Disposable diaper (Pampers)
Pañal desechable (Pampers)
- Date
- 1961 · confidence high
- Place
- Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Credited to
- Victor Mills (P&G); Marion Donovan (waterproof Boater cover, 1949); superabsorbent polymers from the 1980s
- People
- 👤 Marion Donovan1917–1998👤 Valerie Hunter Gordon1921–2016👤 Victor Mills1897–1997
- Field
- Tools
What it is
Single-use nappy of cellulose and plastic, later with superabsorbent polymers. It eliminated the daily washing of cloth nappies and is one of the largest sources of household waste.
What it led to
- The reduction of domestic labour and women's entry into employment
- Superabsorbent polymers in hygiene and agriculture
- The problem of non-biodegradable waste
Built on
- Cellulose1838
- Polyethylene1933–1939
- Tupperware1946
- Tupperware (household plastic)
Made possible
- superabsorbent polymers
- disposable hygiene products