News & Events – Page 3

21Jun 2021 by Nappi-Cycle 1 Comment

Cardiff Council appoint NappiCycle

Cardiff Council appoint NappiCycle for recovery and recycling of nappies & AHP's. Cardiff Council offers a separate collection service to its residents for nappies and Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP), in yellow and black 'Tiger' bags. Previously, this waste was sent for disposal but, in line with several other Local Authorities in Wales, Cardiff Council has recently started using the services of NappiCycle. (more…)

04Dec 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Ecosia and NappiCycle

Community, Environment, Our Company

Sustainability Made Simple What if there was a way that businesses could display their intention for a brighter and more prosperous future completely cost-free? Thankfully, NappiCycle has found the answer in Ecosia. (more…)

25Nov 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Pura – The History of Our Future

Community, Environment, News, Recycling

In 2018, there were 731,213 new lives brought into the UK. Furthermore, with 3 billion (yes, billion!) nappies being thrown away into landfill annually, it highlights the importance of finding a viable alternative to nappies being left to rot, with nappies sometimes taking as long as 500 years to fully decompose. (more…)

23Nov 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

PSA: Send your nappies to NappiCycle!

Community, Environment, News, Recycling

It has been well-documented over the last few weeks that there was a collection of shipping containers that have been washing up from a recent spillage in the Bristol Channel. It was later reported that there were eleven containers in total, varying between empty and full of incontinence waste. (more…)

10Nov 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Wales: Small Country: Big Capabilities

News, Our Company

Recycling has undeniably become a mainstay within our present lives. This is especially the case in Wales, where recycling rates have risen from 5% pre-Millennium to 61% last year! However, there is still so much more work to do. As of 2018, only four countries across the globe recycled the majority of their municipal solid waste (MSW). (more…)

04May 2017 by Nappi-Cycle

NappiCycle Wins Prestigious Award!

Community, Environment, News, Recycling

Green Business of the Year award 2017 NappiCycle recently won the 2017 Green Business of the Year award in the Swansea Bay Tourism Awards. Held at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, the awards are designed to showcase and recognise the top firms and individuals in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. (more…)

04May 2016 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Over 1 Million disposable nappies diverted!

Community

NappiCycle has been able to divert over 1,000,000 disposable nappies from landfill for Rhondda Cynon Taff Authority, in the last two months alone. (more…)

28Mar 2016 by Nappi-Cycle

Over 300,000 disposable nappies processed!

Community

Over 300,000 disposable nappies (equivalent) processed each week at our South Wales site According to accepted statistics, the average weight of a used disposable nappy is around 195g. Over the first two and a half years of a child’s life, an average child will use approximately 4.16 nappies per day, thereby generating around 6kg of nappy waste per week - or 780kgs within these first few years. (more…)

24Mar 2016 by Nappi-Cycle

Innovative new uses for recovered materials

Community

From used nappies to acoustic panelling & even table tops After we treat and process the nappies and absorbent hygiene products, the cellulose fibre is separated and used to produce fibre boards and acoustic panelling (examples of which we have at our offices). We then send the plastics, including latex, nitrile, vinyl etc. to secondary re-processors for recycling. (more…)

24Mar 2016 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Landfill diversion for nappies

Community

Nappy Recycling - 100% landfill diversion for nappy and incontinence wastes Natural UK Ltd has completed its implementation of a nappy recycling and recovery process and, since June of 2014, now recovers all of the cellulose and plastic fractions from offensive hygiene wastes. (more…)