Real Nappies

Real Nappy Week 2008

Durham County Council and the Durham District / Borough Councils are working in partnership with local business to promote the use of real nappies. Real Nappy Awareness Week is 21 to 27 April 2008.

Why use Real Nappies?

The Durham local authorities are commited to waste reduction, therefore we are encouraging parents to consider using cotton nappies to help reduce the amount of waste disposed of in landfill sites. By using real nappies you are helping the environment. Disposable nappies are a one-use item for which no recycling facility currently exists in the UK Putting them in your wheeled bin is no solution. In Britain we dispose of 8 million nappies every day!. By using cloth nappies no nappy waste will be sent to landfill.

Real Nappy Contacts

Babykind
Louise Foster
Tel: 01325 318317
E-mail: louise@lmfoster.wanadoo.co.uk
Web: babykind.co.uk/

Lollipop
Sally Mattches
Tel: 0191 3832526
E-mail: sallymattches@talktalk.net
Web: Lollipop Children's Products

Lollipop
Moira Neish
Tel: 01642 570 641
E-mail: moira.neish@tiscali.co.uk
Web: Lollipop Children's Products

Babykind
Cecily Nattress
Tel: 07736015427
E-mail: serenityemporium@googlemail.com
Web: babykind.co.uk/

Further Information

For further information please telephone Waste Management on 0191 3835674 or contact your local authority Recycling Officer.

The Womens Environmental Network also provides useful information relating to real nappies - please see their website for more information.

The Real Nappy Campaign - Nappy Finder also provides information on your nearest real nappy supplier.