OHbaby! Forums : Composting nappies https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:56:13 +0000 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:52:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15713 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Composting nappies : Two Blondinis wrote: kebakat...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337781&title=composting-nappies#337781 Author: kebakat
Subject: 15713
Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:52pm

Originally posted by Two Blondinis Two Blondinis wrote:

Originally posted by kebakat kebakat wrote:

I've seen that before on some other show.. Ewwwwwww! composting poo and pee, our compost goes on our vege garden so that would just be Much rather wash it out! lol


Shouldn't you scrape all that poo out of the nappy before binning it/composting it anyways?!?!?
Human feacal (sp?) matter into the soil


Where do you think it ends up when you flush it down the loo? lol... beaches, rivers, in the ground etc

Edited by kebakat]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:52:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337781&title=composting-nappies#337781 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : kebakat wrote:I&#039;ve seen...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337746&title=composting-nappies#337746 Author: Two Blondinis
Subject: 15713
Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:37pm

Originally posted by kebakat kebakat wrote:

I've seen that before on some other show.. Ewwwwwww! composting poo and pee, our compost goes on our vege garden so that would just be Much rather wash it out! lol


Shouldn't you scrape all that poo out of the nappy before binning it/composting it anyways?!?!?
Human feacal (sp?) matter into the soil

Go cloth! Much easier and better on the environment]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:37:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337746&title=composting-nappies#337746 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I think is good that they are...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337685&title=composting-nappies#337685 Author: 3boys
Subject: 15713
Posted: 28 March 2008 at 7:44pm

I think is good that they are doing something but it is not enough and certainly not on a scale to reall ymake a difference - just a great PR exercise I think. It also doesn't address the issue of resource consumption - Most of the impact and emissions with nappies are in the production and transportation of them as opposed to the waste disposal.

Of course there are these same issues with cloth however they are much reduced as you only ever use a certain amount and they are usually reused on other children.

I agree with the comment above - we have a real disposable culture.]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:44:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337685&title=composting-nappies#337685 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I think it is great! Especially...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337093&title=composting-nappies#337093 Author: Lisha
Subject: 15713
Posted: 28 March 2008 at 9:19am

I think it is great! Especially for all the canterbury people! And a small price to pay for something that we don't have to feel guilty about buying! I will be one buying the biodergradable (sp?) bags.

As for compost, about a year ago, I found a disposable nappy in our garden, it was one of those swimmers, and there was a lovely little worm garden, so they can't be that bad. ]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:19:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=337093&title=composting-nappies#337093 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I just also saw a thread on trademe...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336770&title=composting-nappies#336770 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:53pm

I just also saw a thread on trademe which mentions the manufacturing of disposables too... which is a HUGE environmental factor.

Don't worry, I wasn't meant to hassle you I just know there are a whole lot of companies out there trying to appear environmentally friendly on the surface, who really don't think about the full effect of their product/service.

Take our power company for instance. On the back of its brochure it has an "Environmental Award" - but I couldn't find who had actually given this award. My guess is that the company made it up themselves in order to fool people into thinking it was a more 'green' than it is. ]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:53:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336770&title=composting-nappies#336770 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : Nikki I meant helping the environment...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336754&title=composting-nappies#336754 Author: peachy
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:45pm

Nikki I meant helping the environment by reducing the amount of waste, that was my way of thinking, but I didn't really think about the running of the composter ]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:45:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336754&title=composting-nappies#336754 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : Well, I don&#039;t know too much...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336716&title=composting-nappies#336716 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:32pm

Well, I don't know too much about it but I don't know about this 'helping the environment' - I have seen a similar thing that they did a doco on the trial thing in CHCH.

Yes it is reducing waste.

But is it using extreme amount of energy to run this thing?

And it is still encouraging a 'disposable culture' which is what I would like to see people move away from.]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:32:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336716&title=composting-nappies#336716 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : what a great idea! i would definitely...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336711&title=composting-nappies#336711 Author: popcorn
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:30pm

what a great idea! i would definitely buy them
I would love to put the poos down the toilet but they are not solid enough ]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:30:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336711&title=composting-nappies#336711 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I think its a great idea anything...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336694&title=composting-nappies#336694 Author: peachy
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:22pm

I think its a great idea anything to help the environment. I hate putting sposies in the rubbish, I'm a bit of a greenie, hence the reason I have made my own supply of MCN's!

My Mum made a comment tonight and its got me thinking, imagine how many nappies daycare centres put out with there rubbish especially since most are anti cloth??]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:22:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336694&title=composting-nappies#336694 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : From what I saw they take them...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336644&title=composting-nappies#336644 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 7:50pm

From what I saw they take them away and use super heat to break them down, you are not composting them at home and using it on your own garden. I thought it looked like a good idea, I still use a few disposables and would be happy to have a good way to get rid of them I hate just sticking them in the bin. Also with disposables you are still suppose to put the poos down the toilet just most people can't be bothered.]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:50:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336644&title=composting-nappies#336644 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : Sounds gross, all that plastic...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336553&title=composting-nappies#336553 Author: meow
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:34pm

Sounds gross, all that plastic
That's why we're going cloth this time.]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:34:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336553&title=composting-nappies#336553 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I&#039;ve see that too on a different...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336545&title=composting-nappies#336545 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:25pm

I've see that too on a different show, my only thing is the same as Stacey's we use our compost on our vege garden.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:25:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336545&title=composting-nappies#336545 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I just saw it on the news...looks...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336543&title=composting-nappies#336543 Author: aussiegirl
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:24pm

I just saw it on the news...looks interesting! In the christchurch and canterbury area by the end of the year apparently ]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:24:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336543&title=composting-nappies#336543 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I&#039;ve seen that before on...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336542&title=composting-nappies#336542 Author: kebakat
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:21pm

I've seen that before on some other show.. Ewwwwwww! composting poo and pee, our compost goes on our vege garden so that would just be Much rather wash it out! lol]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:21:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336542&title=composting-nappies#336542 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : I wasnt watching it closely but...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336538&title=composting-nappies#336538 Author: BellaBoo
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:18pm

I wasnt watching it closely but it seems that Huggies are going to put one out. They are also proposing a collection of nappies weekly and then going in a specially made composter. $5 a fortnight or something]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:18:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336538&title=composting-nappies#336538 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : Didn&#039;t see it but doesn&#039;t...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336533&title=composting-nappies#336533 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:14pm

Didn't see it but doesn't it have to be a special kind of nappy (not the usual ones)??]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:14:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336533&title=composting-nappies#336533 <![CDATA[Composting nappies : Anyone see that on the news? Sounds...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336531&title=composting-nappies#336531 Author: BellaBoo
Subject: 15713
Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:12pm

Anyone see that on the news? Sounds interesting]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:12:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15713&PID=336531&title=composting-nappies#336531