The United Nations predicts that one in every six individuals worldwide will be over 65 years old by 2050. Today, Japan is home to the world’s most senior population. According to government data, one in three Japanese in 2033 will be over 65 years old and represent nearly 40% of the country’s total population by 2060.
A recent report states that Japan currently produces around 23.5 billion paper diapers per year, of which 8.4 billion are for adults in nursing homes and clinics. All of these diapers end up going to waste after use.
To reduce the number of waste humans produce each day, Japanese inventor Yukihiro Kimura has developed a new machine that can transform diaper waste into energy. In 2004, Kimura came up with the idea to create the technology. Six years later, his company built the machine and named it SFD-2000.
Kimura, the Founder and CEO of Super Faiths told the DW media:
The idea came when I understood that diapers are treated as burnable waste. That meant that we could use them as fuel. The idea drove the improvement of the company.
The machines can turn adult diapers used in clinics, families, and nursing homes into clean fuel with virtually no odor. Discarded diapers go through an aging, drying, and heating cycle that kills off any germs. The resulting material is pellets, which are then sent to biomass boilers to produce electricity or heat water.
Since used diapers produce tons of ecological waste, Japanese organizations are devising better strategies to sorting debris and creating energy. Super Faiths’ SFD-2000 can each treat approximately 600 kilograms of used diapers daily to generate power.
Among Japan’s many ethical qualities is the way of thinking called mottainai (“nothing to waste”), in which materials are assessed and reused accordingly. The SFD System lives up to this by transforming waste into energy.
Watch an overview of the process in the video below.
The Link LonkMay 30, 2021 at 04:25AM
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