Our Commitment
Born from a desire to offer value to consumers with high quality and durable home goods, our path to sustainability has grown with us over the last 50 plus years. Our efforts to mitigate our environmental impact is not just through the use of organic and natural products, it’s also choosing to represent products that are built to last a lifetime. Investment in quality furniture is one of the most sustainable practices we can share with you.
Strategy
Implementation of sustainable practices. Bedrooms & More is continually working to advance our own sustainability story.Manufacturing
Our signature Botanicore™ Latex delivers clean (biodegradable) mattress cores & bedding collections for our earth conscious consumers.Partnerships
Choosing sustainable. Establishing partnerships with home furnishing brands that align with our core beliefs and values.
About
45th Street Bedding
Born in the Pacific Northwest, 45th Street Bedding was founded in 2009 to meet a need for high-quality, long-lasting mattresses and bedding products with exceptional value. The brand believes everybody deserves to sleep comfortably on products that promote deep rest and never compromise their health, no matter what their budget is.
Designed in Seattle utilizing sustainable and responsibly-sourced natural and organic materials, our mattresses and bedding collections are better for your health (and the planet) than synthetic alternatives.
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Botanicore™
Our private label, Botanicore™ also launched in 2009 alongside our sister company 45th Street Bedding. Manufacturing our own signature botanical latex allows us to manage quality control of all products from start to finish.
All Natural – Botanical Latex
Botanicore™ is the proprietary latex for all 45th Street Bedding mattress cores, toppers and pillow inserts.
Sustainable Cycle
Rubber tree plantations near the equator produce latex sap for use in many industries. Our 100% Botanical Latex originates in Vietnam. Trees produce a milky-white latex sap for decades. The trees are then harvested for furniture and new saplings are planted.
Harvesting
Prior to collection of the latex, the bark of each tree is scored; to increase sap production. Workers harvest the latex for use in all kinds of products. It takes many trees to produce enough sap for each core of botanical rubber.
Mixing, Measuring & Pouring
After the latex is collected, it is strained to filter out impurities. The rubber is then mixed with a soap and whipped. The latex is carefully measured and poured into large, mattress sized molds where it will be vulcanized.
Vulcanizing, Washing & Drying
Once the heated mold is sealed shut, the rubber is vulcanized. The mold is then rotated into the heating chamber to provide uniformity. To ensure cleanliness, each core is repeatedly washed to prevent contamination of allergens and remove proteins and residue. It is heated dry.
Testing & Tracking
Variations are not tolerated. Every core is tested for density in multiple locations. Each core is then catalogued and labeled for individual tracking.
Keeping mattresses out of the landfill.
When Bedrooms & More delivers a new mattress to our customers home, we often take away an old one. If that mattress can be donated, we do our best to find it a new home. If not, we transport it to Spring Back Mattress Recycling™. Spring Back is responsible for changing lives and environments through a sustainable waste diversion business model offering employment opportunities for disenfranchised men.
Our partnership allows us (and our customers) to keep as many mattresses out of our landfill as possible. Spring Back can recycle 90% or more of each mattress and box spring received. This process gives new life to old materials that would otherwise occupy valuable space in the landfill.
Sustainable Brand Partners
Many of the brands Bedrooms & More partners with are forging the way towards a more sustainable future. We’re proud to spotlight a few of these brands and their admirable accreditations and certifications below.
Greenington
Fine Bamboo Furniture- Sustainably made
- ISO® 14001 EMS
- Renewable resource
- Sustainable Furnishing Council
Coyuchi
Organic Bedding- GOTS Certified
- MADE SAFE®
- Fair Trade Certified™
- 1% for the Planet
Copeland
Hardwood Furniture- GREENGUARD Certified
- FSC® Certification
- CertiPUR-US®
- Sustainable Furnishing Council
American Leather
Sofas & Sectionals – USA Made
- ISO 14001 EMS
- CertiPUR_US®
- Sustainable Furnishing Council
Harrison Spinks
Luxury Mattresses- Chemical Free
- FSC® Certification
- 100% Recyclable Springs
- Carbon Neutral+ Accreditation
Vispring
Luxury Mattresses- Chemical Free
- FSC® Certification
- 100% Recyclable Fillings
- Woolmark® Certification
Certifications & Accreditations Explained
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Bluesign® certification is a standard for the textile industry. It ensures products are made using sustainable processes that protect the environment, workers, and consumers. Unlike certifications that test only the final product, Bluesign evaluates the entire supply chain. This includes raw materials, chemicals, and production processes, ensuring safety and sustainability at every step.
