Weight of nappies / diapers

I often wonder if the bin men think it strange that my bin is sometimes very heavy due to a large number of very wet disposable nappies.

Then it got me thinking - just how much does a wet disposable nappy weigh?

Yesterday I wore the same disposable nappy on all day, so by early evening it was very wet and due for a change.

I hopped on the bathroom scales wearing nothing but my nappy and was shocked to see I weighed so much. When I took off the very wet disposable nappy my weight dropped by 2 lbs !!!

And that was just one of my "day time" disposable nappies - I dread to think how much the super thick night time ones would weigh !

No wonder my bin is so heavy.

I agree , threre are times when i take out the used the diapers to the garbage how heavy they are all togeather. But as far the garbage man goes and what he thinks im sure he dont even notice it for the most part other then how heavy that one was . They see diapers all day and all kinds also, baby diapers , adult diapers , youth diapers . I have many of times put my diapers right on top of the garbage and imsure if they tooka close look they could see exactly what they are in the bag. But now i got a adult diaper genie and this makes things more noticable in the garbage but also more easy for me to take out there also. But i dont care what the garbage man thinks about the person living there he never sees me and probably thinks its somone old.

I hope LOL 😁

I am incontinent, and when I (very reluctantly) decided that I had to use diapers 24/7, I went on a "program" to analyze the level of protection that I need to prevent leaks. Inspired by the analysis done by Gary Evans at XP Medical, I took the dry weights of several diaper choices as well as the wet weights when I changed. I have a very accurate balance beam scale and entered the results on an Excel spreadsheet.

Note that I keep my fluid intake up to try to protect the health of my urinary system. On average, I produce 2.5 ounces of urine per hour. That is by weight, not by fluid ounces. (I believe that urine weighs about 1.07 dry ounces per fluid ounce.) Although I try to keep my fluid intake steady over the course of the day, my output varies considerably, from about 1.2 to as high as 4.5 ounces per hour.

Knowing this variability was important so that I could use protection that would prevent leaks even when my urine production was high. I tend to be a "dribbler" rather than a "flooder", but I do sometimes "flood" perhaps as much as 5 ounces, which can put a serious burden on my protection if it is already quite wet. I have also learned that I am very poor at predicting my urine output and even how much I have already wet my diaper. Therefore, reducing my level of protection can be a big mistake, and I try to be conservative and use more protection than I anticipate needing.

My analysis led me to use Abena Super diapers with a booster pad during the day. If my change will be away from home, I use an Abena Normal booster. If I will be home, I use a cloth baby diaper to reduce expense a bit. During the day, I change every five hours. When I anticipate not being able to change on schedule, I use Abena X-Plus, often with an Abena Maxi booster. (Based on my analyses, I believe that boosters provide the cheapest absorption protection.)

At night, I always use cloth for a period of about 9 hours. On average, my overnight urine production is about 3.0 ounces per hour, and I have recorded many nights when my diaper and booster pads absorbed more than 2 pounds. On average, I produce about 3-3/4 pounds of urine per day. A week's daytime disposable diapers probably weigh about 23 pounds.

More info than anyone wanted, I'm sure.

Well kinda more info they we want LOL, but still intresting mnone the less. Never put to much thought process like that into my diaper needing and wearing. I just diaper up use n abuse and throw away !!! but the scientific approach is cool also.

Last night I wore a terry nappy with a terry soaker pad - I kept it on until midday toady and did the weight check - 6 pounds this time !

The question does cross my mind when it's trash night in my neighborhood. When I haul out five or six of my wet diapers in one trash bag it's actually quite heavy. Of course when looking at it, the bag o' diapers doesn't look too heavy because there isn't much in there. But I often have to double-bag when there's more than seven or eight diapers in there.

I'm bowel and bladder IC and don't toilet. I use adult briefs for all elimination. I use about 5-6 pieces of 24/7 or seni quatro per day. I don't use cloth diapers because they causes rashes, chaffe, leak, smell, and are hard to clean feces off of. On average, I produce about 7 pounds per day including one pound of feces, wipes, gloves, plastic bag, and spent adult briefs. I don't use inserts anymore. Depends of course on how much water I drink. Two days of changes is just getting too large to put in one garbage bag. I also don't usually use the whole brief. Usually I wet the front and it starts to smell and I take it off and change it. I try to hide all my waste from the management of the building but it's impossible that they don't know what's going on after all these years. THe bags are heavy and when they go into the trash truck they are smushed and the diapers and the waste inside explode all over. It's pretty obvious these are for an adult as they are so big. And just going away on a two day trip necessitates an entire 10 pack of seni quatro plus plastic pants and singlet or onesise support, wipes and creams.

There is no doubt used nappies or pads weigh quite a lot. Because I am diagnosed as urinary incontinent and dependant on pads and adult nappies or slips as the Continence service like to call them. I am supplied with medical waste bags that are now collected separately.

Yeah, that's one of the things that happens when you go full time - heavy bins. They're a real b****!