2-3% of our uk household waste is estimated to be disposable nappies, approximately 400,000 tonnes of waste each year.
detailed from here (its a pdf file) http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
(this is the pdf link may have problems reading straight from site)
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/nappies_1072099.pdf
Called nappies_1072099.pdf
Based on an average use figure of 4.16 nappies per day, 3796 nappies would beconsumed in the first 2.5 years of a child’s life. This usage rate equates to 169.5 kgof nappies to be purchased.
The use of 3796 nappies would result in 537.6 kg of nappy waste and 3.0 kg of nappy packaging waste.
so in essence we are saving, 537.6 KG per child, by not having them.. and that includes the energy used to make the nappies, but not the food etc.
Plus every other kids afterwards.
this is from a new zealand report
"At 50c per disposable nappy it’s about $3000 per child over two and a half years thrown into landfill, excluding the refuse cost. Using a laundry service for cloth nappies is about $3,250 over the same period. If you wash them yourself it’s only about a quarter of the cost. As well as laundry costs there is about $700 for the initial outlay of:nappies, over-pants or wraps, a storage container for between washes, and nappy liners
http://www.zerowaste.co.nz/default,507.sm
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