Why is it important to recycle AHPs (diapers, adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products)?
Because we can! On average a baby will create 6,000 disposable diapers by the time he or she is potty trained. The use of disposable diapers has been increasing steadily over the past 20 years as a result of their convenience. Approximately 30 billion diapers and adult incontinence products are used every year in the US and Canada. Disposable diapers may take up to 500 years to decompose, essentially making them present in our landfills forever. Disposable nappies, containing untreated human waste, present significant environmental and public health concerns in landfills, potentially contaminating precious groundwater resources. The population in the US and Canada is aging and people are living longer. At least 50% of nursing home residents in the US and Canada suffer from incontinence. In the US and Canada, over 100 million women use sanitary protection products which generate over 1.3 million tonnes of waste per year. Knowaste’s recycling of AHPs is an environmentally conscious and c
