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Unicharm announced on October 1, 2024 that Oji Nepia had joined its RefF resource-recovery initiative. The companies linked electricity generated using solid recovered fuel, or RPF, from used…
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The Dutch government published a report notice on June 20, 2024 concerning the financial effects on users of introducing extended producer responsibility for diapers and incontinence products.
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Unicharm announced on January 19, 2024 an updated Lifree RefF overnight incontinence pad using recycled pulp recovered from used diapers. The company said supply to hospitals and care…
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Kao announced on October 1, 2025 that it was starting a used-diaper carbonization trial with Kamikatsu Town in Tokushima, Japan. The town’s Zero Waste Center WHY was the…
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UCL reported on July 23, 2026 that researchers had published a roadmap in Nature Sustainability for reducing waste from absorbent hygiene products, including adult incontinence products.
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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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EPD Australasia lists a product-specific environmental product declaration for TENA Flex and TENA Pants, registered on July 31, 2025. Its identifier is EPD-IES-0025073:001 and its geographical scope is…
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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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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…
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