Two things:

• I’m never going to look at a jar of Loyd Grossman curry sauce the same way ever again.
• Why don’t we have this service available here? Apparently, this company is now offering this service in Australia, the Netherlands and California. Let’s just hope that it is a matter of time, as I’d certainly feel much happier knowing that Tom’s pooped pants were being recycled.

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8 Responses to “On nappies”

1. Karen says:
   March 18th, 2006 at 7:20 pm

   Moltex Oko are compostable; don’t tell me you don’t have recycling facilities.

2. graybo says:
   March 18th, 2006 at 8:00 pm

   We certainly do have recycling facilities. We, quite literally, only became aware of this brand today, having seen it in a health food shop window. Do you know anyone who has experience of using them? We’re very cautious, as the biodegradables we tried before were nothing short of totally useless – any environmental gain was utterly outweighed by the massively increased laundry bill/energy usage resulting from constant leakage.
   ooooh – they do samples. Might get some.

   UPDATE: sample pack of four ordered. I’ll report back.

3. Karen says:
   March 18th, 2006 at 9:33 pm

   Would love to know how the trial goes, since they’re currently my first choice of nappy, but I haven’t ordered any yet. In fact, if I find any more, I’ll order you the samples myself! What other brands did you try?

4. graybo says:
   March 18th, 2006 at 10:37 pm

   We tried Nature Boy and Girl Nappies – Waitrose/Ocado offer them and I’ve also seen them in Sainsbury’s – http://www.ocado.com/webshop/getCategories.do?categoryId=22090

   They were a very slim fit and didn’t fit well around Tom’s bum – hence leakage. We also found, unlike EvilNappies™, that the adhesive tabs came undone easily (more leakage) and couldn’t be undone/resealed for a quick check of the contents without the adhesive failing completely (we firmly believe that if the nappy is unsoiled there is no need to change it – saves money and landfill).

   Until today, I hadn’t seen another biodegradable brand, although I reckon it is probably a matter of time before the big names and the own-label ranges include a biodegradable offering. Apparently, so I’ve read, one of the ways that landfill can be reduced is to reduce the physical bulk of the nappy – all well and good, but I think that the Nature nappy goes too far and becomes less functional as a result.

   EDIT: forgot to say that the Nature nappy sacks are good – at least that bit is biodegradable. And they don’t have the sickly fragrance that own-brand nappy sacks have. (Alternatively, just use carrier bags instead of binning them – although I expect that you re-use carriers already).

5. Tom says:
   March 24th, 2006 at 3:12 pm

   The bigger he gets, the better they fit in my experience. Also, some local councils do offer a nappy washing service if you go for more traditional, non-disposable nappies. I know there’s one in Camden I believe although none around my way.

6. exmonkey says:
   March 25th, 2006 at 10:13 am

   Have you thought of using a brand like Motherease – we have found them to be excellent, plus the prepresent a significant saving over two years.

   http://www.treehuggermums.co.uk do them for £7 a pop – plus Waitrose now do them indivdually.

   BTW I agree, Nature Boy/Girl nappies are crap – Moltex are excellent, we still use them for the occasional overnight – but they havent made it into my compost bin yet.

7. wallik says:
   May 26th, 2006 at 3:06 pm

   Nature boy and girl are okay for my 2 nappy-wearing kids (1-3)but they cannot be resealed, so when it comes to disposing of the messy ones I have to use a plastic or paper bag anyway, which defies the purpose of having environmentally friendly nappies! And they do not appear to have any contact details so I could alert them to this fact.

8. Aase says:
   May 29th, 2006 at 12:10 pm

   I used Nature boy and girl for both my kids and had no problems apart from at night when they got too wet. I once got a pack where the tabs came off and e-mailed the company. A week later they sent me two free packs in the post. Brilliant service. They have a website http://www.naty.se/ and you can find their contact details there.

   They also do biodegradable nappy bags which are great as they don’t have that awful smell the other ones have.

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