Cloth nappies or disposables?

davidc4430
Community Member

on ‎25-02-2020 11:47 AM

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!

martinw-48
Community Member

on ‎25-02-2020 12:45 PM

David, you're not meant to be aware of and point out double standards
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domino-710
Community Member

on ‎25-02-2020 02:34 PM

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. Robot wink

tasfleur
Community Member
In response to domino-710

on ‎25-02-2020 03:13 PM

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imastawka
Honored Contributor
In response to domino-710

on ‎25-02-2020 03:16 PM

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.

daydreams_12
Community Member

on ‎25-02-2020 04:40 PM

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.

domino-710
Community Member
In response to daydreams_12

on ‎25-02-2020 04:47 PM

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
Honored Contributor
In response to domino-710

on ‎25-02-2020 04:55 PM

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

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martinw-48
Community Member

on ‎25-02-2020 05:12 PM

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

domino-710
Community Member
In response to imastawka

on ‎25-02-2020 05:28 PM

LOL - all gas had a flue.

 

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

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