What nappy schemes are in my area?
How reusable nappy schemes work:
Reusable nappy schemes involve reusable nappy providers working in partnership with local authorities to offer parents of children up to 18 months reusable nappy vouchers. The local authority and the waste authority pay an upfront cost for each voucher which varies from between £40 in some boroughs and £54 in other boroughs.
Benefits to local authorities
Local authorities quickly make financial savings based on reduced landfill tax and disposal costs. A report produced by the Institute of Civil Engineers showed that between July 2012 and July 2016, 3,188 vouchers were redeemed by parents across nine London councils. According to the study this delivered savings of £320,791. Hackney Council in London say that their reusable nappy scheme helped to cut costs by £10,360 in 2018/19 by avoiding gate fees for residual waste.
The local authorities that have used the scheme have reported on greater community cohesion and an increased awareness amongst residents of the need for behavioural changes that supports the environment.
Benefits for parents and babies:
Because reusable nappies can be used again and again, they help parents save considerable amounts of money. The Real Nappies for London study shows that, for the first 130 weeks of a child’s life, parents save between £308 and £488 by using reusable nappies rather than standard disposable nappies. There are several websites that specialise in selling second-hand real nappies making these products extremely affordable.
In Hackney, for instance, reusable nappies have helped families to collectively save almost £1.5m and helped to avoid 1,300 tonnes of disposable nappies waste in the borough.
Having a baby is a significant moment in anyone’s life and a key time to make new lifestyle choices. Engaging with parents and carers who are about to have a child provides an excellent opportunity to encourage behavioural change and instill good environmental practice. Making use of reusable nappies and cutting the use of disposable nappies shows children from a young age the need to limit the use of single-use plastics and take a responsible approach to the environment.
Modern reusable nappies are easy to use and wash, they do not contain chemicals which may come into contact with the baby’s skin and are no longer comparable to terry towels of the past.
Find schemes in my area
Barnet – £54.15 cashback when you purchase real nappies
Camden – £54 voucher for reusable nappies
Enfield – £54.15 cashback when you purchase real nappies
Hackney – £54 voucher for reusable nappies
Haringey – £54 voucher for reusable nappies
Harrow – Free washable nappy pack parents can hire via West London Waste
Hounslow – Free washable nappy pack parents can hire via West London Waste
Islington – £54.15 voucher for reusable nappies
Lambeth – £40 voucher with Real Nappies for London
Southwark – Free Nappy Starter Pack
Sutton – £35 cashback when you purchase real nappies
Waltham Forest – £54.15 voucher for reusable nappies
Oldham – £30 voucher towards for real nappies
Derbyshire– £25 cashback when you spend £50 on reusable nappies
Leicestershire – lends residents a nappy kitNorthamptonshire – loans reusable nappy kits
Central Bedfordshire – £25 cashback on real nappy purchases of £50 or more
Hertfordshire – Free Starter Kit
Stevenage – £50 cashback on the purchase of real nappies or a Free Nappy Starter Kit
Three Rivers – £50 towards the cost of real nappies or a Free Nappy Starter Kit
Luton – £40 cashback on real nappy purchases of £50 or more
Watford – £50 cashback when you purchase real nappies
Berkshire – Free Trial Pack or £30 cashback
Bracknell Forest – £30 cashback on the purchase of reusable nappies
Essex – £30 cashback on the purchase of reusable nappies
Oxfordshire – Real Nappy loan scheme
Surrey – Free Trial Pack
Gloucestershire – £30 cashback when you purchase real nappies
Bournemouth – £30 cashback voucher
Christchurch – £30
Dorset – Cashback voucher
Devon- Free trial kit
Wiltshire – Free one-months trial kit
Carlisle – £45 voucher for the purchase of real nappies
Ceredigion – Free trial pack worth £40
Denbighshire – £75 voucher for the purchase of real nappies (redeemable here at FYP)
Flintshire – £75 voucher for the purchase of real nappies (redeemable here at FYP)
Gwynedd – Free real nappy trial pack or a £30 voucher for the purchase of real nappies
Pembrokeshire – £30 cashback when you spend £50 or more on real nappies or £60 cashback when you spend £150
Powys – An incentive of upto £100 (minimum of £50) per family, towards the cost of reusable nappies.
Swansea – A whopping £100 cashback on your spend on reusable nappies!
Torfaen – £30 voucher for the purchase of real nappies (redeemable here at FYP)
Edinburgh – Real nappy starter kit through Changeworks
Inverclyde – Grants for upto £80 cashback when you purchase reusable nappies
North Ayrshire – Offers two reusable nappy packs
Belfast City Council – Offer a free two week trial and a £30 cashback scheme
Derry City & Strabane – £30 Cashback when you purchase reusable nappies
Fermanagh & Omagh – £30 Cashback when you purchase reusable nappies
Lisburn & Castlereagh – £30 Cashback when you purchase reusable nappies
Newry, Mourne & Down – £30 Cashback when you purchase reusable nappies