The Cloth Nappy Incentive Scheme is a pilot project to support the use of reusable nappies among families who could not otherwise have considered trying them owing to the upfront costs in buying the nappies! A limited number of families will be provided with a voucher number to be used to buy a cloth nappy starter kit worth €100 from one of our partner retailers. The voucher can be used to purchase the Cloth Nappy Starter Kit provided by each supplier.
This pilot scheme will run for a limited time and only until the limited vouchers have been distributed. Participation in the pilot will be subject to follow up interviews on your experiences using the nappies.
The pilot is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, Fingal County Council, Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Limerick City and County Council and Kerry County Council and managed by VOICE.
To be eligible for the scheme you must:
Applying is simple! If you meet the basic eligibility in terms of locality and your baby's age, and require the financial support of the scheme to try cloth nappies, just fill out the application form below and we will email you with your voucher number. Go to the website of your chosen retailer, select the Cloth Nappy Starter Kit* and input your voucher number at the checkout. The retailer will then post the Cloth Nappy Starter Kit to you!
Please note vouchers are very limited and not guaranteed to all applicants.
*Alternatively use the voucher towards other reusable nappies sold on their website
ApplyAs part of the pilot programme participants are required to take part in two follow-up surveys, this is to look at the impact of the scheme in the short and longer term! Several participants will also take part in a 30 minute interview of their experiences, to be held online.
Is your local authority taking part? Check the application form below (the Dublin scheme is now full).
If your local authority is NOT taking part yet...
email them with the subject line 'ATTN. Environmental Department' and ask your local authority to sign-up to VOICE's Cloth Nappy Scheme. They can email abi@voiceireland.org to get started.
If your local authority IS taking part...
Just fill out the application form opposite and we will email you with your voucher number. Go to the website of your chosen retailer, select the Cloth Nappy Starter Bundle you want and input your voucher number at the checkout. The retailer will then post the Cloth Nappy Starter Kit to you!
10 Velcro nappies with hemp
10 Bamboo Boosters
1 wet bag
12 reusables wipes
5 Velcro nappies with 3 layer hemp
5 bamboo boosters
5 popper closing nappies with 2 inserts - super inserts.
1 wet bag
12 reusable wipes
12x Reusable cloth wipes
1x Medium Wet Bag
10x Multiple brand pocket style nappies
10x Multiple brand bamboo pocket nappy inserts
12x Reusable cloth wipes
1x Medium Wet Bag
10x Bayrli pocket nappies
10x Bayrli bamboo pocket nappy inserts
5x Bamboo cotton pocket nappy inserts
12x Reusable cloth wipes
1x Medium Wet Bag
10x Bayrli pocket nappies10x Bayrli bamboo pocket nappy inserts5x Hemp pocket nappy inserts
*Alternatively use the voucher towards other reusable nappies sold on their website
This project is funded under the EPA Research Programme 2021-2030. The EPA Research Programme is a Government of Ireland initiative funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
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