The Green Baby
Nappies
A lot of people are trying to live a more environmental friendly life. One of the first things to think about with a new baby is whether to use disposable nappies or cloth nappies. There are 8,000,000 disposable nappies thrown away in the UK today, 90% of these end up on landfill sites where they takes decades to decompose. Some councils (e.g milton keynes) will give cashback to parents that buy cloth nappies as a reward for reducing the nappy waste for going to landfill (click here for links to councils offering incentives). Cloth nappies work out substantially cheaper than using disposable nappies. For more info. on the advantages of cloth nappies visit the real nappy campaign . For advice try kittykins.
naturalnappies is an environmentally friendly company offering a cotton nappy system of the highest quality. If you live in Essex, Suffolk or Cambridgeshire then you can use their Laundry Service as well.
To find other nappy laundry services try changeanappy - you can click on an area on a map to find a supplier.
If you want to use disposable nappies then Eco Nappies could be for you. These are compostable baby nappies. However these nappies will not biodegrade if placed in landfill so you'd need to create your own composting area!
Organic Baby Food
People are increasingly concerned about the number of additives in food which has led to a increase in the popularity of organic foods.
Organic baby food is widely available from the main supermarkets such as Sainsbury, Tescog(433077)a(1219518)) & Asda and also from smaller companies such as Ulula. For in-store offers on HiPP organic baby food click here. To order HiPP food on-line go to greenline organic or Tesco.
Suppliers of various "alternative" products for babies
Green People Give your child the best start in life with pure products from Green People. Their award winning baby range is made with the very finest, purest ingredients. They are the gentlest products you can buy for your baby. They are not made with Lanolin, Petrochemicals, Parabens, SLS, SLES or artificial fragrances that are found in many of today's babies toiletries.
Green Beginnings Sell organic, natural and eco-friendly products including organic baby clothes, eco-disposable Moltex nappies, organic bath products and wooden toys.
Sones have the finest organic cotton baby and childrens clothing and pure, natural baby skincare products from Purenuffstuff . Sones have everything from organic cotton baby gowns to well designed clothes for children up to age 5.
Please click here for an article by Linda Sones on how to "go green".
Please click here for an article about the pros and cons of using real nappies by Linda Sones.
Potemkin sell fair trade and organic baby and toddler clothes, cloth nappies and accessories.
Buy Organics Supply organic bedding and clothing. They also sell great breast feeding pillows.
Frugi Sell organic cotton clothes for ages 0 to 4. Their "clothes for cloth nappies" are cut a bit roomier to give cloth nappies "Room to wriggle".
ADiLi g(16427090)a(1219518)) For "ethical" childrens clothes. Adili is the Swahili word for 'ethical and just'. As a company Adili believes that it is possible for fashion to be both stylish and made in an ethical and just way; in a way that gives rather than takes from people and the planet; in a way that upholds the dignity of those along the supply chain.
For Further Information
The Green Parent is a green lifestyle magazine bringing ethical living to the mainstream. It covers a wide range of subjects from birth to nutrition, education to finances.
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