Plastic-Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can all have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Plastic Free July provides resources and ideas to help you (and millions of...
Written by Cassandra Rosas, originally posted at Porch.com Giving our family a safe environment to grow in is always a worry for every parent. However, unfortunately, there are many things in the market today still made with toxic materials that can be harmful...
We are very excited to announce that GECCO will be hosting the Washable Nappies: A Sustainable Future for Childcare conference, running 5th November 2021. We consider this to be a brilliant opportunity to explore, share and discover how reusable nappies can, and do,...
Little Lancing Day Nursery and Forest School is to become the very first within the Tops family of day nurseries to solely use reusable nappies. Plastic nappies brought in from parents will be returned home and any child arriving at the nursery in plastic nappies will...
We love this article by Jane Shaw over at our sustainability partners Baba + Boo In fact, if you’re interested in Cloth Nappies you really need to bookmark their blog, it’s full of good stuff! Normal is a very odd thing. A friend did me the honour of...
GECCO asked Abbie Hine, Founder and Managing Director of marine conservation organisation, WiseOceans, for her experience using reusable nappies: Abbie’s young daughter is regularly in real nappies Q1. Why did you decide to use reusable nappies? Before my...
Nurseries are being encouraged to write to their local MPs now to gather support for the Nappies (Environmental Standards) Bill, which aims to reduce single-use plastics in disposable nappies and cut costs for local government and parents. The Bill which promotes...
Baba+Boo supply Tops Day Nurseries with their lovely Marty Mouse branded wetbags, and they are made available for Tops parents to buy.A wetbag is a reusable, waterproof and leak resistant bag that zips shut to help keep odours (and liquids) from escaping. Wet bags are...
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...
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...
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...
Cheryl was delighted to be invited to attend yesterday’s Sustainability Workshop organised by Debra McAndrew, owner of Early Years Advocacy, an early years advisory service. Debra also runs HEN (Hampshire Early Years Network) as a support group/forum for EY...
