Fortnightly Waste collection in Newtownabbey

Hawksmuir

Since I moved back to Scotland fortnightly bin collections have been all I have known.

Never had a problem with them, only issue is having my monthly garden waste collection all through the winter period when there is no gardening to be done.

miserly_mum

looby-loo wrote: »

Well don't use them then.

Invest in some real nappies. Many councils give you a grant to get you started. Once you get in the habit just think how much better they are for the environment. :j :j :j Look on a nappy site - there are many alternatives and they will save you lots of money in the long run.

The disposable nappy industry is a marketing success story - don't be taken in by it!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Surely its down to personal choice what nappies you use.

Not everyone has the washing/drying facilities or indeed the the time to use real nappies. Especially if you've more than one child in nappies at the same time and/or work full time.

Before you say it, i'm not making excuses. I use them because I choose to for convenience. I'm up to my eyeballs with washing as it is without nappies aswell.

Jaime-V

belfastgirl23 wrote: »

http://www.brysonrecycling.co.uk/

I think they'll give you as many kerbies as you will use...I agree with the poster above, they're really helpful

Yes I called them through the number on this website and the next week we had extra kirbie boxes. Also we had one stolen one time :mad: they gave us a new one the next week too.

I would suggest marking the box and the lid with your house number (like your bin) just in case!

looby-loo_2

miserly_mum wrote: »

Surely its down to personal choice what nappies you use.

Not everyone has the washing/drying facilities or indeed the the time to use real nappies. Especially if you've more than one child in nappies at the same time and/or work full time.

Before you say it, i'm not making excuses. I use them because I choose to for convenience. I'm up to my eyeballs with washing as it is without nappies aswell.

Of course it is personal choice. We are lucky to have the choice. There can't be many people these days who don't have a washing machine and washing line. There are not many days when it rains all day so line drying is usually possible with a bit of organisation. 5 mins to load a washer, 5 mins to hang a dozen nappies on the line, 5 mins to collect them in again all smelling fresh and ready to reuse.

If we don't look after the environment our children may not have the choices we have.

As for where I am coming from, I had 3 children under 3 1/2, worked part time around nursery then school and always found the time because I wanted too (ad because I begruged spending money one nappies, wipes, etc when there was a far cheaper alternative;) )

miserly_mum

looby-loo wrote: »

Of course it is personal choice. We are lucky to have the choice. There can't be many people these days who don't have a washing machine and washing line. There are not many days when it rains all day so line drying is usually possible with a bit of organisation. 5 mins to load a washer, 5 mins to hang a dozen nappies on the line, 5 mins to collect them in again all smelling fresh and ready to reuse.

If we don't look after the environment our children may not have the choices we have.

As for where I am coming from, I had 3 children under 3 1/2, worked part time around nursery then school and always found the time because I wanted too (ad because I begruged spending money one nappies, wipes, etc when there was a far cheaper alternative;) )

I think you are over simplifying it my saying you only wash 12 nappies a day.

I had real nappies with my oldest 3 kids nearly 20 years ago. Admittedly things have moved on from Terry nappies. But its not just the nappies you are washing, its the liners ,the wipes (if you don't buy commercial ones) and the wraps aswell. Scraping poopy liners into the toilet is not something I miss either.

Then theres soaking them until you have enough for a full load not to mention radiators full of them if its a wet day.

As I say its personal choice. I commend you for your efforts but to be honest my son is my sixth child and at the grand old age of 41 i'd rather not be faffing about with fleece liners and napisan. I'd guess napisan is probably enviromentally unfriendly now aswell?

Also don't tell me companies aren't manipulating our worries about the enviroment into making huge profits on real nappies too. Business is business after all

ooo000ooo

looby-loo wrote: »

Well don't use them then.

Invest in some real nappies. Many councils give you a grant to get you started. Once you get in the habit just think how much better they are for the environment. :j :j :j Look on a nappy site - there are many alternatives and they will save you lots of money in the long run.

The disposable nappy industry is a marketing success story - don't be taken in by it!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Real nappies sound like way too much hard/smelly work. Out of interest what do you do with the poo in a real nappy? does it go in the loo, in the bin or on the roses

miserly_mum

ooo000ooo wrote: »

Real nappies sound like way too much hard/smelly work. Out of interest what do you do with the poo in a real nappy? does it go in the loo, in the bin or on the roses

Oh thats the fun part. :rolleyes:

If its a nice solid one its straight down the loo.

If it a squishy one you need to scrape as much off as possible before soaking them. I kept an old knife solely for the purpose.

leftieM

I think cloth nappies are far superior that disps for new-borns. All the disp using mothers I know seem to have endless clothes changes because the nappies didn't hold the poo. Not a problem with the cloth ones I used - no squirts up the back. Also the nappy can go directly into the washing machine if you breast feed the baby. Cloth is less fun when you have a meat eating toddler.

iluvfreebies

What A Lovely Conversation Im Looking Forward To Mytea Now Lol

Back To The First Posting
We Have Had Fortnightly Collections In Antrim For Over A Year Now And Although It Took A While To Get Used To It Made Me A Lot More Concious To Recycle To Cut Down The Stuff For The Black Bin. The Main Downfall We Have Found Is If You Forget To Leave It Out On Collection Day Cause Its So Long Until Its Emptied Again But Not Too Bad.

olly300

iluvfreebies wrote: »

What A Lovely Conversation Im Looking Forward To Mytea Now Lol

Back To The First Posting
We Have Had Fortnightly Collections In Antrim For Over A Year Now And Although It Took A While To Get Used To It Made Me A Lot More Concious To Recycle To Cut Down The Stuff For The Black Bin. The Main Downfall We Have Found Is If You Forget To Leave It Out On Collection Day Cause Its So Long Until Its Emptied Again But Not Too Bad.

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