FAQ

Bamboo is the only available crop on earth which can keep up with consumer demand. It reaches full maturity within 2 years and sustainable harvesting actually improves forest regeneration. The yield is naturally very high without the use of fertilisers or pesticides or any irrigation. 12-15 feet growth in just 3 weeks has been recorded in the spring season. This provides us with a sustainable, low impact crop as a brilliant alternative to polyesters, cotton, plastics, etc. Bamboo is also 3x more effective as a carbon sink than any other tree or grass. This makes it the ideal crop for helping to lower CO2 and slowing climate change. In addition bamboo is naturally antibacterial and excellent at regulating temperatures against your baby's skin.

Bamboo nappies are made from the softest bamboo, chlorine-free wood pulp & compostable liners. These are all breathable. There is no heat trapping, bacteria encouraging plastic layer wrapped around your baby's bottom. Our nappies are free from chlorine, alcohol, latex and PVC. The bamboo layers which lie against your baby's skin are naturally antibacterial, temperature regulating and breathable. This all helps control or eradicate nappy rash.

For our diapers to biodegrade in the fastest possible time, you should remove the two side tabs, elastic Ear-patch and the fastening strip that runs across the front of the diaper, and toss all above items into your regular trash before composing them. We also rely on you to dispose of your Ecoboom diapers without enclosing them in plastic. We suggest a biodegradable bin liners instead of plastic bags as a perfect way to dispose of our diapers, so that they can decompose in your local waste management. Or wrapping them in newspaper or our diaper packaging is another great alternative if you’ve run out of our bags.

Our nappies are made from 100% biodegradable bamboo topsheet and backsheet. However, two side tabs, elastic Ear-patch and the fastening strip that runs across the front of the diaper are not biodegradable. We use about 30% as much SAP as regular brands and will continue to research any alternatives. Our nappies can currently biodegrade over 70.1% in 147 days（without polybag）and can achieve 80% within 2 years in an industrial composting facility or hot compost. At this time no nappy can offer 100% yet.

The compostable elements of our nappies will biodegrade in the current Indonesia landfills but at a slower rate than within best practice situations. Indonesia landfills are not managed to promote biodegradability at the moment. They are densely packed and lack the natural microbes, oxygen and light. We are working with local environmental groups to campaign for industrial composting services within council landfills and where composting is not viable, we are encouraging councils to invest in recycling services for nappies.

Our wipes are 100% bamboo fibers, unscented and with 99.5% water formula. These are kinder to baby's skin and suitable for use on newborn and sensitive skins.

We're very proud to say that our wipes are 100% compostable and will be completely degraded within 3 months.

We don’t recommend flushing our wipes. They are compostable and biodegradable however, have not been specifically designed for home sewage systems.

Our wipes can be put into your food-waste bin (if permitted by your local council) or they can be composted at home. If neither of these is possible, they can be disposed of in general waste.

Our wipes will biodegrade in the current Indonesia landfills but at a slower rate than within best practice situations. Indonesia landfills are not managed to promote biodegradability at the moment. They are densely packed and lack the natural microbes, oxygen and light. We are working with local environmental groups to campaign for industrial composting services within council landfills.