Sandra Curley, Go Real Nappy Blog

I feel awful saying how pleased I am that the snow has finally disappeared, but it is just so disruptive. The first few flakes fall and it is so exciting, then it settles and we think about making snow shapes – I loved the one of the Simpsons sitting on the sofa! But oh how tedious it is to be in traffic for hours, and worry about accidents both on foot and in the car. School closures, plus, you just know that once the snow has cleared, the road will be full of potholes. In these circumstances I do kind of envy the 8% of people who work mainly from home in Birmingham.
For a while now I have wondered where we got the data and statistics that are so widely used, for example, “disposable nappies make up 4% of all household waste”. I have just read an article written in 1996 which was linked with The Women’s Environmental Network. This 4% waste figure apparently refers to two London Boroughs, in 1992. Surely this figure has significantly grown by now. Does anyone have any more up to date information that we could use?
Is there anyone in Birmingham who would like to be a Community Recycling Champion? We need people to work in their neighbourhoods, to encourage and support other residents to “Recycle for Birmingham”. The Champions would offer commonsense advice and support and stop false rumours with facts about what happens to recycled items collected in Birmingham. The Council will provide information to pass on by email or by post, and for those who wish to talk to officers face to face, at meetings.