Green & Sustainable Products

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Dorm Choices' GreenTech Sustainable Foam Toppers

Dorm Choices is dedicated to the promotion of environmental sustainability.  Let's start by giving you a short explanation of Dorm Choices' unique GreenTech soy-based foam technology.  Dorm Choices toppers address and fix a major environmental issue that often goes overlooked on college campuses: the widespread use of conventional petroleum-based foam mattress toppers in residence halls throughout the US.  Dorm Choices toppers utilize a brand new technology by using Natural Oil Poyols ("NOP's") in mattress topper production.  This process uses up to 60% less fossil fuel than conventional foam production, which utilizes petroleum-based polyols.  Moreover, the manufacturing process used to develop these NOP's is greenhouse gas-neutral.  The best part of all is that the mattress toppers created using NOP's perform just as well or better than conventional polyol-based toppers, and have received "best in class" distinctions from a variety of manufacturers and users.  

Bed Bath & Beyond's Non-Sustainable Foam Toppers

Each year, students purchasing and using products from popular retailers such as Bed Bath & Beyond are leaving behind a gigantic carbon footprint while continuing to feed our dependence on foreign oil, often unknowingly or simply without an alternative option.  This is because these products are manufactured using petroleum-based polyols.  Students and colleges are often unaware of the environmental impact of using and throwing away poor quality petroleum-based mattress toppers.  The toppers available at Bed Bath & Beyond, and other popular retailers, are manufactured in a way that uses up to 60% MORE fossil fuel than products available at Dorm Choices.  Further, the carbon footprint that each student leaves behind after using and throwing away their Bed Bath & Beyond topper is enormous, as these products are NOT renewable or recycleable.