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Wildlife Magazine - Summer 2008
Nappies On Test
"ECO NAPPIES - From chemical-use to landfill, disposable nappies
are a big, messy bundle when it comes to the environment. Trevor
Lawson unwraps the low-impact alternatives....."
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 Thisiscornwall.co.uk
- June 2008
Business of the Week
'Green' nappies saving tonnes of landfill space.
Working from the bottom up is paying dividends for a Cornish washable
nappy company......
Liz said: "Parents can talk to the Lollipop team if they have
any questions about using washable nappies"
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The Times Online - April 08
Green mums dump the disposable nappy to ease waste
"It is a trend that washes out decades of careful nappy
marketing: more babies now wear re-usable nappies than at any time
since the 1970s...." Click
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GAIN: FIGURES ADD UP FOR REAL NAPPY USE
Date : 16.04.08
In the past six years a total of 3,500 tonnes of waste has been
diverted from Cornwall's landfill through parents swapping to more
environmentally friendly alternatives. This equates to £1
million being saved by parents in the region.Sophie Miller of Falmouth
is a mum who uses real nappies, but also works as a rep for Lollipop
Children's Products.
She wanted to spread the word about the environmental and financial
savings of using cloth, to dispel some myths about the difficulties
of using cloth.
"I chose to use washable nappies mainly for environmental reasons,"
she said.
"I felt I could not be responsible for sending 5,000 or so
nappies to landfill for each child I have."
Sophie lives in Falmouth with husband Chris and daughter Maddie
who is nearly two. Their second child is due in June.
She said: "When you analyse it, to make a whole nappy for every
single change is a little ridiculous in terms of energy consumption.
With my nappy sales I work on the philosophy that there is a nappy
suitable for every parent and baby. A parent has to want to use
the nappies otherwise it will never work. We are sadly very much
in the habit of living in a throwaway culture and for a few people
the idea of simply bagging up a soiled nappy and binning it for
someone else to deal with is a tough one."
The UK currently throws away around 3 billion disposable nappies
a year.
The approximate cost of using disposables for two and a half years
is between £463 and £732.
Using real nappies, taking into consideration the cost of home washing
was £185 to £352.
Anyone interested in finding out more can contact Sophie on nappysoph@googlemail.com
or call her on 01326 210846 or 07967 525461.
She will also be at a number of venues during Real Nappy Week: Tuesday,
Penryn Children's Centre 1.15pm-2.45pm; Wednesday, Falmouth Library,
10am-11.30am and Thursday, The Lighthouse Children's Centre, Falmouth
10.30am-12.30pm.
For information about the campaign you can visit www.realnappycampaign.com
For more news, visit www.thisiscornwall.co.uk
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