Confused about biodegradeable nappies

[Moorhen]

I want to be as green as I can when my baby's born, but we have a tiny flat and no local nappy laundry so not sure if reusables will be possible.
So I'm looking into nappies like Nature, made of biodegradeable materials - but is there any point to using them if they're going to go to landfill? Is there anything else you can do with them?

Moorhen, I live in a tiny flat with no tumble dryer or outside drying space and am using reusables.

We've not been using them long but I've not had a problem with drying so far. There are so many different types that you can generally find one to suit you.

I know this isn't what you asked but just to let you know that reusables might not be as impossible as you think - and cheaper in the long run!

I have heard that the Moltex type that claim to be biodegradable are only so if you build your own wormery and compost them yourself...a wormery big enough is HUGE. I'll see if I can find a link in a minute.

Go with resusables - we have a bag on the back of the bathroom door which the used ones go in, bung the whole lot in the wash every 4 or 5 days. As easy as disposables imo!

Here we go - have a look at the dimensions!

if you decide on biodegradable,i found moltex best but since 5 weeks weve used reusables.terries may work well for you if you have no dryer as they dry quick.

Hmmm. Wormery out of the question (teeny weeny garden and DH has worm phobia!). So looks like 'green' disposables are a bit pointless.
OTOH, have no dryer and only a very small space in the kitchen where could keep a nappy pail.
No easy answers here, I suspect.

moorhen..

....dont the paper nappies rot whereas others dont?..used tushies for a while for this reason...think thats right....
dont know about the nature brand probably the same..

I used washables exclusively for babies 1,2 and 3 then started with baby four but there just aren't enough hours in the day so I'm using disposables. I find Moltex the best though not the most widely available.

Someone once provided a link to some nappies with greener credentials which could be bought on line. I can't rmeember what they were.

Nature boy/girl nappies are widely available but clearly bleached with nasty gel stuff in them and really hard, scratchy tape on the sides. IME.

do you have drying line in garden?
some reusable (imse vimse) i did air dry outside..

You could keep the nappy pial in the bath/shower tray, as you'll be heading to the loo to flush solids at some point.

I did reusables ina flat with no garden, although we did have a dryer. I didn't use the dryer that often because of the cost. I had peg things from lakeland and hung them to dry in the bathroom too. For fast drying you could use terry squares or microfibre nappies, such as tots fluffle or the micro diddy diaper.

We don't use a nappy pail, we use this laundry bag which hangs on the back of the door, and goes in the wash with the nappies.