Nappy Lady launches Waste Free Parenting Week

Nappy Lady launches Waste Free Parenting Week

A push to get more Kiwi parents has evolved into the first ever Waste Free Parenting Week, as interest in sustainable parenting grows.

From May 2, ‘the Nappy Lady’ Kate Meads and her loyal team of ‘Waste Free Parenting Warriors’ will travel to the main centres in New Zealand to promote waste free parenting options and give away over $40,000 worth of sponsored prizes.

In previous years, Meads and her team have run the week as Cloth Nappy Week but it has become much more than that.

“Over the past year the sustainable parenting movement has gained a massive following,” she says.

“This year the team decided it needed a freshen up and wanted to take the message much further and have a full week dedicated to promoting Waste Free Parenting opportunities.”

The events will be held on May 2 in Auckland, May 3 in Wellington, May 5 in Christchurch and on May 6 in Dunedin. The events are all listed on www.wastefreeparenting.co.nz and the tickets are selling fast.

“With the change of name, they have had a huge number of businesses come on board offering prizes and support for the cause,” Meads says.

“They are all out there doing their own bit to become more sustainable, but this takes it to the next level by all working together.”

Tickets are limited with only 100 available at each event (one ticket per household) and thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes up for grabs at each event.

Each ticket holder receives a goodie bag and because of the generosity of the sponsors, everyone will win a prize on the night.

On Wednesday May 4 there will be a selection of fantastic guest speakers, including baby celebrities like Dorothy Waide on the “Waste Free Parenting with the Nappy Lady” Facebook page answering questions throughout the day. During that time they have thousands of dollars’ worth of spot prizes to give away. At the end of the week they will also be giving away a $2000 Bosch washing machine to one lucky winner.

Principle Sponsors Baby on the Move are 100% behind Kate and her efforts to reduce waste.

“We see the amount of waste that comes with having a baby these days and think what Kate is doing is so important to the planet’s health for our future generations,” says Baby on the Move Director Fena Bavistro.

“We have been taking our own steps to reduce waste through the inroduction of car seat recycling schemes and are excited to be part of this important message.”

“I think people are generally becoming more aware of the fact that we can’t keep living like we do because it is so wasteful,” says Meads.

“We don’t have to be perfect, we just need to change a little bit and we will make a big difference.”

“The time to change our behaviour is now so future generations will get to enjoy the beautiful world that we live in.”

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