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Chikuzen and six companies sign a used-diaper recycling partnership
The agreement links household and facility collection with Omuta processing; complete material recovery remains a stated goal.
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Singapore hospital trials smart diapers for adult patients
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s official news record, dated July 11, 2025, identifies a trial of smart diapers for adult patients. The stated aim is to help prevent skin…
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Greater Shepparton announces temporary landfill disposal while nappy collection continues
Greater Shepparton City Council announced on July 10, 2025 that diapers collected through its nappy and incontinence-aid service would temporarily go to landfill because its processor was reducing…
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Quanzhou publishes a proposed environmental decision for an adult-diaper line
The Quanzhou Taishang Investment Zone authority published a proposed environmental-approval notice for Hengshun Paper’s diaper-manufacturing project on July 7, 2025. The notice’s public-comment period begins on July 8.
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Yuhan-Kimberly reports nonwoven-equipment improvements for hygiene materials
Yuhan-Kimberly’s twentieth sustainability report describes improvements to nonwoven-production equipment serving materials for baby diapers, adult diapers and sanitary products. The company announced the report’s publication on July 1,…
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Koyo announces a home-care kit for Diaper Navi
Koyo’s news listing dated May 29, 2025 announced the release of the Diaper Navi home-care kit. The company says a smartphone application can display wetness inside the diaper,…
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Nan’an publishes a proposed environmental review for adult-care manufacturing
Nan’an’s municipal authority published a proposed environmental-review opinion dated May 12, 2025 for an adult-care manufacturing project. The notice describes planned annual output capacity of 100 million adult…
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Depend Korea introduces insert pads with certified pulp and recycled-plastic packaging
Yuhan-Kimberly’s May 9, 2025 announcement introduces replacement pads for Depend adult underwear. It describes a cotton-like feel, a three-layer absorption design and three fixing tabs.
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Paramount Bed launches Omutsu COLOR stool-detection sensor in Japan
Paramount Bed launched Omutsu COLOR for care facilities on May 7, 2025. The company says the sensor identifies colour changes inside a paper diaper and sends stool-detection notifications…
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Japanese researchers estimate inner-pad urine volume using an external capacitance sensor
A study published on April 28, 2025 by researchers in Toyama, Japan examines an external capacitance sensor for estimating urine volume in an inner absorbent pad. It considers…
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Japanese study registry describes a Diaper Navi trial for independent urination support
A UMIN registration disclosed on April 15, 2025 describes a Yokohama Medical Center study using Koyo’s Diaper Navi. The planned randomized study compares the device with conventional diapers…
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Sanwa announces Kaigo Plus connection with Honobono IoT Cloud
Sanwa’s announcement dated April 8, 2025 records a connection between its Kaigo Plus urine-detection system and ND Software’s Honobono IoT Cloud. ND Software also lists Kaigo Plus among…