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UNLEY EMBRACES ECOBUMS AS CLOTH NAPPIES MAKE A COME BACK
Did you know that in Australia, we send 2.1 billion disposable nappies to landfill a year and because they take around 150 years to break down, they become a significant ecological issue as they take up valuable landfill.
As part of an ongoing city wide Waste Management program, The City of Unley is consciously trying to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, therefore an important way of achieving this is to encourage residents to use cloth nappies rather than the disposable type.
Cloth nappies have come a long way since the old toweling squares. Modern versions are much more absorbent, less bulky and easier to wash - plus they are just as easy to use as disposables and they look great!
The City of Unley is offering a subsidised program to encourage parents to use cloth nappies via a Cloth Nappy Library.
The Cloth Nappy Library gives you the opportunity to try out different types, sizes and brands of modern cloth nappies for two weeks, helping you find the perfect nappy system for you and your baby.
Information and demonstration sessions explaining the benefits of cloth nappies will be held as follows:
Wednesday 6.30pm 21 March.
Fullarton Park Centre
411 Fullarton Road
Fullarton
Monday 6.30pm 26 March
Goodwood Community Centre
32-34 Rosa Street
Goodwood
Bookings are essential.
Please RSVP to Grace at grace@kesab.asn.au or phone for further information on mobile 0406 001 216 or visit www.ecobumclothnappies.com.au.
Dads and babies are more than welcome!
Did you know that in Australia, we send 2.1 billion disposable nappies to landfill a year and because they take around 150 years to break down, they become a significant ecological issue as they take up valuable landfill.
As part of an ongoing city wide Waste Management program, The City of Unley is consciously trying to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, therefore an important way of achieving this is to encourage residents to use cloth nappies rather than the disposable type.
Cloth nappies have come a long way since the old toweling squares. Modern versions are much more absorbent, less bulky and easier to wash - plus they are just as easy to use as disposables and they look great!
The City of Unley is offering a subsidised program to encourage parents to use cloth nappies via a Cloth Nappy Library.
The Cloth Nappy Library gives you the opportunity to try out different types, sizes and brands of modern cloth nappies for two weeks, helping you find the perfect nappy system for you and your baby.
Information and demonstration sessions explaining the benefits of cloth nappies will be held as follows:
Wednesday 6.30pm 21 March.
Fullarton Park Centre
411 Fullarton Road
Fullarton
Monday 6.30pm 26 March
Goodwood Community Centre
32-34 Rosa Street
Goodwood
Bookings are essential.
Please RSVP to Grace at grace@kesab.asn.au or phone for further information on mobile 0406 001 216 or visit www.ecobumclothnappies.com.au.
Dads and babies are more than welcome!
What the Eastern Courier had to say.
ReplyDeleteSwitch call
for nappies
UNLEY ; EMILY GRIFFITHS
PARENTS will be helped to make
the switch from disposable nappies
to environmentally friendlier cloth
ones, as part of an Unley Council
waste management program.
Run by SA company Eco Bums, the
cloth nappy library would allow
parents to hire a nappy kit, including
12 cloth nappies and two wet
bags, for a two-week trial period.
Unley Council would subsidise the
cost, with parents paying $20 instead
of the usual $60 .
KESAB environmental manager
Grace Barila said the cloth nappy
library would suit busy parents
keen to make the switch from disposable
nappies.
"You can order (the trial kit)
online and Eco Bums will post it out
to you," Mrs Barila says. -Parents
just need to drop it off at their local
library at the end of the two weeks."
Mum Kate White, who uses cloth
nappies on her children, Sadhbh, 2
and Aislinn, 1, hoped the scheme
would convince others to make the
change. "For me it's never been a
problem because I wanted to save
money which is why I chose to use
cloth nappies," Mrs White said.
"But certainly for a lot of people
it will be a big difference. They will
see how easy it is and, although
cloth might cost more initially, you
get so much wear out of them."
In Australia, an estimated 2.1
billion disposable nappies were
thrown into landfill a year, taking
around 150 years to break down.
Unley's first cloth nappy information
and demonstration session
will be on March 21, at Fullarton
Park Centre, 411 Fullarton Rd, at
6.30pm. To book, email Mrs Barila
at grace@kesab.asn.au
Unley Council will subsidise the cost, with parents paying $20 instead of the usual $60 – for a 2 week Trial period.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting comment in the Eastern Courier 28th Feb 2012
DeleteGood work, Unley
I WOULD like to commend the
City of Unley on its decision to
subsidise the trial of cloth nappies
("Switch call for nappies",
Eastern Courier Messenger, February
15).
I used cloth nappies when my
children were young and, apart
from the cost saving, I felt proud
that I was not contributing to
landfill.
As a family, we did not find it
inconvenient, even when going
on holidays as the facilities in
which we stayed were all
equipped with a laundry.
I strongly encourage families
with young children to participate
in the trial. For a little extra
effort, you will have the satisfaction
of knowing that you are
contributing to a cleaner world
for your children, and they do
deserve to inherit a cleaner
world.
THEODORA CHERRY