Reduce your waste

Discount code for reusable items

To support Hepburn Shire households reduce the amount of waste they create, Council is offering a discount voucher for the purchase of cloth nappies, period products and other single-use items. Disposable nappies, period and sanitary products are one of the state’s biggest contributors to landfill.

This pilot voucher system aims to help residents to think and act sustainably.

Use the code HEPBURN50 for a $50 voucher* off products. *Minimum spend is $50.

 The discount voucher can be used for the following products:

  • Cloth nappies
  • Swim nappies
  • Training pants
  • Wet bags
  • Wipes
  • Liners
  • Inserts and boosters
  • Cloth nappy covers
  • Period products
  • Nursing pads
When can I access these vouchers?

Council launched the discount on Saturday 16 March 2024 at Sustainable Hepburn Day. The voucher code will continue to be accessible until the allocated funds are exhausted, up to Friday 31 May 2024.

What to do use a voucher:

  1. Go to www.darlingsdownunder.com.au
  2. Create an account by clicking the Website icon button on the website.
  3. Go into your account by clicking the Website icon button on the website.
  4. Click on 'view addresses' under account details.
  5. Add your Hepburn Shire Council address to your account.
  6. Add at least $50 worth of products to your cart (excludes delivery).
  7. Enter the discount code HEPBURN50 at the checkout.
  8. Select $5 local delivery or postal.
  9. Proceed with payment and checkout.

Then wait for your goodies to arrive!

Pease note: There is a limit at one use per customer (at an address).

If you have issues processing the invoice please contact admin@darlingsdownunder.com.au 

Need more information?

Hepburn Shire is part of the Good for the Hood @Home program – the session on cloth nappies will also help get you started. Visit tinyurl.com/hepburnathome

More information on types, washing and fitting is also available on the Australian Nappy Association website, Clean Cloth Nappies, the Raising Children website and the Sustainability Victoria website.

Why change to reusable items?
  • Around 660 million disposable nappies, sanitary and incontinence products end up in landfill in Australia each year?
  • Every child will use on average 6,000-7,000 nappies before they toilet train. 
  • Over the course of a lifetime, a menstruator will use between 5,000 – 15,000 sanitary products. Most of which will end up in a landfill.
  • During production, disposable nappies use three times more energy and water, and 20 times more raw materials than reusable nappies.
  • It takes one cup of crude oil to make one disposable nappy.
  • Each nappy takes 500+ years to breakdown in landfill, releasing methane in the process (a harmful gas which contributes to global warming).
  • On average, a child will use $3,500 worth of nappies. Reusable nappies can cost you between $500 and $1,500.
  • Reusable nappies can be used from child to child and from household to household. Buying reusable nappies second hand can cut down costs even further.
  • If you use disposable nappies, these go in your landfill/general rubbish bin.
Get in touch

Thanks for your interest in the pilot program! The use of these vouchers allow Council to determine interest in a possible future voucher or rebate program. If there are other providers you would like us to consider in the future please let us know. Get in touch at sustainablehepburn@hepburn.vic.gov.au

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