Our Mission
For every diaper purchased, we recycle a diaper
The Goal
To recycle a diaper for every Cozycove Diaper purchased.
Our mission starts in Singapore, where we intend to build the first diaper recycling facility to recycle over 2900 tonnes of used diapers yearly.
Currently, we are far from having the capabilities of being able to recycle diapers. Check our progress through our blog and see our roadmap below on how we intend to build towards this mission.
Roadmap
Crowdfunding
We are seeking to raise funds to build our first diaper recycling machine in Singapore by selling at least 50,000 cartons of our diapers in 6 months. The proceeds from the sales of our diapers will help to finance our investment into the construction and manufacturing of the diaper recycling machine, together with showcasing to external stakeholders such as governments, potential investors and other industry players that we can work together to eliminating diaper waste!
Timeline: 6 months
Every minute 300,000 used diapers are thrown away globally.
That is almost 48 million tonnes of wet dirty diapers yearly. That's almost equivalent to 85,720 Airbus A380's!
But despite this huge number of waste being thrown away by consumers, little is being done to address this diaper waste conundrum.
The dirty unspoken truth is that parents around the world shy away from this issue, whether it's the developing or developed world.
Cost, convenience, and lack of awareness in potential solutions all have led to this massive global waste headache.
Every minute 300,000 used diapers are thrown away globally.
That is almost 48 million tonnes of wet dirty diapers yearly. That's almost equivalent to 85,720 Airbus A380's!
But despite this huge number of waste being thrown away by consumers, little is being done to address this diaper waste conundrum.
The dirty unspoken truth is that parents around the world shy away from this issue, whether it's the developing or developed world.
Cost, convenience, and lack of awareness in potential solutions all have led to this massive global waste headache.
Diaper Waste lasts for 500 years
With the prevalence of disposable diapers today, it is no wonder that this technological marvel invented since the 1940's has ultimately led to a environmental catastrophe. Every minute, 300,000 used disposable diapers are either thrown into a landfill, incinerated or polluting our seas and waterways. This continues to grow yearly, as over 90% of parents use disposable diapers.
In fact, disposable diapers form about 4% of ALL solid waste and are the third largest single consumer item in landfills after paper and clothing. Worst still, when thrown into a landfill, diapers take almost 500 years to break down due to the complex structure and choice of oil-based plastics that make up a large proportion of diaper components.
It pollutes the environment
Especially harmful is the irresponsible dumping of used diapers into waterways, polluting the environment with human excrement and microplastics and fibres. These plastic fibres have been found in fish and animals, being ingested through the food chain.
In some countries, open air dumping and burning of used disposable diapers releases harmful toxic chemicals into the air.
Diaper Waste Facts
- Disposable Diapers take more than 500 years to break down in landfills.
- Disposable Diapers are the third largest consumer item in landfills.
- Over 90% parents use disposable diapers
We believe recycling used diapers is key to a net zero diaper waste future
The beauty is that a diaper can be recycled into useful materials that can be utilized back into non-food consumer products, furniture and other industrial purposes.
However, not all components of a diaper can be recycled. Additionally the difficulty of collecting used diapers remains one of the biggest challenges to recycling diapers.
We at Cozycove believe that these challenges are not insurmountable. With our programmes, we envision a world without diaper waste.
Support our net zero diaper vision
For a cleaner, safer tomorrow for the Next Generation.