Glasgow firm turns waste plastic into reusable nappies

In what's claimed to be a world-first, Totsbots will replace the virgin polyester yarn on the waterproof outer part of its nappies with recycled polyester from plastic bottles. The inner cloth lining in its nappies – removable for some products - is made from bamboo and is machine washable. According to the firm, an average of two plastic bottles will be saved from landfill for every nappy it produces.

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“We are so excited to be the first reusable nappy company in the world to be doing this,” said Totsbots director Fiona Smyth. “With over eight million nappies going to landfill every day, if even half of parents switched to cloth that would be a whole lot of plastic bottles and nappy waste being diverted from landfill. We really hope this will inspire other companies to follow suit. The technology is here and there is certainly enough plastic waste here so there is no reason why this shouldn’t become the norm.”