by Cheryl Hadland | Jun 25, 2019 | Economic Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability
Katie Duke, manager of Tops Day Nursery in Havant, has two boys, three-year-old Oscar who is toilet-trained and one-year-old Blake. She was using disposable nappies but has made the switch. She says, “If I’m completely honest, I thought using reusable nappies...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jun 24, 2019 | Curriculum Practice
Cheryl was delighted to be asked to contribute to a ‘Teaching sustainability’ article featured in Nursery World’s 2019 Nursery Equipment supplement; she took the opportunity to explain the Tops approach to sustainable childcare & education, and...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jun 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The small Pacific Ocean island state of Vanuatu is leading the global fight against plastic waste, according to a report in yesterday’s Guardian newspaper. The nation is believed to be the first to propose a ban on disposable nappies, to be phased in at the end...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jun 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nappies a bit whiffy after a wash? Or smelling strongly when they’re wet? You can get your nice nappies back again by giving them a deep clean (sometimes called a strip wash). They won’t smell anything like as horrible as the one-use disposable nappies that sit in...
by Cheryl Hadland | May 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds will be banned in England from next year to tackle pollution and protect the natural world. The natural world Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed a ban on the supply of the items from April 2020 after a consultation revealed...
