{"id":2084,"date":"2019-05-12T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T13:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:41:40","slug":"get-help-to-buy-real-nappies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/2019\/05\/12\/get-help-to-buy-real-nappies\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Help to Buy Real Nappies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>If you live in Bournemouth, or your local council is Dorset Council, why not take advantage of the incentive schemes available:<\/p>\n<h2>Bournemouth<\/h2>\n<p>There's a scheme that allows you to claim \u00a330 cash back after spending a minimum of \u00a345 on real nappies! There are conditions though - to get your \u00a330 you need to meet these criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your baby must be aged 18 months or under when you apply.<\/li>\n<li>You can only claim once for each baby.<\/li>\n<li>You must spend at least \u00a345 in one purchase on real nappies, real nappy products (liners, outer wraps, solutions, nappy bucket) or real nappy laundry services.<\/li>\n<li>To prove you live in Bournemouth we\u2019ll ask you to send in a photocopy of your Council Tax Statement and a photocopy of your baby\u2019s birth certificate or the MAT B1 form.<\/li>\n<li>You need to provide proof of purchase by sending in a photocopy of the itemised receipt within 6 months of purchase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find the information you need, real nappy tips and an application form at the BCP website:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouth.gov.uk\/binsrecycling\/GoGreen\/GetHelpToBuyRealNappies.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bournemouth.gov.uk\/binsrecycling\/GoGreen\/GetHelpToBuyRealNappies.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There is no word yet on whether Poole and Christchurch, now joined with Bournemouth as the new BCP Council, will or will not be offering the same incentive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Dorset Council<\/h2>\n<p>Dorset offers parents and foster parents a choice of two schemes;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Voucher scheme<\/strong><br \/>There's a \u00a330 voucher available from the Dorset Waste Partnership, which is sent along with a list of Dorset real nappy retailers - proper shops &amp; online stores - you can spend your \u00a330 voucher with one of those listed (the voucher expires after two months of receipt).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Refund scheme<\/strong><br \/>Real nappies and \/or accessories can be purchased from any retailer you choose, then complete an application form and send it to the council with their itemised receipt (again, within two months) to receive a \u00a330 refund into your bank account. The offer is open to the first 300 applicants between 1st April 2019 and 31st March 2020, so get your skates on!<\/p>\n<p>The same sort of conditions apply as listed above, and you'll find the information you need and a refund scheme application form at the council's website:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/bins-recycling-and-litter\/reducing-and-reusing\/current-campaigns-and-offers\/real-nappies.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/bins-recycling-and-litter\/reducing-and-reusing\/current-campaigns-and-offers\/real-nappies.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fill-your-pants.com\/councilnappyincentives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>Elsewhere<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fill-your-pants.com\/councilnappyincentives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2285\" src=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/logo-fill-my-pants-2019-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/logo-fill-my-pants-2019-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/logo-fill-my-pants-2019.png 394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of Real Nappy Council Incentive Schemes across the UK; you'll find a comprehensive listing at the Fill Your Pants website:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fill-your-pants.com\/councilnappyincentives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.fill-your-pants.com\/councilnappyincentives.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[72,73,74,70,75,68,8],"class_list":["post-2084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-30-cash-back","tag-buy-real-nappies","tag-cash-back","tag-dorset","tag-help-to-buy","tag-real-nappies","tag-sustainability","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2084"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13735,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084\/revisions\/13735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gecco.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}