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Highland Real Nappy Project

Real Nappies Real Choice 




Real nappies = MUCH less 
waste 

Disposables make up over 4% of household 
waste 

16 million nappies per year are thrown away in 
Highland 

9 million per day in the UK 

One baby creates around 1 tonne of nappy 
waste 

200-500 years to break down in landfill 

Heavy use of resources 





Cost savings 

Using real nappies can save £600 
-£1000 per baby for families 

Cost to Local Authority -3000T 
nappy waste at £60/T disposal 
cost = approx.£180,000 per year 
(excluding transport) 





We can help! 

18 volunteers across Highland 
Talks and demonstrations 
Trial kits to borrow 
Health service links 
Incentive nappy packs 




Real Nappies, one way to cut waste in 
the Cairngorms National Park 

Badenoch and Strathspey – HRNP 
0845 201 2609 www.hrnp.org.uk 

Moray and Aberdeenshire – Grampian Real 
Nappy Project 
01224 774177 nappynorth@abzforward.plus.com 

Angus – Nappy Times 
01241 855312 www.nappytimes.co.uk