Exactly why we'll be using cloth....... sposies are so bad!!!!! 300yrs to decompose


At last the update to the lifecycle research into what's better cloth vrs disposable! Have a read of the media release from The Nappy Network. Mods hope this is OK here, please let me know if it has to go to the news section? I can never work out where to put things

Media Release
For immediate release

British report reveals reusable nappies offer substantial enviro benefits.

The quantity of disposable nappies currently being sent to landfill, in Australia alone, is reaching dramatic proportions. Recent research shows that Australians are throwing away one billion disposable nappies every single year, with each of these taking up to 300 years to fully decomposei.

NOTES TO EDITORS
The Australian Nappy Network (ANN) is a non-profit organisation promoting the health, environmental and financial advantages of reusable nappies - more details can be found at Australian Nappy Network Ltd. The ANN also organises the annual community education initiative Reusable Nappy Week, Reusable Nappy Week.

An Updated Lifecycle Assessment Study for Disposable and Reusable Nappies Environment Agency, 17/10/2008, is an addendum to the Life Cycle Assessment of Disposable and Reusable Nappies in the UK, 2005, is published by the Environment Agency 17 October 2008 and is available to view in full on Environment Agency - Home page