Nappy bin - reusable and disposable?

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I'm hoping to use reusable nappies and wipes (am hiring a trial kit) and am trying to work out which nappy bin / bucket to buy and am getting a bit bamboozled...

Ideally I'd buy two the same (possibly in different colours), one for disposables and one for reusable nappies and wipes.

I'm getting in a bit of a pickle though trying to work out if I should get a regular bin, a fancy over-engineered nappy bin, a bucket, or some.sort of nappy pail...?!

What have you found works? Ideally something that'll keep the smell in and the cat out!

Thank you!

We have a lidded bucket for reusables and on the rare occasion we use disposables they just get bagged and chucked in the main bin.

We have a Bambino Mio lockable bucket which is excellent. I use cheeky wipes so only the occasional water wipe in emergencies which goes in the regular bathroom bin.

For disposable just use a small closed lid bin and empty regularly. The nappy bin inserts are costly and if you're eco conscious I don't think they are that great for the environment. For reusable you will want to be able to soak the really soiled nappies. I had a bambino mio pail and that was good just unfortunately dc1 dad wasn't willing to help with it so we gave up on reusable quite quickly

You can't really mix the two. Reusables need their own lidded bin. Disposables I used to bag and put in kitchen bin or straight outside.

We have a lidded bucket from The Range and use a regular pedal bin liner for the disposables. For the reusables we got a lidded bucket from IKEA but it was too small so we ended up buying one from the Cheeky Wipes website.

We used a massive wet bag for reusable nappies (they don't need to soak unless you're planning on hand washing)

You can just unzip and put the whole thing in the wash. (You plop out any solids when changing)

What does your hire kit come with?

@addler @Flittingaboutagain @Bumblebee412 @Hercisback @Borgonzola @User478 Sorry for the delayed reply, and thanks for all the advice, it's super helpful!

Our current bathroom bin doesn't have a 'proper' lid so I was hoping to be able to replace it with two matching bins but sounds like that's not the best way forward. So I will check out the bambino Mio and cheeky wipes bins/buckets and just get an upgraded proper small bathroom bin for any disposable bits - and empty it regularly into the outside bin.

My partner is very on board with giving it a go thankfully after we spoke with the nappy library lady and he could hold them and see how it all works. The idea of so many thousands of nappies going into landfill for thousands of years is just awful.

I don't recall exactly but I think the kit involved several different styles of nappy, wipes, boosters etc. So I was planning to buy separately a laundry bucket/bin, mesh laundry bag, a wet/dirty bag for out and about, some additional wipes, and a travel changing mat. Is there anything I've missed there?

I really recommend a wetbag NOT a lidded bin. You stick the wetbag in the washing machine and it's much better at keeping smells in. Bins would need a separate clean and take up floor space plus small people could get into them. Bags can be hung up out of the way. Bags also useful later on e.g. for nursery.

I forgot to say I have a large wetbag for out and about too.

I had the Bambino Mio for DS's reusable nappies and cheeky wipes went straight in there too.

We used a lidded metal bin from IKEA, with a mesh laundry bag inside. Doesn't need to be an expensive or purpose made solution.

I tried reusables but couldn’t stand the smell of the bin so we switched to biodegradable nappies, wipes and bags. I throw all the nappies out into the outdoor bin pretty much immediately because I personally don’t like the smell of stinky nappies in the house at all! So no nappy bins here

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When you say biodegradable are you referring to ones that claim to degrade in less than 100 years? There's no UK standard testing and currently not a single brand on the market that only contains plant based natural and fully degradable materials in landfill conditions. You've been greenwashed there.

Seems you just used the wrong item as loads of people me included have found no smell.

No nappy smell coming from our bucket. Nappies were washed every other day. I can't fault them and even after 2.5 years they are all still perfectly white/no stains.

I used a swing bin for reusables and threw any occasional disposables in the ordinary bathroom bin then took the contents outside. I used reusables nearly all the time

Btw I used Chinese prefold nappies plus superior Velcro covers, 24 nappies plus four covers in each size lasted both my kids including 2 years when they both used them (different sized covers, same nappies, lots of washing!) it's so much cheaper than disposables

You need a mesh bag for the washable nappies - it lines the bucket.

Agree with big wetbag for reusables. We started with nappy bin but did find it smelly. Wetbag seemed to keep smell in better and you wash it with the nappies so it felt much more hygenic.

Definitely wet bags for reusables - cleaned each time and look prettier and don’t smell! Also take up less space.

with disposables I just put them in the kitchen waste bin and emptied regularly. Once on solids I always tipped poo into the toilet even with with disposables.

Thanks - sounds like I should try both the wet bag and bucket to see which option works best for me.