Bambo Nature nappies have all the features you look for in a premium disposable nappy, but the manufacturing process is environmentally friendly.
The allergy tested raw material used in the manufacture of Bambo Nature disposable nappies contains no PVC, perfumes, moisturising lotions, optical brighteners or chlorine, reducing the likelihood of your baby having an allergic reaction or rashes.
Bambo Nature's highly absorbent fluff pulp core also contains a superabsorber made of 100% biodegradable wheat starch. So while your baby is happy and dry, you can be satisfied that Bambo Nature nappies have been manufactured with the environment in mind.
Bambo Nature is the only nappy to have been awarded the Nordic Swan Eco Label. The Swan Label requirements assess the nappy's environmental impact during its whole life cycle, including the way the nappy is produced and the way the raw materials are chosen and handled.
The production process minimises the consumption of energy, factory emissions and the use of environmentally hazardous substances in the product. State-of-the-art techniques are used to save and recycle raw materials wherever possible, and the manufacturer reuses all production waste.
The Danish manufacturer uses 100% biodegradable fluff pulp from a controlled Scandinavian forest where more trees are planted than are felled. The pulp used is oxygen bleached, not chlorine bleached.
Even the packaging is produced with the environment in mind, using only materials which can be 100% recycled or incinerated.
Around 75% of a Bambo Nature nappy is biodegradable, compared to around 35% for a standard disposable.
Many consumers make the mistake of thinking that the biodegradability of a product is the most important factor in making a product environmentally friendly. While this is important, the reality is that the vast majority of nappies end up in landfill. Landfill is anaerobic (meaning that there is no light and air which is necessary to the decomposition process), so the nappies are going to break down very slowly. Indeed, archaeologists in London found a banana skin in a rubbish dump dated to 1460!
Any nappy that claims to be biodegradable is only biodegradable if it is composted, not if it is thrown into landfill. As with any claims to 'green' credentials, you should ensure that the manufacturers can actually prove that the nappy is biodegradable. Ask the manufacturer to show you the results of product tests carried out by independent bodies. The Nordic Swan Eco Label is an independent body that can show the results of tests carried out by independent laboratories.
This makes the environmental impact of the manufacturing process so important in considering the ‘cradle to grave’ eco footprint of the nappy you choose.
You can reduce the eco footprint of your Bambo Nature disposable nappy even further, by composting. By composting your nappy and removing the non-biodegradable parts, you will reduce the volume of waste going into landfill. Please note that you should only compost wet nappies in a home compost.
Bambo Nature nappies are recyclable by a specialist nappy recycler, such as My Planet in Melbourne (who services are, unfortunately, currently suspended) or at specialist plants such as the Global Renewables recycling plant in Eastern Creek, NSW, where the innovative UR-3R Process (Urban Resource – Reduction, Recovery and Recycling) is used. Please go to our links page to see more on both of these companies.
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