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It feels like there might be other possibly uses of old or unwanted foam mattresses. Perhaps they can be cut down to standard sizes for home insulation batting?
by deftnerd 7y ago
It feels like there might be other possibly uses of old or unwanted foam mattresses. Perhaps they can be cut down to standard sizes for home insulation batting? As insulation between raised garden bed containers and the ground? Insulation between the ground and a fish tank in an aquaponics setup?
While there might be better solutions for all of those things, if these materials are going to end up in the landfill and can be provided for almost no cost, it seems like a waste to not utilize the resource.
- anonAndOn 7y agoAlthough it's a bit of work to cut the foam layers into hundreds of little blocks, you can turn an unwanted foam mattress into a decent bean bag.
- ItsDeathball 7y agoI wonder if you could get the same result by throwing it in a woodchipper and bagging the mattress-mulch.
- wh1t3n01s3 7y agoThe best re-solution is to cut and use them as soil for indoor growing. I’m sure you can find tutorials around...