You could save £30 from the cost of buying washable nappies!

CLICK HERE for your Real Nappy Incentive Scheme guide

Get Real

The thought might fill parents and would-be parents with horror but the fact is washable nappies have come along way in the last 30 years.

Today’s real nappies are made of lightweight fluffy materials, are shaped to fit your baby comfortably and often feature colourful, funky designs. And nappy pins are a thing of the past with today’s designs having Velcro, plastic grips or poppers for easy fastening.

What’s more, using washable nappies even alongside using disposables can lead to huge cost savings being made as well as reducing the amount of waste going into landfill.

 What a waste?

• Disposable nappies account for 3% (by weight) of all household rubbish in the UK – in Bournemouth that’s around 2,520 tonnes or the same weight as around 720 elephants!
• One baby in disposable nappies for two and a half years costs upwards of £1,000. Long term, by opting for real nappies, parents can reduce their nappy bill by an average of £500 per baby.
• Every disposable nappy ever used is still in landfill, they may take up to 500 years to break down.
• It takes one cup of crude oil to produce the plastic for each disposable nappy.
• To produce enough disposable nappies for Britain’s demands each year, seven million trees are forested to produce - that’s around 70 square miles of forest and approximately four and a half trees per child. Some of the paper is derived from ancient forests, which have existed for hundreds of years and house many unique ecological species.
  

 and you could save money….

By opting for real nappies, parents can reduce their nappy bill by an average of £500 per baby. Even more saving can be made by using real nappies for subsequent babies or by selling on your nappies after use. But it may be the initial cash out lay for real nappies that puts some parents off.

 Bournemouth’s Real Nappy Incentive Scheme

To encourage parents to overcome the cost hurdle, Bournemouth Borough Council is offering parents the opportunity to claim £30 off the price of real nappies with a minimum spend of £45. Parents can apply for a voucher beforehand or cash back (on production of an itemised receipt) afterwards

• With the voucher system, parents need to apply a £30 voucher which is redeemable at the number of real nappy retailers in Bournemouth.
• With the cash back option, parents can buy their real nappies from any retailer, including the internet, and then complete an application form to receive a £30 refund.

Please note the following criteria must be met to receive the £30 incentive:

• A minimum spend of £45 in a single transaction is required on real nappies, real nappy products (liners, outer wraps, solutions, nappy bucket) or real nappy laundry services
• Babies must be aged 18 months or under at time of application
• Parents will be asked to provide proof of Bournemouth residence by sending in a photocopy of their Council Tax Statement and proof of the baby’s birth or pregnancy by sending a photocopy of the baby’s birth certificate or the MAT B1 form
• Only one claim can be made per baby
• If applying for cash back, parents must provide proof of purchase by sending in a photocopy of the itemised receipt. The receipt date must be within two months of application

A limited number of applications will be accepted per year on a first come first served basis, so don’t delay!

Apply Now

To start the application process, please

CLICK HERE to download an application form.

 Please send your completed application forms and photocopies to:

The Real Nappy Incentive Scheme,

Southcote Road Depot,

103 Southcote Road,

Bournemouth, BH1 3SW.

CLICK HERE for your Real Nappies Guide. 

CLICK HERE for some Real Nappy top tips 

CLICK HERE for a list of retailers where you can use your voucher

You can contact the Ask Bournemouth Contact Centre on 451199 or email the recycling team .

Together we can reuse more and waste less!