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Sumitomo Seika’s 2025 report says it began full-scale sales of a high-retention superabsorbent polymer in fiscal 2024. The company describes the material as allowing about a 10 percent…
The Netherlands’ Circular Materials Plan includes a specific framework for used disposable diapers and incontinence materials. The page states that this section took effect on December 30, 2025.
ISO’s public project record for 22629 shows a further development milestone on October 8, 2026. The project concerns recycled pulp recovered from used urine-absorbing products.
Care provider Careyn’s 2025 sustainability report says residents and staff at Bernissesteyn separated more than 6,000 kilograms of incontinence waste during the year.
Sapporo City lists Sustainable Create’s development of a used-diaper recycling device for medical and care facilities among projects selected for its 2025 healthcare-business support programme.
Kamakura City’s October 2024 report describes a used-diaper separation and product-development trial involving hospital and nursery waste. Kurita handled separation, while TOPPAN examined the recovered materials and possible…
Two NRC agreements, each worth CAD $75,000, distinguish innovation planning from subsequent validation work. Their agreement dates are not publication dates.
The enacted budget includes an eBrief nursing-home initiative. An appropriation does not by itself show that funds have been paid or installations completed.