We need to make a change! In the first years of a child’s life, parents change on average, 6000 nappies. Typically, an infant requires 12 nappy changes a day and a toddler requires 6-8 nappy changes a day. That’s around 42 - 84 disposable nappies in the bin a week! Across Australia and New Zealand, 3.75 million disposable nappies are used daily and each take 150 years to break down. Imagine how many nappies we could keep out of landfill if using cloth became the norm.

Cloth nappies, essentially, are reusable containers of baby and toddler poop and wee. There are many different types of cloth nappies, from the old-fashioned terry towelling nappies, to modern cloth nappies (MCN), which are usually designed to fit bub from around 4kg up until when they are toilet training. 

The only downside is the initial set up of your cloth nappy stash is expensive, full-time day and night use requires 24 to 28 cloth nappies.

Ranging from $10 - $65 each, it's a lot of cost required to set up...but in the end it will save families about $4000 per child. As initial set up costs can a deterrent, we the undersigned hereby petition that Blue Mountains City Council follow in the lead of many other councils in NSW and offer a rebate of 50% off the purchase price to a maximum of a $200 rebate (including cloth and swim nappies, reusable wipes, reusable breast pads & reusable period underwear and reusable period pads).