30 and then drawing a vacuum many other embodiments and combinations of actions are possible while assembling the single unused absorbent diaper 14 and the packaging material 12 as demonstrated in the following examples the packaging of a single unused diaper 14 as described results in a substantial reduction in the diaper 39 s form factor or volume in one possible embodiment for example the volume from the first uncompressed state 32 to the second compressed state 34 is reduced by about 40 or more the following examples set forth the experimental results of packaging various sizes and brands of diapers with a compressive vacuum pressure of 0 035 megapascals mpa although certain brands and sizes were tested at this pressure it is understood that the packaging techniques and structure disclosed herein can be used with any size and type of single absorbent article with any type and amount of compressive force sufficient to compress the single absorbent article and reduce its volume a size 2 children 39 s pampers u2122 diaper has a length of 7 3 inches a width of 4 3 inches and a height of 0 7 inches in an uncompressed state first form factor and a length of 4 4 inches width of 3 0 inches and height of 0 8 inches in a compressed state second form factor as a result the first form factor has a volume of about 22 8 inches cubed and the second form factor has a volume of about 10 1 inches cubed which is about a 55 54 reduction in volume from the first to the second.