Reported about 1 year ago
According to a report from SET News on June 12, 2024, Taichung residents have been disposing of an average of 6587 beds per month from January to April this year, with the cleanup crews in each district overwhelmed by the massive piles of mattresses, particularly dreading the task when it involves 'pocket spring mattresses'. The process of manually disassembling and retrieving high-carbon steel springs from these mattresses is extremely tedious, with a lack of companies handling this leading to long wait times for disposal. The Taichung Environmental Protection Bureau has seen an increase in mattress disposal each year, with an average of 5542 beds being collected by cleanup crews monthly in 2023, rising to an average of 6587 beds per month in the first four months of this year, causing significant burden on the crews.
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