Nappies - Facts

It’s a fact...

The statistics are alarming, disposable nappies account for 3.2% of the waste stream in Cornwall.
They could take hundreds of years to break down once put into a landfill site. A new baby in disposables can double the amount of a family’s rubbish. That is the direct effect disposable nappies have on our waste stream. This has a disposal cost that is ultimately paid for by the tax payer.

Environmental Issues

Single Use Disposable Nappies cannot be:

Reused

Recycled

Composted.

Single Use Disposable Nappies use:

3.5 times more energy

8 times more non-renewable resources

90 times more renewable resources

60 times more solid waste than washable nappies.

More than nine million disposable nappies are used in Britain every day, accounting for 4% of all household rubbish (3.2% in Cornwall).

4,500 disposable nappies or 20 cotton nappies?
The choice is yours, make a difference

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