Multi-layered product having an embossed interior layer and a method for making the product

A method of forming a multi-layered product, comprising:

• forming a first layer from tissue and embossing the first layer with a crepe pattern, wherein the first tissue layer has an interior surface, a first thickness of greater than 0 mils and less than about 10 mils, and a basis weight from between about 3 pounds to about 24 pounds per ream;
• forming a second layer, wherein:
• the second layer has an interior surface;
• and
• the second layer has a second thickness of greater than 0 mils and less than about 15 mils, and a basis weight from between about 30 to about 60 pounds per ream;
• forming a third layer from a non-woven biodegradable material, wherein the third layer has a first surface, a second surface, a basis weight from between about 3 pounds to about 24 pounds per ream, and a third thickness between the first surface and the second surface, the third thickness being greater than the thickness of either the first layer or the second layer;
• embossing the third layer into a waffle pattern having a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses, wherein:
• each of the plurality of protrusions is adjacently aligned and horizontally offset from one another;
• each of the plurality of protrusions formed in the third layer has a flat profile on the first and second surfaces;
• each of the plurality of recesses formed in the third layer has a flat profile on the first and second surfaces;
• the plurality of protrusions form a horizontal plane at the first surface, wherein the horizontal plane is positioned above a horizontal plane formed by the plurality of recesses at the first surface;
• forming a plurality of apertures in the third layer;
• using a compostable adhesive to secure a portion of the interior surfaces of the first layer and the second layer to the first and second surfaces of the third layer, respectively;
• and
• routing the first, second, and third layers through a nip to secure the first, second, and third layers together.