Dear Annie: I’m a 56-year-old (turning 57 in June) who has lived with nocturnal enuresis -- the clinical term for bedwetting -- for years. To manage it, I wear adult-sized cloth or disposable diapers ...

Japanese manufacturers are accelerating efforts to recycle used adult diapers as the country grapples with a growing waste problem fuelled by its ageing population. The initiative aims to curb ...

HOUKI, Japan — The restorative waters that flow into the public baths in this town near the coast of western Japan originate from hot springs more than two-thirds of a mile below ground. At the ...

Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, and with an aging population, the situation will get worse in the next decade. A study involving ...

Undated photo shows equipment that processes used diapers at a childcare facility in Ehime Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of Kao Corp/Kyodo) TOKYO, Oct 12 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Faced with a swelling ...

Waste from adult diapers is growing by tens of thousands of tons a year in Japan. One town may have a solution: recycle it into fuel pellets. By Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue HOUKI, Japan — The ...

Faced with a swelling mountain of used adult diapers, Japanese manufacturers are finding new ways to recycle them -- transforming waste into resources to curb incineration and carbon emissions. This ...