The Environment and Baby Mattresses

Foam There are so many different qualities of foam. To maintain  the quality the price  has to go up. But in order to stay competitive  manufacturers may be tempted to use a lower quality foam. Always checkout the quality of foam you are buying.  you want to see ratings  24/130 is basic, 28 /130 is an acceptable quality. We use  30 /150 , 50 /150, 50 /215, do not be fooled by descriptions that say nursery foam,Fibre  The same applies to fibre. Fibre is made from recycled plastic bottles so  more environmentally friendly than foam. two main types of fibre,...

We are all starting to think more and more about our planet and the earth’s resources, landfill and recycling.  Considering  buying a cot mattress?   In the late 80’s, foam along with some other things were blamed for cot deaths. I wont go into all the details of the dreadful panic this caused but along with other advice out came the phrase “NEW BABY NEW MATTRESS”.   This was to avoid new babies put on old mattresses that had previous babies bacteria on them, or where the foam had deteriorated and was not giving good support etc, Things have changed. You...