The council introduced a nappy subsidy earlier this year aimed at reducing the amount of disposable nappies heading to landfill.
The scheme, limited at one $20 voucher a child, entitled the parent or caregiver to purchase a modern cloth nappy trial pack from participating retailers.
More than 200 people signed up for the scheme and the council was now widening the available options by including traditional cloth nappies, council waste strategy officer Catherine Broad said.
"The scheme is growing by word of mouth. We are very pleased with the numbers."
After receiving requests for traditional cloth nappies, the council approached a retailer to see if it could supply the nappies.
People could now pick up a 24-pack for $30 with the subsidy applied, she said.
An estimated 1000 tonnes of disposables per year headed to the Dunedin landfill and the scheme was introduced to reduce that amount.
Queenstown Lakes District Council solid waste manager Stefan Borowy said disposables were a problem for the council, but despite discussing a scheme similar to the DCC's, there were no plans to introduce a nappy subsidy in the immediate future.
Pregnant with her second child, Jess Young (20) said she would take up the subsidy as she preferred cloth nappies over disposables.
"You spend thousands on disposables and then throw them away.
With cloth, you just spend a couple of extra hours a week on housework. For me, this has been an easy decision."
