100% compostable disposable eco-pads

Environmental concerns?

How do Weenees work so well?

Switching from cloth nappies will give you many immediate benefits:
· significantly less laundry

· no rubbish bins full of dirty nappies (some States prohibit dirty nappies in bins)

· if using pilchers; less leaks, less nappy rash, less fiddling at change time for there are no safety pins or fasteners

· either the economical option of continuing to use your cloth nappies (now with the super-absorbent Eenee Microfiber cloth nappies this is even easier) with the outer pant, or swapping to disposable pads. Some people prefer to use Weenees Disposable Pads for going out, and use cloth nappies at home.

Switching from "plastic disposables" will mean several differences:
· a more hygienic and greener way of disposing of dirty nappies. Soiled Weenees Disposable Pads can be torn and flushed down the toilet; wet pads may be flushed, or composted into valuable mulch.

 · a two-part system: the plastic and pulp of standard "plastic disposables" are completely bound together as a baffle system. This has the advantage of being very efficient at absorbing and containing babies' wastes, however it has a significant disadvantage:

 "plastic disposables" take decades or even centuries to breakdown! Weenees Disposable Pads contain no plastic, enabling the pulp to be 'recycled' and the outer pants to be reused. With practice you can achieve disposable effectiveness without the environmental devastation.

Starting from fresh
If you are in the process of deciding which type of nappy to use, or are looking to change your nappy choice, rest assured you are not compromising by choosing Weenees. Weenees will afford you the quality of life of a disposable, while being a sustainable choice for your child's future environment.

Flushing
As Weenees pads contain no plastic, they can be flushed down most standard toilets.
 

A few helpful tips:

 · Don't try to flush down tree infested or faulty plumbing

 · use the full flush rather than the half flush button.

 · tear the pad into at least two lengthwise strips. If you rip down both long edges of the pad and shake a little, most of the pulp will fall out of the body of the pad into the toilet.

 · use the toilet brush to stir and separate the pad, even while the toilet is flushing.

 · if a lot of pulp is left inside the casing it may be too bulky to flush properly, especially when saturated with water. If a bulky pad clogs the toilet, generate suction by plunging the toilet brush in and out of the water several times. This should shift most clogs.

Septic Systems
Some systems may not deal with all of your child's nappies over a 24-hour period. Wet pads are better composted (don't waste them), and hygienically flush just the soiled pads to reduce the over all load on septic systems.

Composting
Weenees can make your child's wastes a positive contribution to the environment. The pads break down quickly in standard compost systems and are worm safe. It is not recommended that soiled pads be composted as faecal matter can sometimes contain infectious bacteria.  Generally the best ratio for composting is two-thirds 'browns' carbon matter, in this case Weenees pads, newspaper, paper products, shredded leaves, bark or straw, and one-thirds 'greens' nitrogen matter, for instance grass and soft food wastes. When composting Weenees remember that they are usually wet, and your compost may need less water than normal.  Pads will completely compost in one compost cycle.  This can take from 50 to 150 days depending on the conditions of your compost.  They are also suitable for worm composting, composting toilets or simple soil burial if out bush walking.  For more information about composting visit www.southernwaste.com.au/services/greenwaste.html

 WHAT IS COMPOSTABLE?  -    Although expressions like "biodegradation", "biodegradable materials", "compostable" and the like are very common nowadays, they are often used incorrectly and may lead to misunderstandings. The European EN 13432 standard solves this problem by defining the characteristics a material must have for it to be "compostable", in other words, be recycled using this special form of treatment. A definition of the criteria for composting is important because materials that cannot be composted (traditional plastics, glass, materials containing heavy metals etc) will have a negative impact on the final quality of the compost and make it unusable in agriculture and thus economically worthless. This standard is a reference point for manufacturers, public authorities, composting operations and consumers. According to EN 13432 the following conditions apply for materials to be compostable: