Lismore City Council, which has already implemented Kiama Council's trial system across its entire local government area, has introduced a nappy featuring reusable fabric shells with disposable inserts.

The inserts can be disposed of in the green-lidded organics bin, which is collected weekly, instead of the red-lidded general waste bin, which is collected fortnightly.

Gainsborough resident Julie Kelton, whose daughters are aged 2 years and 10 months, said she had been using nappy bins to minimise odour disruption to the neighbours during the two-week collection gap and would welcome a similar product in Kiama.

"I'm a working mum, so I use disposable nappies rather than cloth because with cloth nappies, you have to wash every two days," she said. "We'd go through 70 nappies a week and that's being conservative, so [eco-nappies] would be great."

Lismore City Council waste operations co-ordinator Kevin Trustum said the nappies had been available since March and had proven popular.

"They're walking out the door and they're $13 for a pack of 50, so they're fairly comparable to what you'd find in a supermarket," he said.

The council supplies the nappies through a self-run store, where residents can also buy compostable bin liners, eco-silk shopping bags and office bins.

Kiama Council waste minimisation officer Josephine St John said the idea had merit.

However, the council would need to consider a shopfront and it was still in the trial stages of the new system.

"I'd love to see it happen, bring it on, but it's small steps for now," she said.

General manager Michael Forsyth said recycling waste could also be done at the older end of the spectrum, with a company recently visiting Blue Haven to discuss recycling incontinence pads into new products.

"Nappies could fall into that same category. It's just a matter of how you collect them, so there are a number of options that should be looked at in the longer term in dealing with nappies," he said.