Before Leila Green became a mother of triplets three years ago, she envisaged she’d be the kind of parent who would use reusable nappies.
“But as soon as my babies arrived, I realised I just couldn’t – I was flat out looking after the three of them so I went for the easy option.”
“I’d buy disposables and in the early days we’d get through 25 a day,” continues Green, who lives in Broadstairs in Kent and runs an online community focused on motherhood issue.
“I think the reality is that mums would like an eco option but they are so busy and it would have to be priced appropriately.”
Globally, it’s estimated that 300,000 disposable nappies are sent to landfill or incinerated every minute, leading to environmental issues as many contain plastics and synthetic materials and can take hundreds of years to decompose.
While there’s sustainable alternatives such as washable nappies, the effort and cost limits how widely they’re used.
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