Avocado

Mark Abrials

Transparent information our mattress health, safety and sustainability issues.

Health & Sustainability

An annual review of Avocado's sustainability achievements.

Our 2021 Impact Report

Our 2020 Impact Report

Our 2019 Impact Report

Sustainability Impact Reports

Avocado is the only mattress maker in America to wrap our mattresses in paper.

Do You Use Plastic Packaging?

Yup, those bags are made from a biodegradable and compostable bio-polybag.

Are The Plastic Bags Your Towels Come In Really Compostable?

Packaging

Who Harvests Your Organic Latex?

Which Is Better: Natural or Synthetic Latex?

If you're concerned about a latex allergy, consult your allergist prior to purchase.

How Will An Avocado Mattress Affect My Latex Allergy?

Talay is a common misspelling of Talalay, a latex foam used in eco-friendly and luxurious mattresses, toppers, and pillows.

What is Talay Latex?

Organic Latex 

Learn about our shepherds, and the women behind our organic wool.

Where Does Your Wool Come From?

Our GOTS-certified organic wool is cleaned gently and effectively.

How Do You Wash Your Raw Wool?

Yes, we use organic wool from our own organically raised herds in the Himalayas.

Do You Use Wool As a Fire or Flame Retardant in Your Mattress?

No, lanolin is removed from our GOTS-certified organic wool.

Does Your Wool Contain Lanolin?

Yes, our wool is GOTS-certified organic and sourced from our wool farm in the Himalayas.

Is Your Wool Ethically Sourced?

RWS ensures that wool comes from farms that manage their land progressively and from sheep that have been treated responsibly.

Responsible Wool Standard Certification

Organic Wool

The journey of our organic cotton is about more than money.

Who Farms Our Cotton?

We use only GOTS-certified organic cotton fabric with our mattresses, pillows, bedding, and toppers. We do not use polyester.

Does Your Cotton Ticking Fabric Use Certified Organic Cotton? Do You Use Polyester In Your Ticking?

Yes, our sewing threads are STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®.

Are Your Sewing Threads Certified for Environmental Compliance?

Organic Cotton

Our mattresses are natural, safe & non-toxic. They do not off-gas.

Do Your Mattresses Emit a Gas or Chemical Odor?

The natural and organic materials in our mattresses do not off-gas.

What Is Off-Gassing?

Emissions, Off-Gassing & VOCs

We are proud to be a Certified B Corporation, committed to balancing purpose with profit. Awarded Best for the World in 2022.

What Is a B Corp? Can I See Your Score?

Learn about health and safety issues associated with fiberglass in mattresses.

Health Risks of Fiberglass in a Mattresses

A firm mattress is considered the best option for those in search of a comfortable, supportive sleeping surface and a quality night's sleep.

Why are Firm Mattresses Better?

Does Your Mattress Contain Bisphenol A Epoxy Resins or BPAs?

Discover our commitment to protecting forests through our paper, packaging, and fabrics choices.

How Is Avocado Committed to Protecting Forests?

As a byproduct of making our own furniture, in a separate facility, we do create wood dust, which requires a Proposition 65 warning.

Do You Have Any Proposition 65 Warnings Required By California?

Trust begins with radical transparency. View our PFAS testing results.

Understanding PFAS and Testing Results at Avocado Green Mattress

Offsetting our carbon footprint helps mitigate the effects of climate change.

Why Do You Offset the Carbon Footprint Associated With Your Factory and Shipping?

We ask that our suppliers meet our standards for social and environmental responsibility.

Does Avocado Have a Supplier Screening Process?

Tested and certified to meet the safety standards set by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).

Children's Product Certificate: Eco Organic Kids Mattress

Sustainability, Health & Safety

We use organic wool or natural graphite powder as a non-toxic flame retardants.

How Can You Make a Mattress Without Chemical Fire Retardants?

Of course! Our mattresses are lab-tested annually and easily comply with criteria for large open flame/burn resistance.

Can You Show Me Your Burn Test Lab Results For Fire Safety?

No, we use natural materials as flame retardants.

Do You Use Toxic Flame Retardants?

No Flame Retardants

Upcycling is the practice of using discarded objects or material in such a way as to create a new product.

What Is Upcycling? How Is it Different Than Recycling?

Recycling, Upcycling & Biodegradability

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