Disposable nappies get a bum deal at Wokingham real nappy coffee morning
It was a Wokingham baby bonanza at the Oakwood Centre when parents and tots learned all about the benefits of real nappies during a special coffee morning on Thursday (April 24).
Wokingham Borough Council joined forces with Woodley-based company Twinkle Twinkle to offer mums and dads a free cuppa and also find out about how to do their bit for the environment by using real nappies.
The coffee morning was held to coincide with national Real Nappy Week and offered advice and information on the practicalities of using real washable nappies as well as the environmental and cost benefits.
Miranda Stamp from Twinkle Twinkle, a real nappy specialist, Peter Baveystock, the Wokingham council’s waste and recycling manager, and other real nappy experts were on hand to talk to parents about the impact of disposable nappies on the environment as well as the different kinds and styles of nappies available.
Peter Baveystock, waste and recycling manager, said: “Disposable nappies are a real threat to the environment as they take up a lot of scarce and expensive landfill space. In the Wokingham Borough alone we send around 2,000 tonnes of nappy waste to limited landfill each year, costing more than £120,000.”
“We want more parents and child carers to switch to reusable nappies because the fewer disposable nappies that are thrown away the lesser the impact on the environment, plus it could save the council, and ultimately the tax payer, from having to pay hefty landfill charges.”
Wokingham Borough Council joined forces with Woodley-based company Twinkle Twinkle to offer mums and dads a free cuppa and also find out about how to do their bit for the environment by using real nappies.
The coffee morning was held to coincide with national Real Nappy Week and offered advice and information on the practicalities of using real washable nappies as well as the environmental and cost benefits.
Miranda Stamp from Twinkle Twinkle, a real nappy specialist, Peter Baveystock, the Wokingham council’s waste and recycling manager, and other real nappy experts were on hand to talk to parents about the impact of disposable nappies on the environment as well as the different kinds and styles of nappies available.
Peter Baveystock, waste and recycling manager, said: “Disposable nappies are a real threat to the environment as they take up a lot of scarce and expensive landfill space. In the Wokingham Borough alone we send around 2,000 tonnes of nappy waste to limited landfill each year, costing more than £120,000.”
“We want more parents and child carers to switch to reusable nappies because the fewer disposable nappies that are thrown away the lesser the impact on the environment, plus it could save the council, and ultimately the tax payer, from having to pay hefty landfill charges.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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