Chantal Cooke of ‘Passion for the Planet’ and Joe Alexander of Keetsa Mattress

A green-minded radio host, Chantal Cooke of “Passion for the Planet,” explains her show’s mission statement — providing solutions for a green and healthy lifestyle — while speaking to John and Mike from across the pond in London.

Cooke debuted her radio show in 2002 as a source of useful, inspiring information for her audience. Beyond producing a simple daily or weekly show, “Passion for the Planet” is an entire radio station, broadcasting eco-friendly, stimulating, informative content 24 hours a day to a mainstream audience. As the show’s reach has expanded and the audience has grown, Cooke tells listeners that it is still all about a simple ideal:

“The green movement is about recognizing that we have responsibility, that our actions have an impact, and that impact can be positive or negative,” Cooke reminds us. “Being environmental and having an impact on the planet is a lot more than just recycling.”

The second half of the show heads to New York to hear about Keetsa Mattress’ green mattress life cycle from General Manager Joe Alexander. We typically do not think about what goes into a mattress — materials used, manufacturing processes, shipping, its life in your home and its eventual disposal, where it unfortunately usually ends up heading to a landfill. Keetsa is helping to green that overall life cycle, from start to end.

At Keetsa, it starts with eco-friendly foam. Keetsa’s “Eco-Foam” mattresses replace 20% of the foam’s petroleum oil with natural castor bean oil, removing synthetics and toxic off-gassing typically associated with memory foam mattresses. The result is less volatile organic compounds in your home, and no detected formaldehyde.

Alexander is just as proud of the quality of the product as he is the eco-friendly life cycle. Keetsa offers a 20-year, non-prorated warranty on each of its mattresses.

“What we’ve tried to do at Keetsa is put a mattress that is green and healthy for your family and your environment in the price range that the common person can afford,” Alexander says.

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