Nappy Facts          
   
       
               
 

Today’s Real nappies are funky, fun and easy to use

  • Modern real or washable nappies are comfortable
  • Easy to use - fitted with poppers or velcro
  • They are easy to wash at 60oC
  • Can now be made from funky fabrics for trendy babies
  • No more difficult folds, sharp pins or boil washes
 

The Nappy Facts - they speak for themselves:

Best for you:

         
Disposables can cost you £1000 or more, but a full set of real nappies can cost you £300 or less
   
 
Save more than £600!
            
Best for your baby      
  • Real Nappies are a healthy natural choice for your baby's young delicate skin. - Why take the risk of exposure to absorbent chemical gels in disposable nappies for 24 hours a day, when there is an easy alternative?
  • Real nappies are effective and keep your baby comfortable and hygienic
  • Nappy rash is no more likely in washable nappies
   
 

Best for everyone

  • A massive 8,000,000 nappies are thrown away in Britain every day, that's right, 8 million every day!
  • They take 100's of years to decompose; most end up on landfill sites
  • Bradford's nappies cost Bradford Council around £800,000 a year to dispose of. Money that could be better spent
  • Every time you use a cotton nappy you are preserving your baby's future. At last here is an important environmental issue where your choices make a real impact

 

Stop press!


Recent reports prompted by press releases by the disposable nappy manufacturers seemed to suggest there was little difference in the environmental impact of washable compared to disposable nappies. However, the Environment Agency report was looking largely at energy use, and not at waste issues. It has always been the waste and resources issues that have been the major concern to the environment with disposable nappies. The report says there is little or no difference in energy use – so you can save waste and not use more energy.

In addition to this the report's findings were based on old-fashioned terry use where boiling nappies was common. With modern nappies this is not recommended practice so a reduction of about 24% energy use can easily be achieved by washing full loads at 60 oC in a modern energy-efficient washing machine.