RETHINK
WASTE.
REBUILD
LIVES.
McLean County's integrated mattress recovery infrastructure. A closed-loop civic system for environmental diversion, emergency housing logistics, and workforce reintegration.
Material Diverted
121.4
Tons Recovered
Material Weight
242,770
Lbs Processed
Items Processed
5,058
Total Units
Pickups Completed
69
Operations
SPRINGS PROGRAM — CIRCULAR ECONOMY
THE CIRCULAR
ENGINE
Every mattress collected becomes a revenue-generating resource. Steel, foam, and fiber fund the entire social ecosystem Kernovate sustains. No grants required.
90%
Material Recovery Rate
$10
Per Item + Zone Delivery
BEDS PROGRAM — BEDS EMERGENCY DELIVERY SERVICE
THE HUMAN
IMPACT
Inspected and sanitized mattresses are deployed to families in crisis — through agency referrals, within 48 hours, at no cost to the family. No family turned away.
48hr
Avg. Delivery Window
$0
Cost to Families
WORKS PROGRAM — WORKFORCE PATHWAYS
THE WORKFORCE
PATHWAY
Stable employment and green job training for individuals transitioning out of homelessness, addiction recovery, and incarceration. A direct path from crisis to self-sufficiency.
OSHA
Certification Track
Lvl 1
Entry Pathway
Operational Model
THE KERNOVATE
CONTINUUM
A closed-loop civic recovery system. Each module feeds the next — waste diverted becomes housing stabilized becomes workforce employed.
MATTRESS INPUT
Waste Stream Intake
Residential and commercial mattress collection across McLean County through scheduled pickups.
SPRINGS RECOVERY
Material Deconstruction
90% of each unit deconstructed into recovered steel, foam, and fiber for regional processors.
MATERIAL VALUE
Revenue Generation
Recovered materials sold to processors. Operational revenue funds social reinvestment programs.
BEDS DEPLOYMENT
Beds Emergency Delivery Service
Inspected mattresses delivered to households in crisis through agency-referral networks.
WORKS EMPLOYMENT
Workforce Pipeline
Green job training and stable employment for individuals transitioning out of crisis.
SELF-SUSTAINING LOOP
Closed-Loop System
Revenue from SPRINGS funds BEDS and WORKS — a civic infrastructure model that scales without dependency on grants alone.
Integrated Program Infrastructure
Deconstruction and material recovery that diverts mattresses and box springs from McLean County landfills. The operational revenue engine that funds BEDS and WORKS.
Material Recovery Rate
90%
Operational Model — Step by Step
THE JOURNEY OF
A MATTRESS
From your front door to a family's bedroom — or back into the material economy. Every step purposeful, every unit accounted for.
COLLECTION
Residential & Commercial
Scheduled pickup across McLean County. Every unit kept out of the landfill.
FACILITY
Kernovate Operations Hub
Each mattress is logged, photographed, and assessed on arrival.
INSPECTION
Condition Assessment
Material grade determines the pathway — recovery or premium BEDS refurbishment.
04A — SPRINGS Program
MATERIAL RECOVERY
Steel, foam, and fiber sold to regional processors — the revenue engine that funds it all.
04B — BEDS Program
BEDS REFURBISHMENT
Sanitized, certified mattresses deployed to families in crisis within 48 hours.
As Seen In The News
"Why mattress trash is this Bloomington nonprofit's treasure" — WGLT, McLean County's NPR station, covers how Kernovate turns discarded mattresses into housing support and jobs.
Partner with
BEDS Program
Referral-based emergency bed deployment for McLean County. Housing agencies and certified case workers submit requests through the partner portal. No family turned away.
Mattress Recycling Program
SCHEDULE PICKUP · $10/PIECE + ZONE FEE