Environment - The Facts

• 8 million disposable nappies are thrown away in Britain every day
• Over two and a half years, 6,000 disposable nappies will be used by one baby as opposed to re-using the same 24-50 "real" nappies
• Every £l spent on single use nappies costs the Council Tax payer 10p to dispose of them
• The total cost nationally for the disposal of nappies is £40 million each year.
• Disposables use 90 times more non-renewable material, for example, one cup of crude oil is needed to make one disposable nappy
• To keep one baby in disposable nappies for two and a half years, four and a half trees will be cut down to produce the nappies
• Re-usable nappies are soft, cotton and breathable, which helps to prevent nappy rash
• Disposable nappies contain gels and chemicals which are not subject to governmental controls or independent testing