Eco Disposables

[zrieka]

Hi

I thought I'd start a thread to talk specifically about eco-disposables. Which are the good ones? Where do you get them? What do you do with yours? Do you compost wees AND poos? What makes you decide to buy a particular brand / style of eco-sposie?

Here's my experience with eco-disposables....

I've been using Bambo, which are a Danish nappy. They're 75% compostable and made in an eco-friendly manufacturing process. Basically once they break down, you're left with the outer shell to chuck away. We only compost the wees though. Poos go in the bin.

I was given a sample for Nature Babycare, a Norse nappy. But the sample is a medium, so I haven't been able to use it as yet. They don't look as waterproof as Bambo. They also don't tell you how much is compostable, and there isn't any suggestion on the best way to compost them.

On impulse I ordered an Eenies nappy starter pack. I already get Eenie brand liners for the cloth nappies. Eenies have a velcro belt to tie them up so they boast a 100% compostable nappy. I think that's a clever idea but I wondered how i would go in practice. I didn't feel that I was able to tie up the nappy tight enough and sure enough we got a poo-splosion that went everywhere. We'll give it another go... maybe for just a wee

Last time I was at the shops, I noticed a new brand Little Takas. Its an Australian brand (made in China) that boasts 90% compostable. It doesn't talk about the manufacturing process at all though. I used one last night for wees and it seemed to leak a little out the side. I'll give it another go as they look like a really well-made nappy.

The other factor is convenience! Nature Babycare and Little Takas are at the supermarket, so more convenient. I have to send away for the Bambos.

Anyway, I'd love to hear your adventures in eco-sposies. Has anyone reached the end of the line in terms of seeing the fully composted final product yet?

[Victoria Tsoleridis]

In our home we use Moltex. in the past I have used Huggies, Aldi, Seventh Generation and I hated Huggies and Aldi. They had a terrible smell to them, plus the chlorine and chemicals really bothered me.

I buy my Moltex from healthybubs (and my wipes too). Absolutely love Moltex. It's pricey from the shop, but this site is pretty reasonable. I was actually looking for WotNot wipes online, and managed to find the nappies too.

My DD's toosh never gets red/rashy and I am extremely happy with this product. I rave about it to all my friends.

Eco-nappies are great

[Crystalwings]

I use Nature Babycare but have also used Seventh Gen, Moltex and Bambo. I find Nature Babycare the most absorbent. Second to these Moltex then seventh gen then Bambo. I'm lucky in that 2 health food stoes sell moltex and Bambo here but they are expensive compared to Nature Babycare from woolies. I don't think NB are as eco as the others though.
I've just gone back to cloth during the day but use NB at night and after a whole night with a couple of feeds DD has never leaked.
I too love eco nappies

[ladybirdflies]

THe only 100% biodegradable nappy on the market is Eenee Weenees they are the only approved nappy to go into commercial composting, and only accepted in your green bin by some councils. When nappies claim 70% degradable that means if you scrape the insides out which you can do with any nappy, no nappy can be biodegradble in landfill, yes they will break down faster then other nappies, but only if commercially composted will they break down all the way and quickly. THe Nature Care, Bambo, moltex etc are better for your babies health, and have less plastic in them, but if you want earth friendly go the eenee weenees. The little tacker nappies are a nappy that was on the market a few years ago called Safeties back then, they were taken to the ACCC for false advertising, and I doubt this time unless they have really cleaned up the nappy it may not last again. So if you are not going for the Eenees go for the cheapest nappy that claim to be earth friendly, as the extra cost is not going to help the environment, but like I said these nappies are healthier for your baby less chemicals, but they all have the gels in them.