Do you flush poo from disposables?

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I have read a few things recently that say you should flush poo from disposables before binning them. What's the reason for this and how many people actually do it?

The reason is so human feaces isn't in landfill, I use reuseable nappies so flush all solid / almost solid poo, new born poo is water soluble. I'm not sure how many people that use disposable nappies actually bother to flush poo.

No i never did and wont with dd2. What a pita. But tbh l didn't know you were meant to.

What is the problem with faeces being in landfill? Don't dog poo bags, poo from cat litter trays, poo from animal pens and hutches all end up in landfill too?

Never heard that before. I never did. Nappy, wipes and all contents rolled up into nappy sack and into the wheelie bin.

Yes I always do.

I would have thought environmentally the poo is the least of the problem.

Nope. Neither of mine did poos conducive to tipping out when they were in nappies.

Same here poster. Or is a spatula now standard issue in a changing bag?

Hardly anything goes into landfill these days. Most waste recycled or incinerated. Lots shipped abroad to be incinerated

I do whenever possible... Mainly because I don't want a stinky bin full of poo!

I have heard about people doing this and have considered it but it seems like a faff. What do you do with the baby while you are popping to the bathroom? Where do you leave the poo filled happy while putting the next nappy on the baby? I have a tommee tippee bin thing next to the changing table which does get full quickly, and though it doesn't really smell because of the way the nappies get wrapped up, it would be nice to know that the poo is not sat in there. But like I said, it always seems too much like hard work.

I did to stop my bin smelling so bad! I never even thought about the environment. Wouldn't the poo be good for it??

I am now seriously considering marketing DD's poo as a fertiliser, it smells worryingly similar to the elephant poo they sell at the zoo...

I wrap it up on nappy, pop in happy sack and put in bin.

*nappy

I flush good solid turds.

Only because I don't have a wheelie bin so everything has to go on the kitchen or bathroom bin.

Nooo. Wrap in nappy, bag it n chuck it in the wheelie bin.

I've never heard of this anywhere except MN. Nurserys do not do this so the odd household who do this won't be making the slightest bit of difference.

Also what about litter trays and dog poo? They go to the landfill to right?

Yes, we always did. I don't understand why you wouldn't. Who wants shit in their bins for a fortnight cooking in the sun?

Yes I do if it's solid enough because I heard it was 'the law' at some point. Also it reduces bin smells, and maybe volume.

If solid enough, yes, while explaining that poo goes in the loo, and maybe next time he can poo in the loo or the potty.

If sloppy, or when out & about, no. Some changing areas don't even have a loo, just changing area, sink, and bin.

Same as slightlyglitterpaned. Environmental reasons never occurred to me; just trying to avoid bins full of poo. Ugh.

I changed my babies in the bathroom once they were eating enough food to make icky poo, so waving a nappy over the loo didn't even involve moving. Councils are charged for landfill by the ton, so making them have to pay to put poo in the ground is a waste of my council tax!
Also even with weekly collections, bagged pooey nappies stank to high heaven.