An article in the UK published in July this year is tittled “The great real nappy myth - they are just as bad for the environment as disposables, admits Minister” and you can read it here.

Here’s a few snippets courtesy of http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/…

…after a three-year campaign that has cost taxpayers at least £30million, it has been decided that the two types [cloth and disposable nappies] have the same impact on the environment.As a result, ministers at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have quietly dropped the lavishly-financed Real Nappy Campaign.

The decision follows a four-year research project which found that the impact of burying disposable nappies in landfill sites was matched by the energy consumed and greenhouse gases generated by washing reusables or transporting them to laundries.

Former waste minister Ben Bradshaw confirmed the end of the nappy campaign in a Commons answer delivered last week….

…..It is estimated that at least three billion disposable nappies are thrown away every year in the UK, creating a waste mountain which is costing local authorities more than £40million a year to treat. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.

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