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Disposable nappies have been in the firing line at the Conservative Birthday Party convention, as Atmosphere Secretary Michael Gove hinted at a long run ban.
He later clarified his feedback to say that nappies wouldn’t be banned however advised they could be part of plans to “take on waste higher”.
So what is the environmental value of unmarried-use nappies?
An expected three billion nappies are thrown away once a year within the UK, accounting for two-3% of all family waste, consistent with recycling charity Wrap.
that is a reasonably old estimate based on the selection of babies and toddlers within the population and the way many nappies an afternoon the common child uses.
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