Women's Environmental Network
Real Nappy Schemes -
Promoting Waste Prevention Through Partnership

This index has been compiled with the generous co-operation of the many organisations involved in real nappy partnerships. WEN would like to thank everyone who participated in its creation. The information published has been provided by the 'partnerships' and there are not yet any national standard methods for information gathering and calculations. Publication here does not imply endorsement by WEN of any particular methodology.

If you are actively promoting real nappies in partnership with another organisation and would like your scheme to be included in our index please e-mail nappies@wen.org.uk

 Funded by

Hippins, Aberdeen
Areas Served Aberdeen
Type of Scheme Cash Incentive
Start Year 2003
End Year Ongoing
New Real Nappy Users No Information Yet
No. of Temporary Jobs No Information Yet
No. of Permanent Jobs No Information Yet
Waste Prevented (tonnes) No Information Yet

Money Saved on Expenditure No Information Yet

Money Saved on Disposal No Information Yet

Partners
Hippins Cloth Nappy Support Group Contact : Laura MacGill Tel: Email: hippins@btopenworld.com  

Aberdeen Forward

Aberdeen City Council


Notes

Funding:
Landfill Tax

Hippins is a cloth nappy support group working in partnership with Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Forward.

Scheme:
The Council are running a trial incentive scheme (2 x £15 vouchers for parents using cloth nappies) and Aberdeen
Forward has funded 5 nappy trial kits through landfill tax (about a dozen nappies and covers), which are available for a small returnable deposit.

Promotion:
Talks in local ante-natal classes, cloth nappy stalls at NCT sales and local Green Fairs.

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