Why Use Real Nappies

Eight million disposable nappies are thrown away every day in the UK.  That is about a million tonnes each year, and 4% of all domestic waste.  We do not know how long it takes for the plastics in disposable nappies to decompose, but studies suggest that it may take up to 500 years.  With landfill sites rapidly filling up, and each baby getting through approximately 5,000 nappies before potty training, the cost of nappy disposal in the UK to councils is £40 million each year (The Real Nappy association).  For a family with one child in nappies, disposables can make up half the contents of their rubbish bin each week.

 

You can expect to spend well over £700 on disposable nappies from birth to potty, assuming potty training at two and a half years.  You could save £500 by using real nappies, and even more if you use them on subsequent children!  Up to one fifth of a families average weekly shopping bin is disposable nappies, to literally be thrown in the bin!

 

Using real nappies you know exactly what is next to your baby's skin.  There are no plastics or chemicals in a real nappy, whereas disposable nappies are made of super absorbent chemicals, paper pulp, plastics and adhesives.