Real Nappies
In East Renfrewshire alone, a staggering 12,500 nappies are sent to landfill every day. That is a staggering 4.5 million nappies that end up in landfill every year at a cost to the taxpayer and the environment. It is estimated that a disposable nappy takes around 500 years to biodegrade
For this reason, East Renfrewshire Council promote the use of washable or real nappies.
By using washable nappies, even for a short time or perhaps through the night or perhaps when you plan to spend the day at home, you can do your bit to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
East Renfrewshire Council’s Real Nappy Promotion Scheme includes:
£30 cash-back incentive towards purchase of real nappies or signing up to a nappy laundering service
Trial nappies
Please use the navigation bar on the left to find out more about why more and more people are choosing the real nappy option.
National Organisations Promoting Real Nappies
CRNS (Community Recylcing Network Scotland)
CRNS is a not-for-profit company which works in partnership with Waste Aware Scotland to share best practice and support community, public and private sectors to promote awareness of real nappies to parents.
For more information on real nappies and the Real Nappy Campaign, please visit Waste Aware Scotland. or use the nappy finder on the “Sort It” pages to find details of retailers, agents, networks, laundries or incentive schemes throughout Scotland.
Nappuccinos
Nappuccinos are a great way to find out more about using real or reusable nappies. Come along and enjoy some coffee and cake while learning about the different types and styles of nappies available. There is a nappy library with plenty of nappies for you to choose from and mums on hand who use real nappies and can answer all your cloth nappy questions.
If you’re already using cloth nappies why not come along and share all your real nappy tips.
Nappuccinos are run by the new Glasgow Real Nappy Network and held on the first Thursday of every month in The Beanscene at Clarkston Toll from 10.30am -12pm- right next to Clarkston Train Station.
Thursday 6th Aug 2009
Thursday 3rd September 2009
Thursday 1st October 2009
Thursday 5th November 2009
Thursday 3rd December 2009
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