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I didn't know it was illegal either. is that in all states? We wrap out nappies (wet or dirty) up really tightly, put them in a nappy sack, tie it up really tight and put it in the wheelie-bin. If I'm at someone's house and DD has done a wet nappy I usually just take it with me unless it's a family member's house in which case I ask where the outside bin is and if I can put the nappy (which is in the bag) in the bin.
There is no way I'd ever put a nappy in the kitchen bin, wet or dirty...that just makes the house stink!
In fact, I don't even put my normal rubbish in someone's bin without asking.
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I just went to my local council's website to find out more about disposing of nappies and they say that nappies can go in the normal rubbish bin (and dont' say anything about getting rid of faecal matter). Perhaps it's only illegal in some states?
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Thanks for the suggestions but there us NO WAY I'm going to communicate with my good (if somewhat uneducated about human waste disposal) friends via signs. This my HOUSE we're talking about here, I'm not going to live with signs telling people what to do all around me. Everyone, all our friends, know we don't put poo in the bin because we are very proud (and loud) full-time cloth nappy users. This is part of the problem, I think I have already bored my friends half to death talking about cloth nappies and how much we love them.
I've come to the conclusion that next time, when my friends are changing a pooey toddler nappy at my house, I'll just have to ask, as casually as I can, "do you mind emptying that poo into the toilet before you put that sposie in the bin". I'm sure I can do it now, I just need to find the right tone so I don't sound like a bossy self-righteous idiot.
WRT the dog poo, yes, a very good/valid point. There is NO WAY I'd put dog poo in the bin, I'd put it in the toilet or compost it, but that's just me (and we don't have a dog, although DH is absolutely busting to get one).
ETA: As has already been mentioned several times in this thread, it says on every disposable nappy packet something like: Disposal instructions - Excess soiling must be removed and flushed down the toilet… I know almost no one reads this, and even if they do they don’t care and just put the poo in the bin with the nappy anyway. But I do care, it is really important to me and I take it very seriously.
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some councils do random audits on bins, and will fine people who dispose of human waste innapropriately.
I think its horrid, I'm so glad we use cloth now, even though I've always flushed poo, the bin doesn't have the stench of urine or faeces any more.
We compost our dog & cat poo :)
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wow I didn't know it was illegal...
