Some Environmental Facts...

• Disposables can take up to 500 years to decompose fully meaning that the vast majority ever produced are still in the earth.
• Disposable nappies make up around 4% of all household waste.
• Each baby requires 4,500 nappy changes from birth to potty training.
• Four and a half trees are destroyed to keep one baby in disposable nappies for 30 months.
• In the UK alone we discard 63 million disposables each week.

Our Packaging

In order to increase the popularity of reusable nappies we try to maximise the appeal of our packaging by creating a high standard of presentation. As part of the design process we are constantly assessing the impact that our packaging is likely to have on the environment.

Where possible we try to design our packaging to be manufactured from recycled and recyclable materials or to have some usefulness that will prevent it from being immediately discarded.

Our Printing

Much of our initial printing has been produced by Seacourt a UK based printer who have gone to great lengths to ensure that their printing processes are as ecologically sound as possible. This has earned Seacourt all of the credentials listed below. Where possible we will continue to work with Seacourt and to find other suppliers who have a similar level of commitment.

Some of Seacourts credentials:

Waterless Printing Association : Founded in 1993, the WPA promotes the benefits of waterless printing which it sees as one of the most significant print innovations in the past 500 years. The waterless logo can only be used on material printed by the waterless process.

ISO 14001 : ISO 14001 is the international standard for an environmental management system. It applies to those environmental aspects which an organisation has control over and which it has an influence.

CarbonNeutral : A process, promoted by Future Forests, by which emissions from business (including travel and transport) are offset by investing in projects that cut down CO2 emissions thus making the business CarbonNeutral.

EMAS : the European Eco-Management & Audit Scheme, is designed to improve companies environmental performance. Its aim is to recognise and reward organisations that go beyond minimum legal compliance and continually improve their environmental performance.

Washable Nappies

Myths about using cotton nappies still abound ; hard work, nowhere to dry them, excuses are many. It was no doubt hard work for our grandparents before the days of washing machines but how difficult can it be to press a button or turn a dial and a short while later hang them to dry.

If you would like to help reduce the landfill in your area (on average 4% of landfill is disposable nappies), and save a friend approximately £1100 into the bargain, (every baby needs 4500 nappy changes!), cross over to real nappies - Onelife washable cotton nappies