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Welcome to ReStart, the innovative not-for-profit re-purposing programme
that aims to reshape the landscape of sustainability in the hospitality, leisure,
and education sectors. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to transform old
bedding products into new, eco-friendly materials that contribute to a circular
economy and reduce waste impact on our planet.

A SIMPLE 4 STEP PROCESS

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Customer Notification:

• Customer notifies Star Linen (form below) that they are interested in
recycling their old duvets, toppers, pillows and mattresses.

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Determining Volume:

• We ask for the exact numbers of items to be recycled, we will provide a
ballpark cost for the you to approve. If approved, we will put you in touch
with our partner TFR to arrange actual cost and payment.


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Recycling Process:

• Customer arranges pickup directly with TFR, based on volume, which
currently will be a dedicated vehicle for large volumes only

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Certificate Production:

• A waste transfer certificate is produced by TFR outlining the amount
collected and recycled.
• The certificate aids in the customer’s Scope 3 calculations for sustainability
reporting.

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We have been working very closely with Marston’s on the development of this
programme and we thank them for their support in helping us to develop this
initiative. Here’s what they had to say:


Star Linen were able to look at a number of hotels in our group and through
their ReStart initiative take away over 5,500kgs of old pillows and duvets,
equivalent to the weight of four family cars! Rather than end up in landfill
they were diverted and re-purposed. The polyester filling was removed from
the pillows and duvets and turned into pads that are used in mattresses,
kevlar vests or made into new polyester wadding. The covers were then
shredded and combined with other fibres were made into soundproofing
boards for the automotive industry.


Working with Star Linen we ended up with a fantastic result for Marston’s
and an even better result for the environment.


Jo Rogers
Hotel Operations Manager
Marston’s Inns

Our ReStart programme enables certain bedding items to be re-puposed
saving them from landfill and helping our customers in the reduction of their
Scope 3 emissions. The image below simply shows how our customers items
are being re-purposed.

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Join us on this transformative journey towards sustainability with ReStart by
Star Linen. To gain a better understanding of how ReStart can revolutionise
your approach to bedding solutions and make a meaningful impact on our
planet please fill out the form below and we will be in touch.