Disposable diapers are a $60 billion business, and are a terror on the environment. ZymoChem is using a special fermentation process to make biodegradable absorbent ...

A pilot project in Japan is reusing the main ingredient in nappies to make new ones The dirty diapers are washed and shredded and separated into pulp and plastic A staffer collects a bag of used ...

Faced with a swelling mountain of used adult diapers, Japanese manufacturers are finding new ways to recycle them -- transforming waste into resources to curb incineration and carbon emissions. This ...

This picture taken on January 16, 2026 shows a staff collecting a bag of used diapers at a nursery school in Osaki town, Kagoshima Prefecture. A pilot project, billed as a world first, reuses the main ...