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Why should I join Valumat?

Are you subject to the take-back obligation for mattresses as a producer or importer? Do you get lost in the red tape that entails the implementation of this obligation?

No problem, join Valumat:

Valumat takes a tedious task off your hands.
With Valumat, you fulfil your take-back obligation in an efficiënt manner.
You do not have to arrange the physical return of the old mattresses from your customers.
Companies that choose the individual option must draw up an individual take-back obligation plan and submit it for approval to OVAM. The plan describes how the company organises the selective collection and processing. The company must also take the necessary preventive measures and report annually on the implementation of the plan. This is a cumbersome and labour-intensive task if you have to do it yourself.
You do not need to demonstrate any collection and recycling percentages to the authorities.
You do not need to raise awareness among users either.
The professional Valumat team helps you with free advice when preparing your declaration.

Valumat then takes over the practical modalities of your take-back obligation. In this way, you comply fully with your legal obligations. In all three regions.

How do I find an homologated Valumat collector or an approved reuse centre?

Each company must store discarded mattresses separately and have them collected by a collector approved by the regional authorities. They have the mattresses processed in licensed processing facilities.

Only when you use a Valumat-homologated collector or an approved reuse centre are you entitled to compensation for voluntary collection from consumers.

Click here for the list of Valumat-homologated collectors and approved reuse centres.

I am a professional user. Can I return my old mattress to the recycling centre?

Each company is legally obliged to store discarded mattresses separately and have them collected by a collector approved by the regional authorities. They have the mattresses processed in licensed processing facilities.

Only when you use a Valumat-homologated collector or an approved reuse centre are you entitled to compensation for voluntary collection from consumers.

Click here for the list of Valumat-homologated collectors and approved reuse centres.

I am a professional user. Where can I hand in my old mattress?

Only when you use a collector homologated by Valumat are you entitled to compensation for voluntary collection from consumers.

Click here for the list of Valumat-homologated collectors.

I am a professional user. Do I get a compensation if I have old mattresses collected?

Valumat provides financiäl compensation for professional users who have mattresses collected by a Valumat-homologated collector or an approved thrift shop. For practical reasons, the amount is calculated on the basis of the collected tonnage (€ 600/ton). This equates to approx. 9 € per mattress.

I am a professional manager of a facility and would like to know all about the compensation I receive when I have old mattresses collected.

Conditions

You are a professional manager of a residential care centre, holiday centre, rest home, prison, hotel or other collective facility.
You have the discarded mattresses collected by a homologated Valumat collector or by an approved reuse centre.
The type of mattress falls within the scope of the take-back obligation.
You store the mattresses in a dry and with no risk of contamination.
You agree on the modalities and costs of collection in mutual consultation with your collector.

Amount

Valumat provides financial compensation for professional users who have mattresses collected by a Valumat-homologated collector. For practical reasons, the amount is calculated on the basis of the collected tonnage (€ 600/ton). This equates to approx. 9 € per mattress.

Valumat determines the fixed amount annually depending on the market conditions for collection, transport and processing.

How to apply for compensation

You don't have to do anything yourself. It is your collector who annually forwards your data to Valumat.You log into our website with your unique code that you receive from Valumat in April of the year following the year of collection and Valumat takes care of the payment of your fee.

When will you receive your compensation?

The fees related to collections in 2025 will be paid by Valumat in 2026.

For your accounting

ð The Valumat financial compensation is free of VAT. You do not have to send invoices and you do not receive a credit note. You book your financial compensation on a 74-account (other operating income).

I import my new mattresses myself, to whom do I pay the environmental contribution?

If you import mattresses yourself to sell them in Belgi&umuml; or to use them for the operation of your professional activity, then for these mattresses the legislator considers you to be the producer/importer and you must comply with the take-back obligation. You can find more info about joining Valumat as a producer here.