A recycling company is setting up a plant to process used nappies and other waste products into roof tiles and plastics.
The facility, earmarked for a site in Tyseley, Birmingham, will enable the recycling of around 30,000 tonnes of nappy waste each year.
Expected to open before the end of the year, the plant is being set up by international recycling firm Knowaste, which plans to invest more than £20 million in the UK over the next five years.
Material reclaimed from disposable nappies at the Birmingham site will be recreated into a variety of products, including cladding, roof tiles and plastic injection and extrusion products.
Roy Brown, President and CEO of Knowaste, said the need to recycle more and divert waste from landfill was high on the UK's political agenda.
"In response to this challenge, our recycling process offers a sustainable, low cost, environmentally-friendly waste management solution," Mr Brown said.
Approximately 750,000 tonnes of nappy waste is thought to be created in the UK each year, enough to fill about eight Wembley stadiums.