Real Nappy Week 2005 is co-ordinated by Women's
Environmental Network (WEN) working with the Real Nappy
Campaign. Funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action
Programme) the Week aims to engage parents with a
schedule of national, regional and local activities
and enable them to make an informed choice of nappies.


Now in its ninth year, Real Nappy Week is supported by over
380 UK local authorities with nearly 400 activities already
planned across 65 counties in England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales.


Elizabeth Hartigan of WEN says, "Real Nappy Week is going
from strength to strength. In only nine years it has
developed into an internationally recognised brand, with
activities taking place as far apart as Mexico and New
Zealand this year. Meanwhile, the Government aims to
convert an additional 155,000 households to real nappy
use by April 2006 through WRAP's Real Nappy Programme,
so Real Nappy Week plays a vital role in raising awareness
to reduce waste." To find out what is happening in
your area visit www.wen.org.uk/rnw.


Local authorities promote real nappy use to reduce the
amount of waste going to scarce landfill space.
Nearly three billion nappies a year - eight million
a day - are thrown away in the UK.
As well as saving waste, parents could save
around £500 on the cost of nappies for one baby, and more if
they use them again on another baby. To find out more,
visit www.wen.org.uk/nappies/cost_comparison.htm.


Colourful or natural, plain or patterned, organic cotton, fleece
or wool - there is such a range of real nappies that you are
bound to find something to suit your taste, budget and
lifestyle. And Real Nappy Week offers the perfect
opportunity to find out more.


The Real Nappy Helpline 0845 850 0606 gives callers details of
their local cloth nappy contacts whether they want to
buy them to wash at home or use a laundry service.
For more information on real nappies visit
www.realnappycampaign.com.