Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation | A Bright Spot

Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation | A Bright Spot

Why this story matters: While it may not dominate the 24-hour news cycle, the development highlighted in this article represents a significant shift toward a better future, proving that constructive action is consistently gaining ground behind the scenes. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to landfills, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. Japanese diaper brands on a shelf – credit 維基小霸王- CC BY-SA 4.0. In the 1990s, a pair of Japanese municipalities estimated that the landfill they shared was going to be full by 2004. Unless they did something to start reducing the size of their waste streams, the towns would have to sacrifice more precious land, or truck their waste much farther afield to another site. Their response was to ramp up recycling of the clearest categories such as glass, paper, and metals, before moving on to more complicated streams, particularly a very stinky one: dirty diapers. Would you like to read more good news abo…