Nappy recycling makes sense! (Oct11)Babycare
Bronwen Jameson and Paul Richardson from Knowaste The smell wasn’t very noticeable until I went into the building. Then it hit me like a wall. I remember from visiting a sewage farm that the trick is not to breathe through your nose. And after a few minutes it wasn’t quite so bad. My Knowaste […]
Baby care products (Jun11)
I first got involved in the debate about disposable nappies vs re-usables in the early 1990s. The comparisons were being made in eco-labelling research and I was sitting on the UK Eco-Labelling Board. The over-whelming concern about disposables was the amount of waste they produce. Local authorities have teamed up with campaigning organisations to encourage […]
P & G 4th Expert Baby Care Advisory Group (Jun11)
I’ve sat on P&G’s Expert Advisory Panel for Babycare since is started a few years ago. The fourth meeting was held in June in Geneva and had several new participants. Most interesting to me was the new focus of looking at nappies and baby care in developing countries. Also the innovations that are coming through. […]
P&G Leaflet on Disposable Nappies (Jan11)
One of the most difficult eco-decisions I’ve had to make is whether to use cloth or disposable nappies. I chose disposables. Given that I’m a big campaigner on reducing waste, this might seem surprising. But my view was that the environmental differences between the two products were not so great – and disposables performed better. […]
Fact sheet on disposable nappies (Nov10)
One of the most difficult eco-decisions I’ve had to make is whether to use cloth or disposable nappies. I chose disposables. Given that I’m a big campaigner on reducing waste, this might seem surprising. But my view was that the environmental differences between the two products were not so great – and disposables performed better. […]
Organix Baby Food (May10-Sept10)
I’ve carried out an environmental review of Organix Baby Food. Based in Bournemouth, Organix was a pioneer in the organic baby food market and is one of the market leaders with their ‘No Junk Promise’. With a good reputation on the nutritional and health benefits of their products they’ve asked me to help get up to speed […]
