- Populations are rising fast, which will create more nappy waste.
- The world population of more than 60 billion people is set to increase by nearly 8 billion people by 2025.
- The latest records in the UK by the National Statistics Office sets the population at 60.2 million and set to rise to 67 million by 2031
- In England and Wales the number of Live births in England and Wales increased for the fifth successive year in 2006.
- The use of disposable nappies has increased over the past 20 years as a result of their convenience
- In the UK around 8 million disposable nappies are used every day and one baby’s disposable nappies fill 40 black sacks in a year
- At least four-and-a-half trees are needed to produce the disposable nappies for one baby
- Disposable nappies may take up to 500 years to decompose, essentially making them present in our landfills forever
- For every tonne of nappy waste recycled, 400kg of wood, 145 cubic metres of natural gas and 8,700 cubic metres of water is saved
