i-Foria Italia has developed, patented, and validated a groundbreaking technology for recycling absorbent hygiene products (AHP), such as diapers and personal hygiene products

Results:
  • 2 granted patents and 2 pending patents
  • Technology qualified at pre-commercial scale and fully industrialized, including P&IDs, cost estimates, supplier selection, and engineering documentation
  • Award of the first public contract for the construction of an industrial-scale AHP recycling plant
  • Tech4Planet (CDP Venture Capital) and MITO Tech Ventures joined i-Foria as shareholders through a €1.7 million seed funding round, completed in October 2024
  • i-Foria’s cleantech technology produces secondary raw materials that, for certain applications, perform even better than virgin materials

THE MARKET

  • 30 million tons of AHP waste generated globally each year
  • 900,000 tons per year disposed of in landfills and incinerators in Italy
  • 18 million Italians already served by separate waste collection
  • PNRR: funding allocated for 15 new recycling plants in Italy

The technology enables the recovery of up to 100% of the materials contained in AHPs, transforming them into high-value secondary raw materials

These materials can be reused in new industrial cycles through an energy-efficient process that complies with the strict requirements of Italy’s End of Waste Decree (DM 62/2019).

This represents a technological innovation that makes a category of products—traditionally considered non-recyclable—recyclable, with proven environmental benefits.

i-Foria’s technology can be easily adapted to process both post-consumer and post-industrial AHPs (e.g., industrial production waste).

EFFICIENCY

i-Foria’s technology meets the strictest legal, safety, and process performance requirements while maintaining low energy consumption.

Secondary raw materials

Application Sectors

Packaging

Fashion

Automotive

Construction

Chemicals

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TECHNOLOGY:

  •  i-Foria’s unique technology can make traditionally non-recyclable products recyclable, delivering proven environmental benefits and producing high-quality secondary raw materials for reuse in new production cycles… Visit the dedicated page

CONSULTING:

  • i-Foria provides specialized consulting on the recycling of absorbent hygiene product (AHP) waste, offering full support for all processes related to the installation and operation of a recycling plant… Visit the dedicated page