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Sweet Recycling: Researchers Turn Old Diapers Into Sugar

Summary by Trends Der Zukunft
The diaper content of household waste is enormous: about 10 percent of our private residual waste consists of diapers, both babies and adults. In nursing homes, the quota rises to about 70 percent. Because the two main components are individually recyclable, but only very difficult in combination, the many diapers pose a real problem. Reutlinger researchers have now developed a cost-effective, functional method for recycling. This results in sug…
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The diaper content of household waste is enormous: about 10 percent of our private residual waste consists of diapers, both babies and adults. In nursing homes, the quota rises to about 70 percent. Because the two main components are individually recyclable, but only very difficult in combination, the many diapers pose a real problem. Reutlinger researchers have now developed a cost-effective, functional method for recycling. This results in sug…

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Trends der Zukunft broke the news in on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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