Help our CC is now banning cloth nappies as of March

[*Beema*]

Not happy at all!!!

This afternoon when I went to pick up DD one fo the carers was changing DD's bot and said that she had heard the the CC is going to ban "these types of nappies - aka Cloth Nappies" in the new year , with the reason being... OHS

I am just in shock, there are only a handful of us using cloth, and this is a centre that used to offer a full cloth service but they stopped it as people weren't taking it up.

So why the complete turn around

So now I need to get my ammunition together should this rumour become more than just a rumour, does anyone have the stats on how much landfill is created by using one nappy a day, and other insanely awesome reasons as to why they should let us still use cloth PLEASE!!!!!!!

TIA

[sconeonamission]

OHS? Are you serious? What bs! the daycare that I was going to send ds to said no to cloth coz "it's too much work and dangerous"... what? you take the nappy off, put it in the dry pail - so NO soaking put the lid back on... With sposies, you take the nappy off and put it in the bin. The only difference is that cloth is going into a dry bucket that I take home.

Def find out more and ask LOTS of questions of management!

Good luck!

[BrightSparkles]

I heard this too!!! Whats going on?!?!?! Isn't everyone about been eco friendly these days??/ I don't understand why they think it's an OHS issue

[Trillian]

I think it would come down to a contaminated waste/health and safety issue?

[AliBaby]

You could ask them what they used to do back before disposables were more common...GL

[*Infinity*]

Beema,

I think Gigi has done a fair bit of research into cloth nappies at CC so maybe PM her or see if she pops in?

Good luck, that's poor form on the part of the CC.

[Floweryfields]

My guess, and it's only a guess as it's not something that has come up in my centre, is that it is due to contamination and health issues.
It is a dept rule here in Qld that any soiled items, from any age group must be kept in sealed containers and out of the reach of children to avoid infection.
Perhaps it is a limited space to keep enough nappy pails for your centre - potentially they may have to have up to 10 (depending on what state your in) buckets in each room.

We;ve have parents use cloth in our centre and never really had an issue with it - other than parents who don't supply enough covers and we once had the issue of a bub leaving a wet spot on the floor every time she wee'd.

If you have a centre with a young staff, they will be less likely to be accommodating as they just don't know what to do with cloth!


You also must consider the other point of view from the parent who is anti cloth - there are some out there who find them disgusting, a centre may find itself in a difficult situation where parents have complained about the hygeine involved with cloth use - sounds ridiculous but there are some very pedantic people around.

[*Beema*]

Thankyou all so much for your information, I am preparing the letter shortly and hope to post something up tonight or tomorrow morning.

[Inertia]

Beema - I forgot to add, the publication they are referring to was published in 06... so its extremely likely that MCNs were not considered in the 4th edition review.

[*Beema*]

Thankyou Inertia

I have prepared a response but popped it into a new thread here so that I can keep the feedback on the letter and this thread separate, so it is easy to get through, if anyone is not happy with a reference I have made or if you have some constructive criticism I really appreciate it.
TIA xxoo