Referring now to the invention in more detail, in Fig. 27 there is shown a flow chart of one embodiment of the process of the current invention comprising; a standard bed with mattress and box springs - step 700, an excess mattress or box springs - step 702, a collection and transporting of excess mattresses or box springs - step 704, a storage and tear down facility for mattresses or box springs - step 706, a set of springs - step 708, a set of springs preparation - step 710, a loading of the prepared set of springs into a compaction chamber - step 714, a compaction of a set of springs - step 718, a removal and post processing of a set of springs from the compaction chamber - step 726, a transporting of the compacted springs - step 728, a steel recycling center or steel mill - step 730, a loading and transporting of reusable soft materials from the mattress tear down - step 732, a soft materials recycling or reuse facility - step 734, a loading and transporting of wood products resulting from the tear down of box springs - step 736, a wood recycling or dimensional lumber reseller or user or pulp wood processing facility - step 738, and a direct sales - step 712.

In more detail, still referring to the invention of Fig. 27, in operation people buy and sleep in beds - step 700, and when people choose to discard mattresses or box springs they excess them - step 702. The excess mattresses and box springs are collected at various locations and then transported - step 704 to a mattress recycling facility - step 706 where the mattress and box springs are separated into their useable parts generating four basic process streams. The first process stream is the recycling of the steel from either the mattress or the box springs - step 708. The mattress set of steel springs may be pre-treated prior to compaction via see Fig. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 24; and, the set of box springs may be pretreated via see Fig. 25 and 26 – step 710. The set of springs may be loaded into the compaction chamber via see Fig. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16,and 17 – step 714. The set of springs may then be compacted via see Fig. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 – step 718. The set of springs may be post treated to alter their size and shape via see Fig. 23 – step 726. Then the set of springs is loaded and transported – step 728 to a steel recycling facility or steel mill – step 730. The second process stream is the tear down process – step 706 generating recyclable or reusable soft materials such as cotton, foam, shuntee, ticking and quilting which is accumulated at the recyling facility and then loaded and transported – step 732 to recyclers and/or reusers and/or manufacturers of these soft materials – step 734. The third process stream is the wood generated from the tear down of the box springs via see Fig. 25 and 26 and takes the form of dimensional lumber or scrap lumber. The dimensional lumber or the scrap lumber is loaded and transported to buyers or users of same – step 736 – where dimensional lumber may be sold or used to make recycled products and the scrap lumber may be turned into fuel, used as pulp wood for mulch, or used in making paper. The fourth process stream is the total removal from the recycling process and direct sale of yet useable mattresses, box springs or other furniture – step 712.

In further detail, still referring to the flow chart of Fig. 27, the efficiency of the process is greatly enhanced when located near large population centers. Further, transportation costs may be reduced via the less expensive methods using rail and waterways.

Referring now to the invention shown in Fig. 27, the same process applies to soft home furniture, soft commercial furniture, and to soft transportation seating.