Design for Recycling van PU-schuim

The Design-for-Recycling guidelines for polyurethane foam (PU) aim to provide direction for optimizing recycling options for polyurethane foam (PU).
This publication was prepared in consultation with various stakeholders in the PU-industry and in accordance with applicable regional and European legislation. Because PU foam today often forms an important material fraction in mattresses and there is an enormous variety of applied formulations, guidelines are also given at the level of material composition, the production process, the design, etc. The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure to ensure that various PU foam fractions can be recycled more optimally and with higher quality in the future, with additional attention to new chemical recycling methods. This document primarily aims to support the various actors active in the PU foam industry for mattresses in making sustainable choices over the entire life cycle of the material and throughout the entire value chain with a view to optimized recycling in a closed loop model.