Unicharm develops technology on October 17 at 17:45 on used diapers again
Unicharm, a major manufacturer of daily necessities, has developed a technology that extracts paper pulp from used paper diapers and creates paper diapers again, and is attracting attention as a result of the disposal and recycling of used paper diapers.
Unicharm unveiled paper products such as disposable diapers made from recycled used diapers and toilets for disaster prevention on the 17th.
Unicharm has been researching the recycling of disposable diapers since 2011, and has successfully developed a technology to sterilize used paper diapers to remove yellowing and extract high-quality paper pulp that meets national hygiene standards. about it.
As the use of disposable diapers for adults increases due to the aging of society, the issue is how to dispose of used diapers and how to proceed with recycling.
Unicharm wants to commercialize recycling of disposable diapers by proceeding with a demonstration experiment to collect and commercialize used disposable diapers in Shibushi City, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Noriyoshi Kameda, General Manager of Unicharm Recycling Business Preparation Office, said, `` Innovation in the industry with a view to the world by converting used paper diapers, which used to be trash, into a recycling-oriented business model I want to lead. "