Beginning in May 2010, Knowaste Ltd., will open a new recycling facility in the England. Hopefully other countries will take notice and build their own dirty diaper recycling plants. Why? The average baby goes through 5,000 to 6,000 diapers by the time they are potty trained? That’s almost one full ton of waste per baby. Disposable diapers can take up to 500 years to decompose.
As well as baby diapers, the new UK plant will also accept adult hygiene waste from nursing homes and hospitals. The Birmingham facility is the first of five proposed plants in the UK.
Established in 1989, Knowaste recycles other absorbent hygiene products besides diapers – bed-liners, adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products. Disposable diapers consist of three parts: wood pulp, gel polymers and mixed plastic. According to the Knowaste, 98% of the disposable diaper can be recycled.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:22 am
I think it’s quite not easy nowadays.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
I say we need to recycle everything we can in order to save our beautiful planet. If the concept works, recycle, and make it happen.
- Maurizio Maranghi -
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
July 14th, 2010 at 5:51 am
This was tried earlier in the Netherlands by the same company, but failed and ended in bankrupcy leaving people jobless and suppliers unpaid. Unfortunately it’s much cheaper to burn the waste than to recycle it.