The councils collect disposable nappies and other absorbent hygiene products (AHP) waste from 2,500 households. In a six-month trial, the waste will be sent to the Knowaste AHP recycling plant in West Bromwich, West Midlands. Knowaste Ltd, which sterilises the materials before recovering plastics and fibres for re-use, said the trial represented “true progress”. Cardiff [...]
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Archive | Nappies
BBC News – Cardiff and Monmouthshire among first to send nappies for recycling
Posted on 21 March 2012.
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Blue balls of Bournemouth: Have scientists finally solved the mystery? | Mail Online
Posted on 04 February 2012.
The mysterious blue balls which ‘rained’ down on a Dorset garden were merely a common substance found in nappies, scientists have claimed. Following Steve Hornsby’s discovery of the small blue globules, after a hailstorm last week, some unusual explanations have been put forward about the find. Researchers at Bournemouth University had speculated that the small [...]
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Qantas flight grounded by a dirty nappy | Mail Online
Posted on 03 February 2012.
Qantas were forced to ground one of their domestic flights after passengers began complaining over the smell of a dirty diaper. Flight 825 was en route to Brisbane from Darwin when travellers caused a stir over the odor The pilot was forced to land the plane in Mount Isa, approximately 1,152 miles from the original [...]
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Mother horrified to discover SIX-INCH wood splinter woven into new nappy | Mail Online
Posted on 27 January 2012.
A mother was left horrified when she prepared to put a new nappy on her 13-month-old daughter and discovered a six-inch splinter sticking out of it. Claire Swinburn, 23, was about to put the Huggies nappy on her daughter Peyton when she spotted the shard of wood just in time. And when Claire inspected the [...]
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Jessica Alba designing eco-friendly diapers: Forget celebrity fashion lines | Mail Online
Posted on 25 January 2012.
She is best known for her acting skills – and for looking good while flaunting them. But now Jessica Alba is turning her hand to the unlikely world of diapers, creating and selling a line of eco-friendly household products that are far from the usual A-lister’s sideline of fashion or perfume. The 30-year-old star’s new [...]
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Midwife who left mother in distress is suspended
Posted on 12 August 2011.
A midwife who abandoned a mother while her baby was being born to go in search of nappies has been suspended for six months.
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Is it greener to use washable or disposable nappies?
Posted on 22 July 2011.
Washable nappies reduce waste sent to landfill, but disposables use less water and energy
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Still think they’re safe at nursery?
Posted on 24 June 2011.
Toddlers force-fed, babies left in soiled nappies, even sexual abuse… as more and more mothers rely on nurseries, a disturbing investigation into Britain’s booming childcare industry
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Town halls blow £3m trying to persuade parents to use washable nappies
Posted on 16 May 2011.
Town halls have spent £3million in the past five years trying to persuade parents to use washable nappies.
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Twice the nappies and double the trouble, but mothers who give birth to twins live longer
Posted on 12 May 2011.
With twice as many dirty nappies and double the number of feeds, it is easy for mothers of twins to envy those who just have one baby to bring up at a time.
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From model daddy to model hunk
Posted on 21 April 2011.
Orlando Bloom takes time out from changing nappies to star in new Boss campaign
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Disturbing nappy fetish of live-in nanny pervert who kept a dirty diaper under his bed pillow
Posted on 13 February 2011.
A live-in male nanny who had a disturbing fetish for soiled nappies and kept a dirty one underneath his bed pillow has been jailed for 16 months.
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Lidl nappies better than pampers say Mumsnetters
Posted on 02 February 2011.
Lidl nappies, Nintendo DS and a cookbook written by Fay Ripley, the Cold Feet actress, are some of the best products in Britain, according to a group of increasingly influential consumers: Mumsnetters.
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Baby blues: It takes 18 months for a new mother to ‘feel like a woman again’
Posted on 13 January 2011.
As the dirty nappies pile up and a good night’s sleep seems a distant memory, it is easy for a new mother to think life will never be the same again.
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My dad skills
Posted on 03 November 2010.
My dad skills
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Too old to party and too young to talk about nappies
Posted on 24 October 2010.
Too old to party and too young to talk about nappies
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Asda recalls eco nappies after complaint
Posted on 03 July 2010.
Asda recalls eco nappies after complaint
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Baby you’re looking cool!
Posted on 29 June 2010.
Baby you’re looking cool!
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Mumsnet strikes again as Ed Miliband admits using disposable nappies for son
Posted on 04 December 2009.
Ed Miliband, the Climate Change Secretary, has admitted that his six-month-old son Daniel uses disposable nappies.
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