She said: “I 100 per cent agree that we should be looking to ban plastic and wet wipes, but I think we need to also make it a lot easier for parents to have access to reusable alternatives. “It would be great if other products, like washable wipes, could hit more shelves next.”īut while she backs a ban on disposable wipes, she wants more information to be available to parents on what they can replace them with. She said: “Some supermarkets have started to introduce their own brand of reusable nappies, which is a brilliant step forward. (Collect/PA Real Life)Īnd she hopes that reusable baby products will become more mainstream in the future. Toria made the switch to cloth wipes when Miguel was around three months old. “I’ve also looked at my own hygiene routine and started using reusable make-up wipes and sanitary pads.”
“Since swapping the nappies and wipes, I started buying secondhand toys and clothing. She said: “It becomes a natural snowball effect. Toria believes it is important to be environmentally conscious when choosing baby products (Christy Quinn Photography/PA Real Life) Now Toria is now looking at other areas of her life where she can make more sustainable choices. Using sustainable nappies and wet wipes is a great start, according to Toria.Īnd environmental organisation Friends of the Earth says wet wipes made up more than 90 per cent of the material causing sewer blockages that Water UK investigated in 2017. Toria says reusable nappies are cheaper in the long run than disposable alternatives. “I appreciate not all parents have the same resources or are in the same circumstances, so the kind of sustainability I promote is where we all make a conscious effort to make changes where we can.” “I believe I should be aware of the drain having children has on our earth’s resources and I want to lower my carbon footprint as much as possible. Toria said: “I think it’s important to be as environmentally conscious as you can be when choosing baby products. Toria thinks government incentives could help families make the switch to sustainable baby products. Meanwhile, experts at Greenpeace say each baby goes through around 6,000 nappies – with 90 per cent of them ending up in landfill, where it takes more than half a millennium for them to break down.
She added: “It might be a bit of an adjustment if someone is switching to sustainable baby products for the first time, but it’s worth giving it a go.”Īccording to sustainability charity WRAP, reusable nappies can save first time parents around £200 to £500 over two-and-a-half years – with the savings growing if they use them again with subsequent children. Toria backs the proposed ban on disposable wet wipes. We just stick the wipes in the wash with the nappies.” It helps that we were already using cloth nappies, because it fits into our routine. She said: “I find the washable wipes to be really easy to use. They didn’t clean very well and were causing our little boy to have nappy rash.”Īt that point, Toria decided to switch – buying in washable cloth wipes to clean her baby’s bottom instead. She added: “When we got to the point where we were running out of them, we already thought disposable wipes were awful. “When you have a new baby, people buy you lots of supplies, so we had a lot of Miguel’s items, including wet wipes, stockpiled.” “Miguel was about three or four months old when we made the switch from disposable wet wipes. She said: “We were aware of cloth nappies, but hadn’t done our research before his birth, so we were a bit late to discovering washable wipes. The cloth wipes cost Toria around £1 each to buy. Toria was already practising sustainability when she gave birth to Miguel in April 2020 – so using reusable nappies and wipes was a logical move.
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“Reusable wipes are probably better for baby skin anyway because of the chemicals in disposable wet wipes.” She added: “Now we couldn’t imagine using anything else. Toria uses reusable nappies and wipes for her son. Toria, of Nottingham, who is expecting her second child with her husband, Jorge, 38, who works in sales, in January, said: “We didn’t realise cloth wipes were a viable option until Miguel was three or four months old.” Marketing manager Toria Shell, 27, insists washable wipes not only keep her son Miguel, 19 months, cleaner, but they also save money, reduce waste and mean avoiding harsh chemicals causing rashes on his delicate bottom. A pregnant mum who only uses sustainable wipes and nappies for her son is adding her voice to calls for disposable wet wipes to be banned – saying reusable options are better for the environment and for babies’ skin.