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Environmental Information
Degradation tests on Weenees Disposable Pads & Life Cycle of Weenees Pads
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Ecological Disposal for Weenees disposable Pads:-

Weenees Pads are the most environmentally friendly and user friendly disposable pad available.                      

  • They break down to form useful compost in one compost cycle (approx 50 to 150 days)
  • They have a breathable outer
  • Are hygienically flushable
  • Made from a renewable resource, trees
  • Are non chlorine bleached
  • Have no plastic or perfume addatives
  • Use low water consumption
  • Keep the wearer dry

Click on the links below to view University tests showing the compostability of our Weenees pads compared to 'typical plastic' disposables and to view our fun life cylcle of a flushed Weenees Pad.

How much are your nappy choices costing?

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Cost to you directly (Australian Dollars)
The approx. weekly cost of standard                     Plastic Disposables
plastic disposables can range from:-                    $20-$25/week

If using Weenees flexible nappy system                Weenees Nappies
you can use all cloth & cost as little as:-               $4/week (including washing costs)
or some cloth and some flushable pads:-               $15/week
or all flushable pads with 5 to 6 per day:-               $27/week

Community Costs

To send waste to landfill varies in        Plastic Disposables
costs between councils from:-             $35-$120/tonne

Weenees pads can be flushed or
composted, removing the need for       Weenees Nappies
them to be collected and buried.          $0/ tonne (home compost)

Environmental Cost

1 Baby creates approx 1.5 tonne of nappy
waste in its nappy life time.  In Australia, over
800 million nappies per year go to landfill.

Environmental costs measured in carbon
emissions are valued at $110/tonne CO2e
(according to the Stern Report   1 tonne of
organic waste (e.g. wet nappies) can create    Plastic Disposables
1.09 tonne carbon emissions in landfill :-        up to $120/tonne

Composting is carbon neutral, so the               Weenees Nappies
carbon cost for composting Weenees is:-        $0/ tonne (home compost)

 

Compost added to soil can help act as a carbon sink
and also prevents carbon emissions that would be
produced if the waste went to landfill.  Carbon credits
equivalent to $25 per tonne of wet nappies are now
sold by some commercial composters in Australia. 

Did you know:- Soils provide a significant reservoir
for organic carbon, storing twice as much as the
atmosphere and three times as much as plants.

According to a waste management report (see link here), it is
estimated that by increasing the amount of carbon
in the soil by 1% across Australia, the equivalent of 10
years worth of carbon emissions could be sequestered.

In summary, making and using compost stores carbon
in the topsoil.  If composting were practiced more widely,
it could have a great impact on reducing the rate of
global warming.