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Cloth nappies or disposables?

davidc4430 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:47:00 GMT

Cloth nappies or disposables? We crunched the numbers so you don't have to

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/cloth-nappies-vs-disposables-crunching-the-numbers/11994864

i was under the asumption disposing of human waste in the general rubish was against the law.

if thats so there is tones of soiled nappies being dumped into waste that shouldnt be.

i bet if i pooed in a bucket all the time then tipped it into my big green bin ready for collection by council and they got 'wind' of it.

wow, and what a stink that would be!

id be in big trouble!

and yet families all over are doing exactly that by putting old nappies in the bin!

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martinw-48 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:45:11 GMT

David, you're not meant to be aware of and point out double standards

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domino-710 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 03:34:07 GMT

LOL - I must admit I did have a chuckle at you two.

Firstly - I used cloth nappies.

Where do you think the - mess went - into the bucket to soak.

Into the washing machine.

No - deposited where it usually is & flushed.

Please don't poo in a bucket David.

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tasfleur — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:13:55 GMT

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imastawka — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:16:09 GMT

Yes Dom, two boys who've never had kids discussing nappies.

Cloth nappies here as Dom says, waste went in the toilet.

I only had the one, but she had four, and she also used cloth.

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daydreams_12 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 05:40:36 GMT

When mine was borm 50 years ago it was all cloth nappies. Excretement went into the toilet then nappies into the copper to boil. After that through the wringer then out into the sun.

How many young people know what a copper is or for that fact have the room for one.

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domino-710 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 05:47:15 GMT

My pet budgie - flew down the flew - of the copper - my Dad had to disect the copper - unfortunately the budgie didn't make it.

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imastawka — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 05:55:07 GMT

No flue on ours.

It was hooked up to the gas. When the hot water system broke down, we attached

a garden hose to the tap and ran it through the house to the bathroom

Re: Cloth nappies or disposables?

martinw-48 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:12:46 GMT

Of course we know what a copper is.
It's one of those things that walk the streets in a high vis with a handgun on their hip

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domino-710 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:28:26 GMT

LOL - all gas had a flue.

That's why the budgie didn't make it.

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martinw-48 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:35:16 GMT

Poor Budgie

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domino-710 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:39:53 GMT

I know - but I did after time manage to move on.

No more birds after that - other than an angry Cockateil - many many years later.

Leo - was a brute. lol

DD's pet - my cleaning chores.

Re: Cloth nappies or disposables?

davidc4430 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:31:48 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Yes Dom, two boys who've never had kids discussing nappies.

Cloth nappies here as Dom says, waste went in the toilet.

I only had the one, but she had four, and she also used cloth.

and you did the right thing, re usable cloth nappies and did the messy business of cleaning the .... well making em clean to use again.

but now days you would be in the monority

the disposable nappy is the popular choice and they, including the poo, go into landfill by the tons every day.

i saw those 'chaser' guys doing a reduce waste thing years ago, they created a pile of used disposables for just 1 kid for a year, it was humongous!

how many kids are there creating the same pile every year?

Re: Cloth nappies or disposables?

davidc4430 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:33:53 GMT

ok, it was 2 years

thats a lotta poopy nappies

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icyfroth — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:42:53 GMT

@martinw-48 wrote:
Of course we know what a copper is.
It's one of those things that walk the streets in a high vis with a handgun on their hip

Re: Cloth nappies or disposables?

icyfroth — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:56:26 GMT

@davidc4430 wrote:
Cloth nappies or disposables? We crunched the numbers so you don't have to

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/cloth-nappies-vs-disposables-crunching-the-numbers/11994864

i was under the asumption disposing of human waste in the general rubish was against the law.
if thats so there is tones of soiled nappies being dumped into waste that shouldnt be.

i bet if i pooed in a bucket all the time then tipped it into my big green bin ready for collection by council and they got 'wind' of it.
wow, and what a stink that would be!

id be in big trouble!

and yet families all over are doing exactly that by putting old nappies in the bin!

Well, you know, it's not just the babies. It's the other end of the spectrum, with the aged using disposable "pull-ups".

Re: Cloth nappies or disposables?

domino-710 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:00:04 GMT

@davidc4430 wrote:
@imastawka wrote:
Yes Dom, two boys who've never had kids discussing nappies.

Cloth nappies here as Dom says, waste went in the toilet.

I only had the one, but she had four, and she also used cloth.
and you did the right thing, re usable cloth nappies and did the messy business of cleaning the .... well making em clean to use again.
but now days you would be in the monority
the disposable nappy is the popular choice and they, including the poo, go into landfill by the tons every day.

i saw those 'chaser' guys doing a reduce waste thing years ago, they created a pile of used disposables for just 1 kid for a year, it was humongous!
how many kids are there creating the same pile every year?

David - most Mum's distribute the waste - then dispose of the disposable - they are not Neanderthal.

Just because it is disposable - doesn't mean it is not ' emptied ' before disposal.

Geez.

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davidc4430 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:01:25 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
@davidc4430 wrote:
Cloth nappies or disposables? We crunched the numbers so you don't have to

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/cloth-nappies-vs-disposables-crunching-the-numbers/11994864

i was under the asumption disposing of human waste in the general rubish was against the law.
if thats so there is tones of soiled nappies being dumped into waste that shouldnt be.

i bet if i pooed in a bucket all the time then tipped it into my big green bin ready for collection by council and they got 'wind' of it.
wow, and what a stink that would be!

id be in big trouble!

and yet families all over are doing exactly that by putting old nappies in the bin!
Well, you know, it's not just the babies. It's the other end of the spectrum, with the aged using disposable "pull-ups".

so true

we invented the darn things with no thought of the 'what do we do with them after we use them'

they talk about reducing landfill

well imagine no disposable nappies going into landfill, what a difference it would make

maybe homes which use em should have a bin for them, and they get recycled properly?

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davidc4430 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:03:19 GMT

@domino-710 wrote:
@davidc4430 wrote:
@imastawka wrote:
Yes Dom, two boys who've never had kids discussing nappies.

Cloth nappies here as Dom says, waste went in the toilet.

I only had the one, but she had four, and she also used cloth.
and you did the right thing, re usable cloth nappies and did the messy business of cleaning the .... well making em clean to use again.
but now days you would be in the monority
the disposable nappy is the popular choice and they, including the poo, go into landfill by the tons every day.

i saw those 'chaser' guys doing a reduce waste thing years ago, they created a pile of used disposables for just 1 kid for a year, it was humongous!
how many kids are there creating the same pile every year?
David - most Mum's distribute the waste - then dispose of the disposable - they are not Neanderthal.

Just because it is disposable - doesn't mean it is not ' emptied ' before disposal.

Geez.

really?

you want me to buy 'most' mums take the poopy nappys and scrape the poops into the toot before putting them in the rubbish bin?

pull the other one

Re: Cloth nappies or disposables?

lyndal1838 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:04:11 GMT

Recycled disposables???

Yuck.

Any suggestions as to what they could be recycled into?