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Are you a Havering resident? Do you know your borough has a new nappy scheme. They are virtually giving away nappies (you pay £5 but they are worth a lot more than that.) These nappies are different. They are the latest, easy wash, quick dry fitted reusable nappies....

We're so pleased to get your feedback. Here's an email we've just received:I am an Islington resident and have taken advantage of the nappy voucher scheme. I am emailing you my results. We have always recycled plastics, paper, tin/aluminium/steel and glass as well as...

We've just come across a number of real nappy users experiencing nappy rash. What they have in common is that they have been using highly scented alcohol disposable wipes at change time more often than usual because they're out and about more in this lovely sunny...

People have been intrigued by my suggestion that residents drop off bags of used disposable nappies at supermarkets. They are asking how it would work errrr... technology? There would be a nappy bank, a bit like a clothes bank (which is emptied regularly) and when the...

This post is the personal view of Hilary Vick, manager of RNfL, founder of Nappy Ever After and trustee of WENI have to say that this consultation document conjures up the image of bankers on the eve of the financial crash saying "everything's going really well." When...

That's the message we got from parents who wanted to use real nappies, got a voucher (which we all know takes some effort) but then didn't spend it.When we asked them what stopped them they told us they were overwhelmed by the choice. So we set them up with 8 nappies,...

There are several reasons why London parents get real nappies:We don't like to hang around: we want to exit the hospital quickly after the birth. A cloth nappy shows baby has peed and then you can go! More difficult to tell with stay-dry disposables that can prolong...

Following our recent blog post New thoughts on Potty Training which received a record amount of interest within a few days, we have asked June Rogers, a paediatric continence specialist with over 20 years experience to answer your questions on toilet/potty and night...

We just want to give you some feedback on a research project we are carrying out at Real Nappies for London. Our aim is to find out why some parents who intend to use real nappies don't get round to it. And when they do, what happens?We've found some parents who were...

So why isn't Real Nappies for London crowing about this? We said it was a bad idea. It's good news, right?Actually we just feel sad that it was opened in the first place. We just regret that all the money c £20 million and trust put into this plant wasn't put into...

Some of you will know that the government is currently consulting over a Waste Prevention Plan for England. From what we've heard so far nappies will not be mentioned. Defra's argument for not mentioning disposable nappy waste, even though it is 3% of the household...

Real nappies soooo need a celebrity couple! They could make an enormous difference in reducing nappy waste sent to landfill and incineration, not just in the UK but across the globe.Will they use cotton nappies? Probably, because they're better in so many ways. But...

We are really excited that The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has published this report on Chemical Exposures during Pregnancy: Dealing with Potential, but Unproven, Risks to Child Health.This can only be a good thing to ensure we can all...

The future of Real Nappies for London and its voucher scheme is not guaranteed. We need to prove that there's a demand for the vouchers and it is growing. Please tell your friends about the voucher, your NCT group or midwife. Let us know of good places or people who...

For many years now parents have been telling us they put their baby in a disposable so they can get a good night's sleep. Usually the idea came from their NCT teacher. Was this useful advice?This articles in the BMJ says parents shouldn't expect their babies to sleep...

This Real Nappy Week, in the lead up to Defra’s call for evidence: Waste Prevention Programme for England (deadline for submissions 29 April) has demonstrated a massive success by businesses, local authorities and real nappy activists to engage a particular group of...

That's the question that was fired at me (Hilary Vick) on Radio 4's You and Yours last Thursday. My response was that it's because disposable nappies are promoted in the hospitals via free samples and vouchers in the Bounty pack, via the National Childbirth Trust (the...