Please note that bulky metal collection will be completed tomorrow, Saturday, January 27, due to an equipment problem.
Cloth diapers offer ecological and economical advantages. The amount of disposable diapers used for one child until potty training is estimated at 1 ton. In Quebec alone, this means that 600 million disposable diapers are sent to the landfill every year.
Cloth diapers allow us to reduce this amount of waste, especially since they are made to adjust as the child grows and can be used for several children. Moreover, there are many cloth diaper manufacturers that are from Quebec, which encourages local purchases. In total, cloth diapers allow savings of over $1000 per child.
This pilot project ends on December 31, 2022, or until the budget is exhausted.
Second hand diapers are also eligible to the program, with proof of purchase (photos of the second hand diaper sale announcement and payment transaction).
To be eligible to the program:
Grants are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis until available funds are exhausted, until December 31, 2022.
The incentive for the purchase of cloth diapers program offers a 50% reimbursement of the bill up to a maximum of $200.
To apply, you must fill out the form below and send your complete application by email to environnement@chelsea.ca or by mail to the attention of the Environment and Sustainable Development Advisor at 100 Old Chelsea Road, Chelsea, Qc J9B 1C1.
We are aware that cloth diapers are not suitable for all babies. If it is impossible for you to use this alternative for the entire time your child is in diapers, we encourage you to give your diapers to a family who can use them in turn. The textile industry being a major source of greenhouse gases, this will make the ecological role of cloth diapers even more profitable.