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It is no wonder that more and more people are dumping disposable nappies in favour of re-usables. 'Real nappies' are a no-brainer in environmental terms. Sure, they require a bit more effort
Here are 10 reasons why you should think very hard about using real nappies:
- Your child will use 4,500 nappies before toilet training.
- A (very smelly) mountain of 8 million nappies are disposed of DAILY; that's up to 750,000 tonnes of waste a year.

- Disposable nappies take 200 to 500 years to decompose and release methane gasses as they do so.

- Home-laundered nappies could save parents around £500 per child; more if you re-use them for subsequent offspring.

- Consider using a nappy laundering service

- Or what about going the re-usable route part time, say at weekends and evenings?

Babies Nappies - a blog dedicated to eco nappies

The real nappy campaign - resources for parents

The women's environmental network - useful links and facts

Fill-your-pants.com - "more pant fill, less landfill"