Wet wipes are every Mum's hero weapons against daily parenting tasks. These handy inventions can be used to clean up messy mouths, sticky hands and help with nappy changes plus clean surfaces for that extra squeaky clean feeling. The UK love their wet wipes, they spend more than £500 million a year on wipes of all kinds, used for everything from cleaning our kitchens to cleaning our babies bums.

Though they can be convenient, wet wipes are quite problematic for the planet. We're all guilty of reaching for a wet wipe as an easy solution for cleaning up messes, but that split second decision has a long lasting effect on the rest of the planet for years to come.