Durables and Disposables at the End of the Road

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Single-Use Wipes – An Industry Never Far From Drama

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In The Bag

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Potentially valuable materials from end-of-life vehicles rather tragically referred to as ‘automotive shredder residue’ (ASR). Photo courtesy of Adrian Wilson

Developing Initiatives Show Promise End-of-life options for nonwoven fabrics are very much dependent on their end-use application, with around 50% of them being employed in durable products such as filter …

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The only remaining piece of the ‘monster’ fatberg discovered at Whitechapel in East London was displayed at the Museum of London in 2024. A fatberg is a congealed lump of fat, sanitary napkins, wet wipes, diapers and items found in sewer systems.

As Industry-Wide Circular Solutions Rise, Consumer Education is Critical On March 8, 2024, South Carolina’s Charleston Water System (CWS) settled a class action lawsuit against the wipes retailers and manufacturers …

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Swedish companies ACG Kinna Automatic and ACG Nyström have this year delivered the first automated microfactory for the production of fully finished filter bags to a major international customer.

When Longevity is a Necessity for Nonwovens Durability is critical to the high performance of many nonwovens, and two of the most extremely demanding uses they are put to where …

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Fibertex Personal Care has launched the lightest nonwoven material to date, weighing just 5gsm, for hygiene applications. Photo courtesy of Adrian WIilson

Training Pants and Retailer Brands Come of Age As a leading supplier of spunmelt nonwovens to the absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) industry, Fibertex Personal Care, headquartered in Aalborg, Denmark, reports …

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Tomra was the main technology provider to the world’s first fully scaled automated textile sorting facility, SIPtex, established in Malmö, Sweden in 2021. Photo courtesy of Tomra

Technologies That Can Close the Loop From Fiber to Fiber An emerging theme at the huge ITMA 2023 textile machinery exhibition held in Milan, Italy, last June, was the need …

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