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Facts |
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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. |
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Figures |
1.375 Billion disposable nappies used annually in Australia and New Zealand1.
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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. |
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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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