Here are some interesting facts for parents seeking to support the creation of a better tomorrow for their children.
- Every baby uses appox 6,000 nappies before potty training.
- Using disposable nappies creates about 1 tonne of waste per baby
- Disposable nappies take 200-500 years to decompose.
- Every single disposable nappy still exists!
- Animals are used to test the toxicity of chemical gels used in disposables – 50% of these die after being fed or smeared with the gel.
- Nearly 30 billion disposable nappies are thrown away in the world every year, 90% of these will end up in landfill sites
- Viruses in discarded ‘disposables’ can survive for over 2 weeks, yet this human waste is treated in the same way as normal rubbish.
- No heat build-up and no questionable chemicals next to our baby’s delicate skin.
- Disposal of disposable nappy waste costs the rates payer, and the landfill sites are becoming clogged with plastic, raw sewerage germs and chemicals, some of which last indefinitely.
- Viruses in discarded ‘disposables’ can survive for over 2 weeks, yet this human waste is treated in the same way as normal rubbish.
Every time you use eco-friendly Real Nappies (green nappies) instead of a disposable, you help reduce this mountain of nappy waste. |
