Turning Used Diapers Into Diesel
November 19, 2007 by kate baggott
Filed under Baby Care, Mental Health
There is nothing that makes me feel guiltier than the number of disposable diapers I have used as a parent. An average of 7000 per child end up in landfills across North America and Western Europe. According to a Toronto Star article published today, there may be a solution. AMEC, a global engineering company, is working on building a facility that will convert used diapers into industrial diesel that will cost about 50 cents per liter.
The Star quotes AMEC vice- president Luciano Piciacchia on the process used:
Pyrolysis, also known as thermal cracking, involves heating up the diapers up …read more
