Disposable nappies are single-use hygiene products designed to absorb and contain waste.
Disposal Options
- Disposable Nappies – General Waste Bin
- Compostable Disposable Nappies - Home Composted
- Compostable Disposable Nappies - General Waste Bin
Why
Due to contamination and mixed materials, plastic nappies cannot be recycled or composted through kerbside systems.
Compostable nappies can be home composted. City of Launceston FOGO's is hand sorted, therefore distinguishing between traditional plastic and compostable nappies on a mass scale is very difficult for the team. To ensure a quality composting product, the decision was made to ban all nappies.
Did You Know
Australians use roughly 5.6 million disposable nappies daily, sending over 2 billion annually to landfill.