Real Nappy Week 21st - 27th April 2008

Friendly Baby is supporting the 12th annual Real Nappy Week from April 21st – 27th.

This year the promotional week, co-ordinated by the Real Nappy Campaign, will be concentrating on how parents can help to combat climate change by using Real Nappies.

The message is clear, providing parents follow simple guidelines when using real nappies, there can be significant gains for the environment both in reduced greenhouse gases and household waste sent to landfill or incineration.

The UK currently throws away around 3 billion disposable nappies every year. They are estimated to weigh 690,000 tonnes most of which are landfilled where they generate methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

Sally Gordon, spokesperson for the Real Nappy Campaign said: “We are delighted to be able to reassure parents that by using washable nappies in the recommended way they can reduce their impact on global warming and energy use as we are aware that these are key issues for families. In addition Real Nappy Week gives us the opportunity to promote the additional benefits of real nappies including their cost savings, natural fabrics and the choice they represent for parents.”

Energy use: Parents are recommended to wash soiled nappies in full loads at 60°C using low energy rated washing machines, allowing them to dry naturally wherever possible. Washable nappies do not need to be soaked prior to washing and do not need ironing! Nappies that are merely wet rather than soiled can be washed at 40°C with other laundry.

Cost: Home laundered nappies could save parents up to £500 on the cost of keeping a baby in nappies...and that is for the first baby, just think of the savings when you use the same cloth nappies on subsequent children.

Waste: Nearly three billion disposable nappies are thrown away in the UK every year creating 690,000 tons of nappy waste.

In addition to the already discounted prices, for one week only, Friendly Baby have discounted some nappies and accessories even further. Lets hope this is the nudge you need to choose cloth nappies. Some of the sale items are unavailable once current stocks have gone, so grab yourself a bargain while you can.

As always, we are here to help you to make the right decision for you, so if you are wondering where to start in your cloth nappy buying choices then contact us for free, personalised, advice.