AHP demonstrate impressive advances in Sustainability
28 Nov '07
2 min read
EDANA, the Brussels-based international association representing the interests of the nonwovens and related industries, has launched its second 'Sustainability Report: Absorbent Hygiene Products'.
The Report shows that the overall environmental impact of absorbent hygiene products is small and is decreasing as a result of the actions of the industry.
For example: - less than 0.5 percent of all solid waste and around 2 percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) comes from absorbent hygiene products compared with paper and board, garden waste and food waste which each comprise between 18 and 20 percent of MSW; - the average weight of a baby diaper has been reduced by over 40 percent since 1987; - the global warming and summer smog impacts of diapers have been reduced by 37 and 43 percent respectively over the same time period.
Absorbent Hygiene Products i.e, disposable diapers, incontinence care and female sanitary products (sanitary pads, pantyliners and tampons), being single-use products, are often unfairly criticised for their impact on the environment, despite ongoing measurable environmental progress.
EDANA has launched its second Sustainability Report in order to update and continue informing the public about the initiatives and improvements that are being made to minimise the environmental impact of these products.
Did you know for example that the UK Environment Agency confirmed that there is 'little or no difference between the environmental impact of re-usable and disposable nappies', following the results of an independent Life Cycle Assessment commissioned by the UK Government in 2005? Or that the weight of packaging has been reduced by 41 percent since the late 1980s? These are facts little known by the average person.
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