Around a quarter of the world’s furniture is manufactured within the European Union – representing a €84 billion market that equates to an EU28 consumption of ~10.5 million
tonnes of furniture per annum while employing approximately 1 million European workers and consisting of, predominantly, SMEs
The purpose of the Executive Summary is to provide a broad understanding of the manufacturer or stewardship organization’s program as a whole and to put into context the data and information that will follow.
This bill would establish the Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling
Act. The bill would authorize a qualified industry association, as defined, to establish a mattress recycling organization, as defined.