Parents across Dudley are benefiting from an incentive scheme that’s helping them make the switch from disposables to washable nappies.
Dudley Council is offering the incentive scheme to encourage parents to use the real nappies because they are more environmentally friendly. Under the scheme, parents living in the borough can claim £30 when they spend over £50 on washable nappies or accessories
Testimonials
"We decided to try washables for environmental reasons, but we never realised how much money we would save, our little girl went through 10-12 nappies a day during her first year. The cost of disposables would have been more than three times as much as I have spent on washables. Were expecting another baby shortly and both will use washables, it’s a lot easier than expected. The Dudley scheme is a great incentive as you can choose the brand and supplier."
Helen Robinson, Stourbridge
"I used cotton nappies with my first child and having found them easy to use, was keen to do the same again with my second. This meant I could reuse nappies already bought, needing only to restock in liners and nappy powder for washing. I use a disposable nappy during the night, but on the whole I personally prefer not to use ‘smelly’ disposables. I found that my first child was aware of what it feels like to be wet and had an understanding of using the toilet to get rid of poo, all of which helped her leave nappies completely behind in the day by just over two and at night by three."
For help and information about cloth nappies please visit www.naturalnursery.co.uk. If this real nappy incentive scheme is not in your area it could be on the list of real nappy incentives.
I think incentive schemes are such a good idea for helping more parents give cloth nappies a try. I live in the Dudley catchment area and sent off my receipts to Dudley council last week, just waiting to hear back from them now :)
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