To think that human excrement should not be sent to landfill

[ReallyTired]

Every disposible nappy that your child has ever used is probably in existance somewhere in landfill. What is more scary is that all these nappies will still exist after you and your grandchildren are dead.

I think that disposable nappies should be seperated from normal rubbish and recyled. I am sure that it would be possible to design a disposible nappy that was more enviromnentally friendly. Maybe a two part system with a water proof wrap and the disposible part could be made completely compostible.

The present situation stinks. I think that it would take legistation to force parents and companies to work a bit harder for the sake of our world.

SD, did she develope 'burn' marks round the legs?

no, bloomin, for me, it's all just poo down the pan. they soil the pants, we flush what we can down the loo and sluice them out in there. then put them in the nappy pail with some oils and wash them.

no, the washing machine doesn't smell, either.

people throw away vests because of a bit of poo?!

You don't need nappy sacks at all. I put them straight in the dustbin if dirty (after poo flushing) or in the kitchen bin if wet.

Sorry just read the nappy sacks thread!

no don't fancey it.

yes expat, have seen people [posting on here about throwing pooety vests away, or cutting them off babies so they dont get poo on them.

I quite like the all in one versus the one size which is dreadful. They work like a disposable. No wrap. very absorbent and passes the night time test.

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bloomiongfedup, as most people who use reuseables do so because they care about the environment, the fact that a nappy is sitting in a bucket (having been cleaned of the solids, and with a lid, and air circulating that helps break down the smell) is neither here nor there. Our bucket sits next to our washing machine and there isn't any smell from it; well until you open the lid and then you get a blast of whichever oil I'm using as a deodoriser in the lid.

No, Misdee, she had them everywhere the nappy touched! The worst was when I tried Little Lambs over night. Horrendous! Her bum was completely red.

I just don't fancy it myself. I care about the environment too but have my doubts about how much better they are for the enviro.

blimey, misdee! they must have money to burn.

it's only a bit of poo!

oh, well, i use a mooncup, too.

knowing that dd's nappies arent filling up landfil is enough for me bloomin.

It's fine not to fancy it, bloomingfedup, but you're basing it on an incorrect assumption. I was a die hard disposable user with DS1 & 2 but pleasantly surprised trying cloth with DD.

oh bless her SD, that cant have been nice for her.

yes expat, mooncup as well here lol.

Re nappy sacks, haven't really used them a lot, obviously do when we are out, they are degradable so think they can take a few years to degrade. UV light and heat help speed up the process so it will depend on how long they stay on the surface at the landfill site as to how long they take to degrade.

V1s notorious for not lasting the distance SD.

The V3 is much better. I've got a couple of V2s and love them, but DDs ongoing nappy rash means we are resigned to giving up on cloth with her completely

Soup

That may be true but I don't want a bucket of wet, dirty nappies in my house for 3+ days.

just not very squeamish about bodily fluids here, and, being poor, saving a few pennies is a plus.

oh, it's a rural area, too, so not having to remember to pick up nappies is another bonus because the Co-op is about 11 miles away and shuts at 10PM.

soupy your ds's are so alike!!

(sorry, havent checked your ics for ages lol)

bloomin, you can wash more often if you fancy it. just with soon to be 6 of us, i need to make sure the other laundry gets done as well lol.

I don't think anyone who has had a baby is squeamish about bodily fluids and you camn stock on disposables if you wish.

Might consider them but would wash them everyday?

I should probably update those photos. BabyDragon looks nothing like that now!

bloomingfedup; have you actually read any of the comments posted on this thread? And there is loads of research that shows they are definately better for the environment. You can't just say "not convinced they are better" without doing your own research into it, or taking note of what is being discussed on here (we're not just making this up you know). You don't want to use them, fine, but trying to justify it by saying you're not convinced is a bit.....well...blinkered.