Recycling of Absorbent Hygienic Products (AHP)

到2041年，老龄化人口数量将增加一倍，这也意味着由此产生的废物将增加。根据我们目前的废物量，我们估计失禁废物（每周4吨）的二氧化碳排放量为95，000千克二氧化碳。我们目前的废物运输排放量为5，000 - 7，000千克二氧化碳。回收和再利用将大幅减少二氧化碳排放，并产生宝贵的新收入来源，减少对地球原材料的依赖。LES希望为失禁，女性卫生，非传染性医院废物和尿布提供吸收性卫生产品（AHP）的循环经济。该创新旨在减少和回收垃圾填埋场和焚烧的废物量，同时减少碳足迹。如果这种废物可以成功地从残余废物流中去除并回收，这可以：* 对整体回收和填埋率做出重大积极贡献 * 提供低能耗回收解决方案 * 减少进入填埋场的可生物降解废物的数量。(89平均使用过的尿布的%是可生物降解的）* 减少医院废物- LES的目标是从NHS信托中回收和回收AHP，为纳税人提供环境和商业节约 * 再利用材料- LES预计在制造中完全回收原材料，提供可持续的解决方案。我们的愿望是在AHP生产中重复使用这些材料（目前不可持续的木绒毛浆和塑料）* 再加工材料-根据我们的研究和欧洲对纤维市场的研究，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，屋顶瓦片，线槽，AHP容器，项目建议是评估分两个阶段将两种形式的BML技术应用于AHP废物的可行性：** 第1阶段 ** 将其质量减少75%以上 ** 第2阶段 ** 回收剩余部分用于可重复使用的组成部件成功的合作伙伴关系;* 试点客户-拥有30年处理AHP废物的经验 * BML -拥有40多年创新、开发和优化再生技术的经验 * 主要主题 **：提高我们自然资源的效益和价值-将有助于英国政府到2050年实现零废物经济的目标。* ** 次要主题 **：为更可持续的公共部门创新-将减少NHS的碳足迹- 'NHS负责约三分之一的公共部门碳排放'

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'