Nappy Landings! 11-18 March

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Nappy Fashion Show gets Real Nappy Week off to a Flying Start

Real Nappies are getting trendier by the season so it’s probably fitting to promote them on the catwalk!

 

The Women's Environmental Network (WEN) Real Nappy Week is into its 11th year and since its conception it has seen the alternative to the disposable move from being a niche to a mainstream choice. This year it kicks off at the Excel Baby Show, where real nappies will be modelled in a fashion show.

 

Last year, Real Nappy Week attracted record support with the backing of over 90% of UK local authorities, and almost 600 worldwide events in the UK, Australia, China, Ireland, Mexico and New Zealand.

Real Nappy Week is coordinated by the Women’s Environmental Network working with the Real Nappy Campaign and supported by the Waste & Resources Action Programme. To find out how you can celebrate Real Nappy Week’s 11th anniversary or post details of activities log on to www.wen.org.uk/rnw

 

To mark Real Nappy Week Ealing Council is offering a limited number of
free trial real nappy packs to residents in the borough. To register for
the offer people should contact Ealing Council customer services on 020
8825 6000 or customers@ealing.gov.uk with their full name and address,
contact telephone number, email address and size required (newborn,
small, medium, large).

 

Wen Nappy facts

Cost

Home laundered nappies could save parents around £500 on the cost of keeping a baby in nappies.

Health

Disposable nappies are made of super absorbent chemicals, paper pulp and plastics, while real nappies are mostly made of natural fabrics.  Organic cotton and hemp nappies and organic wool waterproof covers are available at a reasonable cost.

Waste

Nearly three billion nappies are thrown away in the UK every year. Most (90%) end up in landfill; that’s nearly eight million nappies a day.  We do not know how long it takes for the plastics in disposable nappies to decompose but it could take hundreds of years.

 

March 7, 2007