On 29/8/08 15:17, in article ,
"Amethyst Deceiver" wrote:

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On 23/8/08 16:34, in article
, "Mary Fisher"
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"Judith in France" wrote in message
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You are absolutely right Martin, how stupid to leave a bin for 2
weeks, in Summer????? What about young mothers and all those
disposable nappies, two weeks of disposable in the bin, I would think
we will end up with health problems before long.

Judith


Why are people still using disposable nappies?

Mary

Presumably for the same reason we don't all still go around in horses and
traps - convenience. If you give up your car to save the planet, will a
young mother you know, give up using disposables?
Not surprisingly, as many of mothers work nowadays, they don't want to
*have* to deal with dirty nappy liners, soaking nappies in buckets, lugging
the bucket around, pouring the filthy water away down an outside drain (if
they have one), watching the nappies revolve for an hour in the washing
machine, try to get them dry on cold, wet days if they haven't a tumble
dryer, (both of which use up earth's resources too) or spending a fortune on
using electricity if they have and then draping them around the house on
radiators or airers, trying to get them fit for junior to do it all over
again. I remember those days - what jolly laughs we had.

Good grief, that sounds like a hassle. I kept my nappy bucket in the
bathroom, stuck the nappies in that, generally without any water. Used
liners so any solids went straight into the loo. Every couple of days
I'd take the bucket down two flights of stairs to the washing machine in
the garage. Wash on 40C with half a scoop of powder. Dry on the
radiators or the clothes horse, put in the airing cupboard ready for
use. Had that for three years and it felt so much easier than having to
keep buying nappies. And I always had some around - I have friends who
had to skimp on changing because they were running short of dispos and
couldn't get to the shop. I am a working mother and the nursery was
happy to use my cotton nappies too, provided I took them ready folded.

No reason not to have some terries handy, too, which is what all the young
mums in our family do. Stinky nappy buckets aren't everyone's idea of fun.

As it is, you can get biodegradable disposable nappies now
http://www.earthlets.co.uk/product/53/nappies.htm
and there is also a marvellous gadget for the bathroom which takes used
disposable nappies and twists each into its own little 'envelope' and then,
when the drum of plastic is finished, you take the whole sealed length out
and throw it away. It's not exposed to flies and there is almost zero
odour.

Those are awful. Really, really awful. Expensive, unnecessary crap. The
amount of plastic waste added to the usual bin-load is ridiculous, and
once babies are into the bigger sizes, you have to empty the thing every
day anyway. That's the report I've had from every family who's had one.

Oh dear - horses for courses. My stepdaughter used one for her little girl
and now my daughter and daughter in law both use them and swear by them.
Unfortunately life is full of compromises.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon