Envirocomp, one of the first companies in the world to successfully compost waste from absorbent hygiene products (AHP) and a part of the international facilities services company OCS, will open its first UK plant in Rochester in autumn this year. Based in an existing waste facility, commercial customers in southeast England will have the option of composting all types of AHP waste, such as diapers, feminine hygiene products and adult incontinence products. The waste will reportedly be collected from customers of Cannon Hygiene, which is also a company within the OCS group and provides washroom and hygiene services to a large number of companies in the area and across the UK. According to Envirocomp, the Rochester plant will be able to compost up to 6.5 million diapers and other products per year. All in all, around 2.7 billion disposable diapers are purchased in the UK every year, and diapers and other AHP products generate more than 600,000 tonnes of waste each year.
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