A mattress: carbon footprint

A mattress comes in at about 110 kg CO₂e (one double, made).

Of the 16 things you buy Carbonle tracks, A mattress sits at #12 from the lightest — one of the heaviest.

This is the one-off cost of making the thing, before you use it. It's why a reusable tote only wins after many trips, and why a phone's footprint is the factory, not the charger.

Foam, springs and fabric in a big block. Heavier than it looks.

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Figures from Carnegie Mellon EIO-LCA (mattress), licensed estimate.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.