Junior Joy Nappy Pail with Lid (White) is available in Nappy Pails & Refills

An essential asset to all real nappy households, the 16-litre nappy pail is for storing used nappies prior to washing. There are several schools of thought about how to store your nappies, but we recommend dry pailing, as using water can encourage bacteria to breed, and therefore increase, not decrease, the potential for odours. Soaking also makes transferring the nappies to the washing machine a far more unpleasant and messy task! To dry pail, flush away any solids, rinsing off any excess poo as necessary. To do so you can sluice them - ie hold them in the flush stream of the toilet - or simply rinse them in the sink. Wet nappies go straight in the bucket as baby wee is sterile and will not need to be rinsed before storing. As long as you keep the lid on, this will keep odours to a minimum. However, if you want to try wet pailing - also known as soaking - simply fill with water and submerge the nappies, having removed excess solids as described above, and keep on adding nappies into the bucket until you have a full load. Wither way, we recommend using a mesh bag in the bucket. These lovely bags sit inside the bucket, and when you transfer your nappies to the washing machine, the whole bag lifts out, meaning you don't have to individually handle lots of dirty nappies! If you like, you can add something to control the odour: such as pail fresheners, tea tree oil or washing powder.