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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.
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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.
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The university account covers an ongoing 100-client pilot and local laundry/cost issues, with no webpage publication date shown.
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Effective September 2026, German GKV guidance lists absorbent incontinence inserts and pants among aid types that qualified nurses may recommend in defined care settings.
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Nordic Ecolabelling adopted generation 7.0 of its criteria for protective and absorbent hygiene products on September 30, 2025. The product group includes incontinence protection as well as baby…
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The University of Southern Denmark lists Blesystem2030 as a research project running from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2027. Partners include ABENA, Design School Kolding, Aarhus and…
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An August 2025 Age and Ageing paper reports a six-week trial of the TENA SmartCare Change Indicator in nursing homes in Canada and Germany. The trial did not…
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An imec publication record describes a smart-diaper sensing design reported in the 2025 volume of IEEE Sensors Journal. Researchers use carbon-printed structures in the disposable product and a…
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Aalto University research published in 2025 explores a disposable sensor node powered by urine. Printed sensing electrodes and urine-activated electricity generation are combined with a low-power integrated circuit.
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An ICS abstract reports a TENA Identifi evaluation involving 801 residents across 42 Dutch care organizations, with a presentation scheduled for October 8 in Sydney.
