Recycling of Absorbent Hygienic Products (AHP)

到2041年，老龄人口数量将增加一倍，这也意味着由此产生的浪费将增加。目前，根据我们目前的废物量，我们估计失禁废物的二氧化碳排放量（每周4吨）为95,000公斤二氧化碳。我们目前的废物运输排放量为每年5,000-7,000公斤二氧化碳。循环利用和回收将大大减少二氧化碳的排放，并产生宝贵的新收入来源，减少对地球原材料的依赖。LES希望为尿失禁、女性卫生、非传染性医院废物和尿布提供循环经济的吸收性卫生产品（AHP）。这项创新旨在减少和回收填埋和焚烧的废物量，同时减少碳足迹。如果这些废物能够成功地从剩余废物流中移除并回收，这将：*对整体回收和填埋率做出重大的积极贡献*提供低能耗的回收解决方案*减少进入填埋的可生物降解废物的数量。（平均使用过的纸尿裤有89%是可生物降解的）*减少医院废物- LES旨在从NHS信托机构回收和回收AHP，为纳税人节省环境和商业成本*重复使用材料- LES预计原材料的完全回收将在制造中重复使用，提供可持续的解决方案。我们的目标是将这些材料重新用于AHP生产（目前是不可持续的木绒毛纸浆和塑料）*再加工材料-根据我们的研究和欧洲纤维市场的研究，我们已经确定了再生纤维和塑料的既定用途，包括塑料颗粒、屋顶瓦、树干、AHP容器、系柱。项目建议是评估将两种形式的BML技术应用于AHP废物的可行性，分为两个阶段：**第一阶段**将其质量减少75%以上**第二阶段**回收剩余部分作为可重复使用的组成部分*试点客户- 30年处理AHP废物的经验* BML -超过40年创新，开发和优化回收技术的经验** *主要主题**：提高自然资源的效益和价值-将有助于英国政府到2050年实现零可避免废物经济的目标。** *次要主题**：为更可持续的公共部门进行创新——将减少NHS的碳足迹——“NHS的碳排放量约占公共部门碳排放量的三分之一”

By 2041 the ageing population is set to double in volume which also means increase in the resulting waste. Currently our estimated CO2 emissions for incontinence waste (4 tonnes per week) based on our current waste volumes is 95,000kg CO2 pa. Our current waste transport emissions are 5,000-7,000 kg CO2 pa. Recycling and recovering would deliver a significant reduction in CO2 and generate a valuable new revenue stream reducing the reliance on our planet's raw materials. LES want to deliver a circular economy of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) for incontinence, feminine hygiene, non-infectious hospital waste and nappies. The innovation aims to reduce and recover the volume of waste going to landfill and incineration, whilst reducing carbon footprint. If this waste could be successfully removed from the residual waste stream and recycled, this could: * make a significant positive contribution to overall recycling and landfill rates * deliver a low energy recycling solution * reduce the amount of biodegradable waste going to landfill. (89% of an average used nappy is biodegradable) * reduce hospital waste - LES aim to recycle and recover AHP from NHS trusts, delivering environmental and commercial savings to the tax-payer * reuse materials - LES anticipate the full recovery of raw materials to be reused in manufacturing, delivering a sustainable solution. Our aspiration is for the materials to be reused in AHP production (currently unsustainable wood fluff pulp and plastics) * reprocess materials - based on our research and a European study on the fibre market we have identified established uses for reclaimed fibre and plastics, including plastic pellets, roof tiles, trunking, AHP containers, bollards Project proposal is to assess the feasibility of applying two forms of BML technology to AHP waste in two stages: **Stage 1** Reduce its mass by more than 75% **Stage 2** Reclaim remainder for reusable constituent parts A winning partnership; * Pilot customer - 30 years of experience handling AHP waste * BML - over 40 years experience innovating, developing and optimising reclamation technologies * **Primary Theme**: Enhancing The Benefits And Value Of Our Natural Resources - will contribute to the UK government objective of being a Zero Avoidable Waste economy by 2050\. * **Secondary Theme**: Innovating For A More Sustainable Public Sector - will reduce the carbon footprint of the NHS - 'The NHS is responsible for around a third of public sector carbon emissions'