Old mattresses have been collected Tonnes of waste has been diverted away from landfill Bed Collect is an eco-friendly bed recycling business based in Melbourne and is 100% Australian owned. We collect mattresses and bases from both domestic and commercial clients within 30km of the Melbourne CBD and manufacture and deliver refurbished beds to charities. We have been operating since 2012 and since then, have diverted more than 50,000 beds away from landfill, recycled more than 80% of all components from mattresses and bases collected and provided more than 10,000 beds to those in need. Every year, Australians send more than 1 million mattresses to landfill. That means more than 10,000 tonnes of steel springs from mattresses, for example, are left to rust and rot in the ground for over 100 years! We are dedicated to attacking this environmental issue head on and even though we are just a small business, we can make an impact. On average every year, we recycle more than 150 tonnes of steel and more than 50 tonnes of foam/ticking from mattresses alone.
And we are not only committed to helping the environment but also helping those in need. As such, any steel springs that can be salvaged from mattresses we collect will be sent across to our manufacturing plant to be used in refurbished mattresses for charitable organisations. Since start of operations, we have provided more than 10,000 high quality refurbished beds to charities like St Vincent de Paul Society, The Salvation Army and Haven Home Safe. Our products and services can help you reduce both your waste fees and environmental footprint, whilst staying within your budget and moving toward sustainability.Mattress RangesExport RangesCaravan Mattreses Slumberest Australian Made MattressesThe Slumberest showroom and factory are based in Campbellfield. Easy access from Cooper St/Sommerton Park Rd and the Hume Hwy. Giving customers what they want and what they need has always been a priority and being able to achieve this has set about giving Slumberest the longevity that a business of 40 years needs to succeed.
Customers keep coming back and keep sending others too!.Testimonials“we bought our mattress from you about 5 years ago now and it’s the best mattress I have ever slept on!! Will definetly be back.VideoImageBirthday Bed Bugs in the holiday mattress was what this guy encountered on his birthday break in this Manhattan landmark hotel “GOODNIGHT, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite”, was a rhyme my mum jokingly recited as she tucked me into bed and switched off the light every evening.I never saw these bed bugs when I was a kid, but I imagined them as mythical creatures living between the bed sheets. It wasn’t until I was much older that I realised they were actually a real thing.At medical school my professor recounted tales of bed bug infestations, where tiny insects forced hotels to close their doors and businesses to become bankrupt.Pest controllers have kept the bugs at bay for decades, but our treatments are failing and these nocturnal insects are becoming an even greater threat to sound sleepers across Australia.BED BUGS ARE BECOMING RESISTANTInsecticide used in the 1950s successfully killed off the vast majority of bed bugs, but the toughest ones survived.
Pest controllers now need to use a variety of different chemicals and much higher doses to effectively eradicate them.We’ve been wondering for decades how they’ve been getting around our treatments. Suggestions have been made that they’re producing complex enzymes to metabolise insecticide more quickly — but the actual answer may be a lot more simple.The outer surface of a bed bug is called a ‘cuticle’ and Australian entomologists recently measured the cuticles of treatment-resistant bugs compared to bugs that were easily killed. They found treatment-resistant bed bugs had cuticles that were up to 15 per cent thicker than other bed bugs.It’s like these bed bugs have grown tiny, thick raincoats to protect themselves from our insecticide sprays. As bed bugs grow thicker ‘skin’, our ammunition gets weaker. We could soon find ourselves fighting a losing battle against this terrifying six-legged army.HOLD UP, WHAT ARE BED BUGS?Bed bugs are small, oval-shaped creatures that feed solely on the blood of animals, including humans.
At night time they scurry over to your peacefully sleeping body looking for a good feed.These crafty critters have a long beak and they use it to pierce your skin and suck up your blood. There’s a mild anaesthetic in their saliva, so you don’t feel them bite when you’re asleep.Their bodies are flat when they’re hungry, but they swell up to the size of apple seeds when they’re full. It takes about three to 10 minutes for them to feed and get fully bloated from your tasty blood.After a satisfying meal, they waddle back to their nest like a jaunty sailor making his way home from the pub. They’re happy to chill for three to five days before coming back for another night time feast, but if there are enough bugs in your house, they’ll take it in turns so you’ll get bitten every night.Scratching yourself awake is never pleasant and your day will be preoccupied with finding multiple welts all over your body. Allergies and mosquitoes are often blamed for these itchy red marks, while bed bugs tend to be forgotten and live to bite another day.
HOW DO THEY GET INTO YOUR HOUSE?Bedrooms, hotels, gyms and offices are frequently infected and bed bugs can hitch a ride home on your clothes, shoes or in luggage.Second-hand furniture can also act as a ‘Trojan Horse’. That old couch might have been a bargain, but it may also be harbouring an entire colony of biting bugs.Just like unwelcome relatives, once they’re inside your home it can be really hard to get rid of them.HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THEY’RE ALREADY THERE? Bed bugs live together in groups. They hide in mattresses, bed frames, headboards, drawers, behind electrical outlets, beneath carpet and even underneath wallpaper — anywhere close to your bed.Live ones are sometimes seen moving along the seams of your mattress, but you might only see the old skins they’ve shed or their tiny poo.Itchy marks in the morning may not be an allergy or even a mosquito. Keep an eye out for bed bugs and check the corners of your mattress.HOW DO YOU GET RID OF THEM? Many people repetitively vacuum and steam their carpet, but this will only bring you to tears.