Why is it important to recycle AHPs (nappies, adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products)?
Because we can! On average a baby will create 6,000 disposable nappies by the time he or she is potty trained. The use of disposable nappies has been increasing steadily over the past 20 years as a result of their convenience. Disposable nappies 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 UK is aging and people are living longer. At least 50% of nursing home residents in the UK suffer from incontinence. In the UK, 18 million women use sanitary protection products which generate about a quarter of a million tonnes of waste per year. Knowaste’s recycling of AHPs is an environmentally conscious and cost-effective solution to our mounting trash dilemma, effectively removing another household item from the waste stream and helping me
