Channel 5 news story on real nappies
The number of parents using re-usable nappies is on the rise as mums and dads are becoming more environmentally aware.
The number has risen by 6% in the last 5 years which means that more babies are now wear re-usable nappies than at any time since the 1970s.
The impact on landfill sites is cited as the single biggest problem with single-use throwaway nappies.
Each baby is estimated to go through 4,500 before being trusted to give his or her parents sufficient warning to get to a loo in time.
Each year close to three billion disposable nappies are thrown away, accounting for 670,000 to 750,000 tonnes of waste.
Disposable nappies make up about 4 % of household waste and they may take up to 500 years to degrade.
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