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Company HQ: Meerlanden · Netherlands ↗
Meerlanden · Facility plan · Company-published source
Meerlanden published a call for partners on May 19, 2026 for a proposed plant to process used baby diapers and incontinence products in the Amsterdam region.
Incontinence products explicitly included.
Company HQ: Verdis A/S · Denmark ↗
Verdis A/S via Via Ritzau · Construction update · Company-published source
Verdis announced on May 12, 2026 that construction of its planned diaper-waste treatment plant in Hvidovre, Denmark, had reached a milestone, with a topping-out event scheduled for the following day.
Incontinence products explicit in supplier corroboration.
Company HQ: BASF · Germany ↗ / Essity · Sweden ↗
www.basf.com · Pilot · Company-published source
BASF announced on December 11, 2025 that it had worked with Essity and TU Wien on a pilot for converting used diapers and other absorbent hygiene products into feedstock for chemical production.
A pilot, not a commercial collection service.
Company HQ: ARN B.V. · Netherlands ↗
ARN · Pilot agreement · Company-published source
ARN and four hospitals signed a declaration of intent on April 8, 2025 to test whether thermal-pressure hydrolysis could process a broader mixture of hospital waste.
Existing incontinence-diaper route extended to clinical absorbent underlays.
Background references
EDANA
EDANA reviews initiatives for collecting and recycling absorbent hygiene products. The source surveys approaches; it does not establish that one system is available everywhere.
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