Compression packed absorbent article

A compressed, individually packaged unused diaper comprising:

• a sealed package comprised of airtight material;
• a folded diaper having compressed and uncompressed states wherein the compressed state occupies about 30% to about 70% less volume than the uncompressed state and the package maintains the absorbent article in the compressed state. a selectively openable region in the package allowing easy opening of the package and access to the absorbent article.

A method of compressing and packaging a single unused sanitary absorbent article in a sealable, compressible package, the method comprising:

• inserting a single unused sanitary absorbent article into the package;
• compressing the absorbent article to reduce the size of the absorbent article;
• and sealing the package, the sealed package maintaining the article in a compressed state.

A compressed, individually packaged unused absorbent article, comprising:

• a single, unused, sanitary absorbent article having first and second form factors, the second form factor being substantially smaller than the first form factor;
• and a sealable package having an internal volume sized to receive the absorbent article when in the first form factor, and configured to be sealed with the absorbent article maintained in second form factor inside the package when sealed.

A compressed, individually packaged unused absorbent article, comprising:

• a sealed package having an internal volume;
• and a single, unused, absorbent article located in the internal volume, the absorbent article having a compressed state and uncompressed state, the sealed package holding the absorbent article in the compressed state.