It gives parents an even better reason to choose cloth
nappies over disposables now.
He says that with over 90,000 households using disposable
nappies, Wales is producing 27,000 tonnes of this material each year which is over 140 million
nappies per year and it is estimated to take 500 years for a nappy to fully decompose in landfill.
He said that with more than 90,000 households using disposable
nappies, Wales is producing 27,000 tonnes of this material each year which is over 140 million
nappies per year and it is estimated to take 500 years for a nappy to fully decompose in landfill.
On Merseyside alone it's estimated around 60 million
nappies are tipped - with each one taking about 300 years to fully decompose.
Real nappy advisors distribute free and impartial advice to parents interested in reusable
nappies for their children.
Jodie added: "I bought the pack of
nappies last week but I only started using them about four days ago.
He said the boy, who was born five weeks early, had been wearing the
nappies for three weeks without any problems.
This could mean that guests arriving for the third week may find themselves left with bins full of two weeks of used
nappies!
Councillor Ceri Reeves, the council's Cabinet Member for Communities, said: "With children needing an average of 5,520 nappy changes before they're potty trained, that's a huge amount of
nappies that end up in landfill.
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Nappies should be changed and skin cleansed as soon as possible after soiling.
Change your baby's
nappies often to prevent skin irritation in the first place.
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, August 23, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Plush Pants Cloth
Nappies, a leading UK online retailer, has kept over one million disposable
nappies out of landfill, by converting parents to using reusable
nappies instead - reducing nappy waste by a minimum of 213,750kg since 2004.
IF you're anything like me with a new baby, you'll be forever searching for wipes, cream,
nappies and nappy sacks when they go missing for the umpteenth time.
PARENTS are being offered cheaper real
nappies in a bid to reduce waste in the Warwick district.
A COUNCIL'S waste strategy team are urging mums and dads to use real
nappies.
