Good old fashioned terry nappies

Can you believe that currently in the UK about eight million disposable nappies are thrown away each day, which accounts for about three percent of our household waste.  (Check out more details here: http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk/westberkshire/Waste-Minimisation/Real-Nappies-The-facts/)

So since starting on our nappy journey over 5 years ago, I invested in terry nappies (simple squares), nappy nippers (a modern version of the safety pin that doesn't go through the nappy) and bamboo wipes.  And both kids have used these, with the exception of holidays when I can't face or fit nappy pails in the boot of the car.  However, I did slack off when my youngest dropped down to just night nappies (seven nappies to wash per week seemed mad).

But since the start of the year I've gone back to the terries for his bedtime nappy, and I just wash them every other week, which works fine.

I've even attempted to use the eco balls on them, as they are only wet nappies, and amazingly they work just fine.

Back in 2012 when I weighed our waste before starting on the journey of reducing it, night nappies alone in a week weighed 4kg, and probably took up about half a carrier bag of space.  So I'm glad I've gone back to terries, and I'm hoping he'll be out of them soon anyway.