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Facts
Every disposable nappy ever dumped still exists today as they take centuries to break down.
Washing/hanging out/putting away nappies for a bub in cloth full time takes 7 minutes a day - less time than it takes to go to the store and return home with a box of disposable nappies.
In most cities there are laws against dumping faeces in the garbage, and solid waste must be disposed of in the toilet, regardless of what type of nappy you use3.
 
Figures
1.375 Billion disposable nappies used annually in Australia and New Zealand1.
3.75 Million disposable nappies dumped every single day in these 2 nations alone1.
3 Million trees felled every year to make disposable nappies for Australia / New Zealand1.
100 intestinal viruses leach from untreated human waste at rubbish dumps, contaminating ground water at land fill and creating risks to sanitation workers.
50% of total household waste will be disposable nappies, in a household with 1 baby using disposable nappies full time1.
7 times better for the environment, reusable nappies compared to one use nappies4.
2 Tonnes of landfill created by each baby in disposable nappies full time1.
1 degree hotter the average temperature of a boy's testicles in a disposable nappy - possibly related to increases in infertility and testicular cancer of the last 25 years3.
 
1. Reprinted by permission from Zero Waste New Zealand website.
3. Example from The City of Perth Health Local Law Section 41(a)(xi)
An owner or occupier of premises shall not deposit or permit to be deposited in a receptacle - sewage, manure, nightsoil, faeces or urine;
 
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