Eco-friendly nappies: My green nappy

Guest post generously contributed by Charndra Pile, Founder and owner of  'My green nappy' initiative. Charndra lives in Australia with her husband and two sons. Her interest in eco-friendly parenting is explored in several sites, beginning with Tribal Baby, which evolved into 2 Part Time EC sites for parents interested in Baby Pottying, and now has grown to include My Green Nappy, an advocacy site about modern cloth and eco-friendly disposable nappies.

My green nappy: Do YOU have one?

My Green Nappy explores the world of modern cloth and eco-friendly disposable nappies, putting you in touch with a wealth of wisdom and experience of nappy makers, sellers and users.

What makes My Green Nappy unique is that we are all working *together* for our planet, to save you time, money and to promote and encourage eco friendlier choices. It’s an advocacy site educating about environmentally friendlier options in baby nappies, and branches into other areas as well.

No finger-pointing environmentalism, just gentle encouragement – do what you can, think about where you can add in new ways to be that little bit greener in ways that suit your family right now – more will come naturally in time. The collective resources on My Green Nappy will help open your mind to the many alternatives to disposable nappies and other baby products.

My Green Nappy’s mission is to see that every baby ‘down under’ has that one green nappy to wear. It’s a simple idea – that for each baby there is the option at any time to use a washable nappy rather than a disposable one – but as we all know, from little beginnings is where change starts. In this case, nappy change!

Our mission is to strive towards every baby having at least one ‘green’ nappy to wear, keeping a throwaway disposable out of the environment each time it is worn. With over 300 thousand babies born in Australia and New Zealand each year, that one green nappy will make a difference!

Members can win a unique "Green Promise Nappy", one of a hundred that will be donated on behalf of the Earth to reduce nappy waste and promote greener nappy choices in our communities. New ones will be on offer each season. This is the ‘100 Green Promise Nappies Initiative’, another of the simple ideas to promote modern reusable nappies and the businesses who offer them to you.

We want to inspire and encourage you to use washable nappies.

Washable Nappies benefit you, your baby, your budget – and the Earth – and that’s what My Green Nappy is about – More Green Nappies for the Earth.

Three resources I’d like you to have a look at are:

•  The Green Promise Nappy Gallery – our first nappies are on display, and will be available to register to win from June.
• A Modern Cloth mini-trend gallery – these are a great way to see at a glance the wide range of cloth nappies available at some of the 320+ shops listed at the site. Pick a theme, such as ‘Girly Nappies’ and see what is on offer out there! The pictures link to the shops where the nappy comes from.
• Some collective wisdom from Your Nappy Doula’s. These are unique, info-packed articles with contributions from a wide range of nappy retailers.