Recycling disposable nappies
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Topic: Recycling disposable nappies
Posted By: lucky3rdtime
Subject: Recycling disposable nappies
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 10:18am
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A plunket nurse informed me that they are going to start up a recycling plant for disposable nappies.
Apparently someone in Rangiora came up with the idea. The machines will be able to separate the plastic from the cotton components in the nappies to allow for recycling. The first plant is going to be set up in the Christchurch area, she didn't have any more details or a timeline as its still in progress. But if and when it happens, its a good start. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 11:00am
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YAY....What a good invention...if it does go ahead!!
I would love to see this go thru! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:14pm
Oh wow thats a great idea! Now people can stop being so harsh on us ol sposie users ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:24pm
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I'm pretty skeptical about the whole thing... and I wouldn't use sposies even if it worked! I love not having to pay for them every week, really cuts down on our grocery bill. Also that only fixes the landfill thing - there is still the ton of resources going into the sposies in the first place.
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:47pm
Yeah totally agree. Plus theres all the energy/resources that will go into running the thing! |
AliaDawn wrote:Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 12:48pm
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Yeah I guess if we were on a tight budget then I would do the whole cloth thing. But this is a step in the right direction ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow"> Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 3:36pm
I was going to be a cloth mummy but it never worked out that way...I try so hard to do the right thing, save power but recycle things etc...but fall flat on my face with Nappies. Thanksfully DD is coming out of them...but by Dec I will have another one...Eeeklkks ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 4:27pm
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Yeah I remember reading something a while ago when it was first proposed about how much it would cost to recycle them and how the energy and resources used to recycle them would outweigh the benefits of the recycling.
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 9:10pm
What does using cloth have to do with your budget?
I am using them this time (have made them myself) as I feel very guilty about all the disposables I threw away last time  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 06 July 2008 at 12:06pm
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That sounds like a great idea, I am looking at a few reusable nappies, in a effort to try and save some money and help the enviroment. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Trillian
Date Posted: 10 July 2008 at 8:46pm
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The nappy composting plant is due to be open later this year. It uses nappies and kitchen/woodchip waste, puts them thru a shredder and hotter rotter and turns it into compost. Its a fantastic invention (by a Chch schoolgirl) and will remove a significant amount of disposable nappies & incontinence products from the waste stream. The trial they did last year was hugely successful, and they have got Huggies on board which is a fantastic coup!
www.envirocomp.co.nz if you want to know more. I'm a disposable user, its hard enough getting the regular washing done without dealing with nappies as well. I'm also not convinced about the real relative costs of MCN vs diposable. All credit to users of MCNs - like breast & bottle, different solutions suit different families. We are very green in other areas of our life and have been for decades now, so for me it balances out. Roll on the nappy composting I say :-) |