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Some
interesting nappy facts!
- Every
day, 8 million disposable
nappies get sent to landfill
in the UK;
about 86,000 in Gloucestershire!
- Landfill
costs Gloucestershire
over £100k
per year
- a
baby uses about half a tonne
(about 5000) disposables
from birth to potty (2.5
yrs average)
- Some
children stay in night time
nappies until they are 7/8
years
- it's
estimated that disposable
nappies could take up to
500 yrs to rot away – if
Henry VIII had worn disposable
nappies they would still
be there!
- Savings
from using cloth nappies
instead of disposables can
amount to £600 for
the first baby alone
- As
the family grows, your nappies
can be used for the next
baby and the next. Then,
they can be passed on to
friends or sold secondhand,
if they are in good condition.
- Home
washing costs as little as £2.00
per week, including the price
detergents and energy.
- Bamboo terry
fabric (very popular for
nappies) is very absorbent,
very slim in comparison to
cotton and stays silky
soft,
without tumble drying, even
in a hard water area like
Gloucestershire.
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