Absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing an absorbent article with a fastening system with reduced waste, the absorbent article comprising an absorbent assembly comprising an outer cover, a bodyside liner, and an absorbent body disposed between the outer cover and the bodyside liner, the method comprising:

• cutting a first web of ear tab material to provide a first discrete ear tab, the first discrete ear tab being cut in such a manner that the first discrete ear tab is registered;
• cutting a second web of ear tab material to provide a second discrete ear tab, the second discrete ear tab being cut in such a manner that the second discrete ear tab is registered;
• coupling the first discrete ear tab to a web of ear panel material at a first longitudinal location proximate a first edge of the ear panel material;
• coupling the second discrete ear tab to the web of ear panel material at a second longitudinal location proximate a second edge of the ear panel material, wherein the first longitudinal location is different from the second longitudinal location;
• cutting the web of ear panel material to provide a first ear panel and a second ear panel, wherein the first discrete ear tab is coupled to the first ear panel to form a first ear and the second discrete ear tab is coupled to the second ear panel to form a second ear;
• coupling the first ear and the second ear to the absorbent assembly to form at least a portion of the fastening system for the absorbent article,
• wherein a majority of the first ear tab is disposed above a latitudinal axis of the first ear, the latitudinal axis of the first ear being determined when the first ear is coupled to the absorbent article, and
• wherein a majority of the second ear tab is disposed below a latitudinal axis of the second ear, the latitudinal axis of the second ear being determined when the second ear is coupled to the absorbent article.