JJA Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Lovely Topic first thing in a morning... I have just changed waste collections as our local council now provide weekly collections for trade waste so they're more competitively priced and I trust their record on recycling (unlike the guys we were using were everything went in one bin - never thought that was Kosher!) Anyway, signed my contract with him yesterday and he noted that I also used a Medical Waste company to take away nappies. He said that I don't have to do this - nappies are considered 'offensive' but not 'hazardous' (made me giggle!) and as such can go in our general waste. Question: What do you do at your setting?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ours go in the normal trade waste. We put soiled nappies in a nappy sack, then we use a Sangenic bin which seals each nappy, then when we empty the bin the whole nappy wrapper holding all the sealed nappies goes in a bin bag. So our nappies are triple wrapped and consequently we get no smell. I checked with our council and they told me the same as you - nappies are not considered medical waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsp Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 That's interesting. Think I might check with our local council. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydreambeliever Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We use Trust Hygiene to take ours away, I always thought they couldn't go in the normal bin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We have discussed this sooooo many times on this forum - a search should take you these threads - I'm laughing because one of lovely forum members (I will mention no names ) takes her children's nappies into a well known supermarket and pops them in the unit in their baby changing room! :rolleyes: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ours go into our general bin, not had any problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJA Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks everyone. I think I'll go with County advice and will be getting rid of my clinical waste bin - a saving of £92 a month which will help offset the new pensions a little! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsp Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We send them home - because we thought they could not go into the normal waste. Positive thing is it should remind parents to replenish their nappy stock - in theory!!! Negative thing - cloakroom is not a pleasant place on a 'productive' day no matter how many bags you use. :blink: The loss of free carriers means we are now having to buy them from cash and carry. Note to self - investigate price of nappy storage systems or even ask parents for ones no longer used? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadOaks Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Damn it!! We have had a separate waste collection for many years and i have just signed a new contract to start in February 2016 for 2 years for a slightly cheaper contract but i could have just not bothered after hearing this. :( But thank you for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We have discussed this sooooo many times on this forum - a search should take you these threads - I'm laughing because one of lovely forum members (I will mention no names ) takes her children's nappies into a well known supermarket and pops them in the unit in their baby changing room! :rolleyes: Sunnyday, I thought that was you! Good job I didn't dob you in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We have discussed this sooooo many times on this forum - a search should take you these threads - I'm laughing because one of lovely forum members (I will mention no names ) takes her children's nappies into a well known supermarket and pops them in the unit in their baby changing room! :rolleyes: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Sunnyday, I thought that was you! Good job I didn't dob you in! Oi - it's not me - might be another Kenter though! :rolleyes: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 That's interesting. We have always been told by our 'landlords' (we hire our hall each morning) that we're not to put nappies in the general waste bin, so I moaned at them that they needed to provide a waste collection solution instead, which they did, but are now complaining at the cost. Will investigate further... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadOaks Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 That's interesting. We have always been told by our 'landlords' (we hire our hall each morning) that we're not to put nappies in the general waste bin, so I moaned at them that they needed to provide a waste collection solution instead, which they did, but are now complaining at the cost. Will investigate further... Strange you should say this because we used to hire a room in a Community Hall and it was that Committee that told us not to put nappies in the communal waste bin! Well it was a local Councillor associated with this committee infact that brought it up and resulted in us using another service we had to pay for just for nappies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceinWonderland Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 We put them in general waste. Local council collects our rubbish and said it was ok. I suppose the way they might look at it is that parents would put them in their general waste, so what's the difference? Volume, maybe? but then it's the same amount of nappies for the area, whether they go in our bin or their home bin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaD Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Ditto - general waste here too after taking advice from learned folk on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Ours go in the normal trade waste. We put soiled nappies in a nappy sack, then we use a Sangenic bin which seals each nappy, then when we empty the bin the whole nappy wrapper holding all the sealed nappies goes in a bin bag. So our nappies are triple wrapped and consequently we get no smell. I checked with our council and they told me the same as you - nappies are not considered medical waste. we do this too! no issues with EHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeytg Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 They go in general waste in homes so why can't they go in general waste in settings? Ours have always gone into general waste and council are happy with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristina Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 We always sent ours home as we had no way to dispose of them. However having spoke to someone at our local council they have said as long as wrapped they can go in normal waste (obviously not recycling!!!). Parents are much happier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiewallace Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I have just phoned our council (Hammersmith and Fulham) and they have said they won't take nappies because of the quantity we have and we would need to carry on using a separate company to dispose of them.Did anyone else experience that their council will not take them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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