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hi guys 1st time mum here lol
i'm 20 weeks and i dont like the idea of using a normal disposable nappy as i'm all for "saving the planet" and dont like the idea of all those nappies going into landfills.

I have been looking around at all types of nappies from pampers and huggies to reusable and terry's, when i saw these eco disposable nappies..
I was woundering if anyone had any experience with these nappies and could give me any advice?

Please and Thank You x

My friend uses these and composts them very successfully. However if you're not prepared to compost them yourself and they're jut going into landfill with everything else I wouldn't bother - sealed up in plastic sacks they won't make much of a difference.

Have you thought about re-usables? If you've got the drying facilities they are do-able. Sadly I had a flat with neither radiators nor a tumble dryer and so gave up in the winter! But the fleece pocket types were good.

You can get biodegradable nappy sacs so they will decompose in landfill. I use them and they are very absorbent, good quality. Not that much more than huggies or pampers.

Very little biodegrades in landfill, so even in biodegradable nappy sacs they will still just sit there. So I think either just use normal nappies (and don't be sucked in by clever marketing on the eco disposales) or go for washable nappies.

A friend of mine composts hers too but not sure which brand.

Have read about Little Takas and they are more biodegradable but I liked Moltex and Bambo.

I used to use Moltex - they can be made in to compost by using a wormery. Putting them in a normal compost bin won't kill all the bacteria.

I checked in sainsbury's today what made their Eco-Nappies eco-friendly. They don't even mention biodegradibility anymore. The only difference between the eco nappies and their normal nappies is that the Eco-nappies are made from FSC woodpulp and the others aren't. What a con.

I do agree that Moltex and Bambo and Tushies are better, but still no better unless you home-compost.

Expensive, often not completely biodegradable and still have to be manufactured (obviously cloth nappies need to be manufactured too but 30 nappies over the baby's lifetime vs each disposible nappy). If you want to be environmentally friendly just use cloth nappies.

Moltex are one of the best eco disposables i have found. They are a little more expensive than your standard nappy though but worth it i think. Cloth nappies are obviously the most environmentally friendly route but not always practical with a newborn. I know a lot of people that start of in disposables and move on to the cloth nappies once the little one is abit older.