The owner of Tops Day Nurseries has launched a campaign to promote reusable, washable nappies in a bid to reduce plastic pollution.
Cheryl Hadland hopes to discourage use of plastic, disposable single-use nappies, which are sent to landfill
It follows the launch of the Nappies (Environmental Standards) Bill in December. According to the nursery owner, the UK throws away nearly three billion nappies a year, and 90 per cent will end up in landfill where they can take 500 years to decompose.
All staff with babies and toddlers in nappies working in Tops’ 30 nurseries have been given a pack of reusable cloth nappies so they can support local parents to make the change, as well as lead by example. In each setting there is a hamper of reusable nappies to loan out to parents to try for free.
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