In the UK, about 18 million women use sanitary protection products which generate over 200,000 tonnes/year of waste going to landfill every year.  Through the Knowaste process, this waste stream can be recycled and therefore diverted from landfill.

This is the waste stream that no one wants to talk about - except  Knowaste. 

That is because we can recycle nappies, adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products into green energy and plastic for using in injection molding processes.

All materials (even the ones that no one wants to discuss) are destined to become waste at one time or another and  every production process generates some form of waste.  The main strategic focus for preventing waste production should be reducing the environmental impact of that waste and the products that will become waste. 

Life cycle thinking requires greater knowledge of the impact of resource use on waste generation and management.  Recycling strategy should aim to promote the recycling sector in order to reintroduce waste into the economic cycle in the form of quality products, while at the same time minimizing the negative environmental impact of doing so. 

You take pride in providing a safe and clean washroom environment for your patrons, so contact us today and learn more about the Knowaste recycling solution and how easy it is to recycle nappies, adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products.  Contact us at:  feedback@Knowaste.com 

(source:  Europa 2006; Feminine Hygiene and Sanitary Protection Products 2009, Mintel International Group Limited)