A production line for manufacturing disposable absorbent articles from bulk
starting polymeric materials including virgin and on-line recycled
polymeric materials. The production line includes a continuous process
that links the steps of forming the webs with the steps of converting the
webs into disposable absorbent articles. The production line recycles
non-woven materials produced on the production line back into the
production process of producing disposable absorbent articles. The
recycling operations can also include a spun-bonded recycling and a
melt-blown recycling. The production line can be a single-product-lane
operation or a multiple-product-lane operation.
