The Nappy Guru, Kam Andrews, will dispel myths and share all you need to know about cloth nappies and their ease of use, washing and care. Little Green Steps will briefly share how Early Years Services are getting on board to support the return of cloth nappies in childcare.

Following the workshop, Town of Bassendean residents are eligible for a rebate of up to $100 on the purchase or hire of cloth nappies.

Cloth Nappy & reusable Sanitary Products Rebate

We are providing a rebate to reduce waste and support residents to make the switch from disposables to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

All residents are eligible for the rebate and can apply for a 50% rebate of up to $100 for either the hire or the purchase of modern cloth nappies, or 50% rebate of up to $50 for the purchase of reusable sanitary products.

To be eligible for this rebate you must:

• be a Town of Bassendean resident;

• provide a receipt or screenshot of the purchase which shows the date of purchase, name and cost of the items purchased and your full name;

• purchase a product that is either a reusable cloth nappy or a reusable sanitary product;

• if requesting a rebate for Modern Cloth Nappies, have attended an eligible Modern Cloth Nappy (MCN) workshop;

• have purchased or hired MCNs within 6 months of attending an eligible workshop

• have applied for the rebate within 6 months of attending an eligible workshop

• have not previously successfully applied for the MCN rebate

• Rebate is available to 200 residents and will be exhausted once this limit has been reached

• Only one rebate per household

• Applicants will receive a rebate on their purchase up to the value of $100 for Modern cloth Nappies and $50 for sanitary products and this rebate will be transferred electronically into the nominated bank account.

Did you know:

Infants can go through up to 7,000 nappy changes before the transition from nappy to regular underwear, with newborns using up to 12 nappies a day. Approximately 3.75 million disposable nappies are used each day in Australia and New Zealand, adding plastics and waste to landfills. As nappies contain plastic, they can take up to 150 years to breakdown in landfill.

This project is supported by the Government of Western Australia and administered by the Waste Authority