Unfortunately bedbugs are on the rise, and they re maddeningly hard to get rid of. As with mice, ants, and cockroaches, we recommend stuffing every hole, crack, and open seam you can find in your walls and floorboards. They can take up residence in anything from your favorite comforter to your mattress, and if they re still around after you vacuum and dean, you really have only two choices—throw out whatever they ve made home (chair, couch, rug), or hermetically seal the bugged item for at least oneyear in an airtight container. 

As for the mattress core, natural latex is the environmentally preferred stuffing, a rubber-tree product that can be sustainably sourced. Some mattresses are stuffed with a mix of natural and synthetic latex, as the latter substance is cheaper (although chemicals are added in the manufacturing process). Both choices are better than the polyurethane foam found in most conventional mattresses. Still other mattress cores have an innerspring system and batting, often cotton. In-nerspring mattresses are a popular crib choice some people think their firmness prevents SIDS. 

Straw is used as loose bedding for domestic animals. It is used as stuffing in mattresses and furniture. In construction, it is used to make thatched roofs, and is mixed into mortar or mud bricks to give them strength. The combination of mud and straw has been practiced for thousands of years, in many areas of the world. A mixture of mud or clay and straw is called cob, and the resultant bricks may be of any size. 

Down feathers are used in stuffing pillows, mattresses, and clothing. Most of this type of feather is harvested from domestic ducks and geese. 

In India, too, the brown fiber is produced in the mattress, bristle, and decorticated variety. Indian bristle fiber is not long enough for brush-making mixed with decorticated and mattress fiber, it is used for twisting. The decorticated fiber and mattress fiber are also used for stuffing mattresses and upholstery. 

Kapok ka- pak [Malay] (ca. 1750) n. Short, lightweight cotton-like fibers from the seed pod of trees of the family Bombacabeae. A very brittle fiber, it is generally not spun. It is used for stuffing cushions, mattresses, etc., and for life jackets because of its buoyancy and moisture resistance. Kadolph SJJ, Langford AL (2001) Textiles. Pearson Education, New York. Vincenti R (1994) Elsevier s textile dictionary. Elsevier Science and Technology Books, New York. 

The waste also contains approximately 40% cotton (the remainder is spandex), which is a hygroscopic. Samples of waste fibers, as above, were placed in 100 ml of tap water plus a drop of surfactant. The time for the fibers to sink below the surface of the water was about 45 seconds. This means that the fibers are a candidate for a product which requires some ability to absorb water. Perhaps the fiber could be used in diapers if additional highly hygroscopic materials are added. Other possible uses for the waste include stuffing for pillows or mattresses (the presence of spandex gives the material some spring ) or the material could be chopped onto flock. 

Suitable for stuffing to mattresses, pillows, soft toys and producing Waddings, Interlining/Paddings. Because firmness and good resilience is required for filling of cushions, normally a coarse denier silicone, slick (FR) solid, or hollow fibre is recommended. 

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