Leaner Solutions for Long-Felt Problems
Recycle diaper plastic backsheet material
Flush or compost diaper absorbent material
Landfill Overcapacity from Disposable Diapers
2% of landfill waste is from disposable diapers
500 years for a disposable diaper to decompose
84 million pounds of fecal waste in landfills per year
27.4 billion disposable diapers discarded in U.S. annually
7.6 billion pounds of disposable diapers in landfills per year
"Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19"
CDC Research Letter - Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Disposable diaper fecal waste and bacteria can pose health risks to sanitation workers
More than 100 different viruses
are known to be excreted
in human feces
"It's better to flush fecal waste in a toilet"
World Health Organization
Fact Sheets on Environmental Sanitation
Current diapers do not detach to allow consumers to flush fecal waste
from disposable diapers
Landfill groundwater is at risk of contamination by fecal waste
from disposable diapers