NAPPY RECYCLING METHODS – NETHERLANDS, CALIFORNIA
November 1st, 2005
BY MARK ROWEEACH day eight million disposable nappies are used in the UK, adding up to 2.5 billion every year. A single disposable nappy in landfill takes 500 years to decompose and, as a result, the industry in recycling disposable nappies is taking off. In the Netherlands and California, plants recycle used nappies into fibre pulp for products such as wallpaper and oil filters and plastics. In Australia, which uses 800 million disposable nappies every year, a similar system has been developed. A company, Knowaste LLC, separates nappies into their raw material ...
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