Nappy Incentive Launched To Educate Parents About Waste Disposal

Parents in the East Riding are being urged to support a new nappy campaign. The new campaign has been by the council to help prevent costly contamination in recycling bins.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste recycling team has started the scheme as they want to encourage parents to put all their babies’ waste in their green bins.

Also, they are looking to remind parents that disposable nappies cannot be recycled.

New mum Elaine Teal was one of the first to receive the recycling pack. She was given the pack when she registered the birth of her baby, Dylan, at Beverley register office.

Commenting on the scheme Elaine said;

“I think it’s a great idea because it gives clear advice about what to do with baby waste. It can be confusing sometimes. I’ll definitely be putting Dylan’s nappies in our green bin.”

Each year in the East Riding, more than 250 tonnes of nappies are placed incorrectly in residents’ blue bins. These are then sent onto recycling plants. As a result of these actions, it can contaminate recycling leading to increased costs.

In an attempt to prevent this the waste and recycling team has joined forces with registrars in the area. Together they have launched a new educational campaign aimed at new mums and dads.

Nappy Incentive Will Help Save Residents Money 

As a result of the scheme, all parents of newborn babies will now receive a ‘Congratulations’ card. This will contain vital information about recycling and what to do with the waste produced by babies.

Nappies placed in the green bin won’t go to landfill. All waste collected from green bins is processed into Refuse Derived Fuel, which is used in the generation of electricity.

A spokesperson for the council said;

“Residents in the East Riding are the top recyclers in England so I’ve no doubt they will get behind our nappy campaign and help us to cut down on this contamination.”

“We currently recycle 64.5% of all household waste, but if everyone made sure they put their waste in the correct bin we could recycle even more.”