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you.38degrees.org.uk/p/nappies
Brighton and Hove is the first and only green council and yet it doesn't have any real green initiatives! There are many councils that do various schemes (vouchers, cash back etc. full list here
www.fill-your-pants.com/councilnappyincentives.html
) but Brighton does nothing.
Around 8 million disposable nappies are used every day in the UK (50 million were dumped in 2007 in Leicestershire alone- the equivalent of 70,000 double- decker buses)! Most of these end up in landfill sites.
It is estimated that more than 300 pounds of wood, 50 pounds of petroleum feedstocks and 20 pounds of chlorine are used to produce disposable nappies for one baby each year.
For every £1 spent on disposable nappies, there is a cost to the taxpayer of 10p to dispose of them!
Leicestershire taxpayers pay £250,000 every year to dump disposable nappies in landfill sites.
By ‘going cloth’ your family can incur a direct saving of up to £500.
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/nappies