References And Links 2
The Nappy Lady Nappy promoter and seller, who considers herself unbiased. She purports to give the best individual advice to parents about which type of cloth nappy to use. last accessed 24/03/08
Article Written by Judy Edmonds Copyright 2002 Disposable diapers or the environment friendly cloth diapers, a big decision facing the to-be parents of a new born. An American website promoting the use of cloth nappies. last accessed 24/03/08
Manchester real nappy network promotional website. This site has useful home laundering information and images last accessed 24/03/08
A website promoting the instigation of European, Chemical legislation, supported by Friends of the earth, Greenpeace and the European Environmental Bureau. This site provided information about the dioxins and chemicals used in disposable nappies. However these seem to present more of a health risk than a environmental risk so have mostly omitted from the report. last accessed 24/03/08
A NGO (Friends of the Earth) website Promoting reusable nappies as more environmentally friendly than disposable nappies.last accessed 24/03/08
The dyperhyena This is an American reusable nappy website, which gives useful background information, confirming other reports and providing images. last accessed 24/03/08
Best foot forward - The home of environmental footprinting. A useful tool to help calculate the impact an activity has on the environment. It calculates how many planets would be needed if for example we all used disposable nappies, or we all used cloth nappies. This site formed the basis for my Footprinting section. Last accessed 24/03/08
Environment Agency A government website promoting environmental concerns in the UK. I obtained landfill and waste information from this website. Last accessed 24/03/08
Budd,J, Link A, Hartigan E, Murphy M, Sutton L (2004) Nappies and the Environment Briefing, Booklet, WEN
Budd J, Link A, Simmons K, Sutton L, walker C, Westland N (2004) One World, dont waste it! Briefing, Booklet WEN
Brandon, M. and Clark N. (2003) Environmental Changes: Global Challenges, Glasgow, The Open University.
Silvertown J (2003) Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Glasgow, The Open University
Simon, S (2003) Sustainability and Water Management, Glasgow, The Open University
United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, World Resources Institute (2003) World Resources 2000-2001 People and Ecosystems The Fraying Web of Life, Bath, The Bath Press
S Peake, J Smith (2003) Climate Change: From Science to Sustainability, Glasgow, The Open University
