We create stable and meaningful jobs for people experiencing barriers to employment.
We divert end-of-life mattresses and ensemble bases from landfill and recover components to recycle.
We are a charity and do not generate a profit; our revenue goes entirely to delivering our work.
We are a social enterprise, certified by Social Traders
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Our environmental impact
We have a 75% recycle target for each mattress we recycle. We keep our by-products in Australia, creating local jobs and supporting local industry
We employ 150 people across Australia and 75% of them have faced some sort of challenge in entering the workforce. Our people come from all walks of life and cultures. Most have experienced systemic disadvantage and discrimination, and they come to us seeking opportunity.
Our workforce is intelligent, hardworking, authentic and includes Aboriginal people, refugees and asylum seekers and long-term unemployed. We are a better workplace for having the door open to a breadth of life experiences.
Working in local communities and providing employment opportunities in those communities is just as important for us as recycling mattresses.
65% revenue to wages
Most of our revenue, about 65%, goes to wages of people who experience barriers to employment. These are dollars spent in local communities.
The impact we make in just one year
470K
MATTRESSES RECYCLED
5000T
STEEL SPRINGS RECYCLED
1300T
FOAM RECYCLED
1000T
TIMBER RECYCLED
Figures taken from last financial year 2019-20
Supporting local industry
We don’t sent materials overseas for disposal; we keep our by-products in Australia, support local companies, reduce transport mileage and maximise re-use of materials.
We send foam to carpet-underlay manufacturers, steel to Australian scrap steel merchants, timber bed bases to local industry (where there is a market) for mulch.
Protecting our environment
We choose methods with the least environmental footprint and avoid methods that reduce cost at the expense of the environment. We have sites in many communities to avoid transporting waste long distances, we don’t ship waste overseas and we avoid recycling methods that are big users of power.
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“We just had our old mattress picked up today, and it couldn’t have been simpler. Booked online and left the mattress out the night before. Very easy and an amazing service.”
Danica
Perth
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“Absolutely fantastic service! I have told everyone – I was so pleased! I even went into Freedom and told them to tell their customers where they can get rid of their mattresses when buying a new bed. Thank you”
Susan
Perth
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“ The young man collecting the items was extremely polite and friendly and their rates were the best I could find… I would not hesitate to recommend – excellent service.”
Julie
Newcastle
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“Great to deal with from start to finish. Quick with their communication and accommodating and understanding where needed. Would use them again.”
Elisa
Canberra
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“Thanks, it was already collected when I went for my 7am walk and we did not notice a thing they were so quiet. I will mention your service to our movers next week.”
Jo
Sydney
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Thanks to the City of Stirling mattress contractors (Soft Landing) very helpful and kind, thanks
Chris
Perth
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“Helping people – that’s what I love about this place, I get great satisfaction seeing the impact that having a job has on all aspects of a person’s life.”
