Reusable nappies vs. ecological biodegradable nappies

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I'm 8 months pregnant and I'm trying to get prepared.
I've done research and been on many mum hubs asking about reusable nappies.
I'm a single mum, disabled, and have a 12ye old with additional needs but I'm very environmentally conscious so I'm leaning towards reusable nappies.
My two questions are:
Does it increase laundry load frequency?
Which is the best brand, and/or best combination?
Also is it bad to use ecological biodegradable nappies instead?

Yes it does increase laundry. A newborn gets through anything up to 15 nappies a day! I know that seems extreme but they poop a lot in the early days. I have a three week old and use reusable nappies, I have to wash every day atm and I bought 22 nappies thinking that would be enough to mean I could wash every other day! How wrong I was... I luckily had some back up nappies from when my other DC were babies so they have saved me when the other nappies were drying.

The eco friendly disposables are an ok alternative if you find the washing too hard to bear. I would personally use disposables for the first week or so while you are recovering and also to get the horrible meconium out of the way.

I personally love tots bots, bambino mio and bumgenius for ease of use. They dry fairly quickly and I much prefer the all in one systems to two part ones with the wrap.

Reusable are going to win on the eco aspect.

I think the laundry part is ok. You can wash with other items also. Nappies in wash, put on rinse cycle (usually 10-15 mins long). Then add anything else you have in similar colours that you want to wash at 60 degrees. White nappies better imo for this as can then throw in towels, bedding, sheets, baby grows etc in same load.

Remember every little bit helps. So to make it more convenient you could use reusables part time, and disposable the other.

I found the most realistic approach is to use a combination, especially when baby is tiny and reusables are so bulky!
We did eco disposables for the first few weeks, then carried on using them at night and also when out & about. So about half & half I guess in the end.

Once things settled down, I washed my nappies every three days (and white stuff went in the same wash). I now do a white wash about once a week, so it was not a significant increase.

I don't remember ever being overwhelmed with the washing though, even when my dds were newborn.

I used easypeasy bimbles when they were newborn and bumbles birth-potty at night/when they were bigger. They worked really well.

Round by us biodegradable disposables would not get a chance to biodegrade, as the rubbish goes to an incinerator. If I used them, I used to console myself with the fact they were environmentally friendlier to produce as well. Having said that, since then we have had a composting bin from the council, but I have no idea if used (bio) nappies are allowed in that.