LCRN works to help London manage resources sustainably to maximise environmental and community benefit.
www.wen.org.uk/nappies
Women's Environmental Network (WEN) is a registered charity educating, informing and empowering women and men who care about the environment. It has campaigned to raise awareness of the environmental impacts associated with disposable nappies and to promote the use of washable cloth ('real') nappies to reduce that impact since 1989. WEN developed and established the Real Nappies for London scheme and is running it in partnership with the listed London boroughs and London Community Recycling Network.
WEN also runs a Real Nappy Exchange, which puts buyers and sellers of used real nappies in touch with one another.
www.realnappycampaign.com
Information on real nappies. Go to www.realnappycampaign.com/nappyfinder
to find nation-wide information on suppliers, local authority incentive schemes,
local agents, laundry services, real nappy networks (community groups). Shortly
to be updated.
www.clothnappytree.com
Comprehensive information on real nappies, including a forum and classifieds for used nappies.
www.usednappies.co.uk
Auction site for used nappies. The founder says, 'At The Used Nappy Company, we feel strongly
that reselling/reusing washable nappies is doubly eco-friendly; we are keen for nappies to be
reused/recycled and for parents new to cloth to maybe just try them out for a lower cost than
buying brand new.'
www.kingstonmertonrealnappies.org.uk
An independent voluntary organisation run by mums with great knowledge
and experience of using real nappies.
www.bulledecotton.org
An association promoting reusable nappies. Based in France.
Contact any of our Suppliers for further information on types and brands of nappies and for excellent advice on how to use real nappies.
How does it work
1. Apply online or complete a leaflet2. Check out information on how to use nappies, nappy types,suppliers
3. When you receive your voucher, take or send it to your supplier
4. Send us your feedback online or fill in the card provided in your pack.
To apply for your pack you will need to complete a form and provide evidence of:
- where you live, such as council tax, water, gas, electricity or landline phone bill;
- your identity, such as driver’s licence, passport, birth certificate;
- pregnancy or birth of your child – your MatB1 form or baby’s birth certificate.
You may apply online or complete a form on a Real Nappies for London leaflet available from ante natal clinics, participating borough council offices, other locations and events across London. You can also take your evidence with you to a local Real Nappies for London event such as a nappuccino and fill in a form there, while you have a chat with a real nappy expert and other parents, see examples of real nappies and find out how to use them.
We do ask you to let us know how you get on with your real nappies. You can do this here or send in the card you’ll get in your pack.
Do email or phone Real Nappies for London if you have any questions.