In order to achieve Carbon Neutral accreditation from the Carbon Footprint Standard™ a company’s emissions assessments must meet a required criteria to recognised international methodologies.
CertiPUR is a registered trademark of EUROPUR. CertiPUR™ is a voluntary testing, analysis and certification programme for the environment, health and safety properties of polyurethane foam used in bedding and upholstered furniture applications. It identifies substances that may not be used in the production of polyurethane foams and sets stringent maximum limits for some components.
Foams that conform to CertiPUR are notably certified to be:
✓ Made without heavy metals such as mercury, lead, or cadmium
✓ Made without dyes that are carcinogenic or allergenic as described by EU legislation
✓Made without Phthalate plasticisers
✓Made without substances that cause cancer or may cause heritable genetic damage
✓Emitting low levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds)
The CertiPUR-US® name and logo are registered certification marks of Alliance for Flexible Polyurethane Foam, Inc., a non-profit organization. CertiPUR-US certified foams are:
✓ Made without ozone depleters
✓ Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions for indoor air quality (less than 0.5 parts per million)
✓ Made without mercury, lead, and other heavy metals
✓ Made without PBDEs, TDCPP or TCEP (”Tris”) flame retardants
✓ Made without formaldehyde
✓ Made without phthalates regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Fair Trade Certified™ is a global movement made up of a diverse network of producers, companies, consumers, advocates, and organizations putting people and planet first.
As the pioneer of forest certification, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) sets the standard for responsible forest stewardship. The organization’s policies unify a diverse set of stakeholders around common guidelines for forestry that are:
✓ Environmentally appropriate
✓ Socially beneficial
✓ Economically viable
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) was developed by leading standard setters to define world-wide recognised requirements for organic textiles. From the harvesting of the raw materials, environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing to labelling, textiles certified to GOTS provide a credible assurance to the consumer.
Products that have achieved GREENGUARD Certification are scientifically proven to meet some of the world’s most rigorous third-party chemical emissions standards, helping to reduce indoor air pollution and the risk of chemical exposure.
The Made Safe Certified Non-Toxic seal is awarded to products that meet testing standards showing they do not contain a long list of ingredients and chemicals that are known, or suspected, to cause harm to human health. These chemicals include a variety of flame retardants that harm the endocrine system.
The NOMITE® mark is an anti-allergen standard that indicates that a product, such as down and feather bedding, is suitable for house dust mite allergy sufferers.
The Standard 100 label by Oeko-Tex indicates that a mattress underwent textile testing by a third-party lab for a variety of substances that may pose a threat to human health. Even non-fabric components that are sewn in, such as zippers and the thread used in stitching, must meet the standard’s requirements for a product to gain certification.
Products with the certification are tested for more than 350 substances, a list set by OEKO-TEX®, that include low thresholds for certain chemicals and compounds, such as mercury and formaldehyde.
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) compliance deals with the regulations that were created to improve the environment and protect human health. REACH addresses the risks associated with chemicals and promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances.
The Sustainable Furnishings Council (501c6) is a coalition of manufacturers, retailers and designers dedicated to raising awareness and expanding the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices across the home furnishings industry.
Traumpass is a quality seal used for bedding, sleeping bags and clothing that are filled with down and feathers. Products marked with this seal must be filled with down and feathers from the two highest classes l and ll in accordance with EN 12934.