Which is why I'm going to attempt the green routeThey're made of bamboo you know
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Mon 31 Mar 2008, 13:15,
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Bamboozlesrock.
But: SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) did a life-time study on nappies - re-usables v disposables.
They came out even. o.O
Apparently the energy and detergents consumed with washing re-usable nappies has quite an impact (plus you need to use liners).
The only way they're truely better for the environment is if you use them for more than one sprog! Then they end up slightly ahead - but only slightly... the more children you use them on the better - but they do of course have a finite limit as to how many times you can use them.
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Mon 31 Mar 2008, 13:40,
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But: SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) did a life-time study on nappies - re-usables v disposables.
They came out even. o.O
Apparently the energy and detergents consumed with washing re-usable nappies has quite an impact (plus you need to use liners).
The only way they're truely better for the environment is if you use them for more than one sprog! Then they end up slightly ahead - but only slightly... the more children you use them on the better - but they do of course have a finite limit as to how many times you can use them.
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I remember that, it was sponsored by Pampers I think ;)I do remember some hoo-ha over how they were quantifying the environmental damage of the landfill though. Never found the answers so assume it was brushed under the carpet
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Mon 31 Mar 2008, 13:52,
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yeahthey were coming up with some random timeframe for nappy decomposition.
Turns out it's about 500 years. Probably 50 times longer than they claimed...
I know there're some nappy recycling trials going on around the world (U.S. I think are doing a few) which is a bloody good idea. If you can get the chavs to drop 'em in the right recycling box that is...
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Mon 31 Mar 2008, 13:57,
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Turns out it's about 500 years. Probably 50 times longer than they claimed...
I know there're some nappy recycling trials going on around the world (U.S. I think are doing a few) which is a bloody good idea. If you can get the chavs to drop 'em in the right recycling box that is...