Gugs Mhlungu: The environmental cost of disposable nappies and how to reduce it

Gugs Mhlungu, host of 702’s Sunday morning show, The Nature Diary, chats with resident conservationist Tim Neary and science writer Leonie Joubert about the environmental cost of disposable nappies and how to reduce it. The discussion hinges on the investigation into the fallout of use-and-discard nappies in the Eastern Cape highlands, which draws attention to a scourge across the region. Read more in the four-part Piles of Sh*t series in the Daily Maverick.

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