06.30.22
Daio Paper and Livedo Corporation are collaborating to develop recycling technology that will repurpose pulp and other materials to make new diapers. Through technology developed by Total Care Systems, the pulp, plastics and the superabsorbent polymers are separated from used diapers. Daio has been working with Total Care, a Japanese recycling specialist, since 2005 but earlier methods used the plastic and SAP waste to make fuel and the pulp to make building materials. Daio Paper and Livedo Corporation are refining the process to reuse the materials specifically for diapers.
To promote the recycling of used disposable diapers, the companies are cooperating with local governments, hospitals and welfare facilities, for collection. Additionally, the company is developing a commercialization plan with a view to the construction of a new recycling processing plant.
Daio Paper plans to produce fluff pulp used for absorbent articles such as disposable diapers at its Mishima Mill in Shikoku Chuo City, Japan, starting in July 2023, and will produce pulp recycled from used disposable diapers in-house. By blending it with fluff pulp, the company will promote horizontal recycling into absorbent products such as disposable diapers instead of raw materials for building materials.
Through this research, Daio and Livedo plan to recycle 6000 tons of used disposable diapers annually and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1,940 tons annually.
To promote the recycling of used disposable diapers, the companies are cooperating with local governments, hospitals and welfare facilities, for collection. Additionally, the company is developing a commercialization plan with a view to the construction of a new recycling processing plant.
Daio Paper plans to produce fluff pulp used for absorbent articles such as disposable diapers at its Mishima Mill in Shikoku Chuo City, Japan, starting in July 2023, and will produce pulp recycled from used disposable diapers in-house. By blending it with fluff pulp, the company will promote horizontal recycling into absorbent products such as disposable diapers instead of raw materials for building materials.
Through this research, Daio and Livedo plan to recycle 6000 tons of used disposable diapers annually and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1,940 tons annually.