A team of Mexican scientist has created a novel solution to
disposable diaper waste: feed them to mushrooms, which break them down in months, not centuries.
Baby's most sensitive areas are exposed to ONLY soft, absorbent, organic cotton, and the earth gets a reprieve from unnecessary
disposable diaper waste.
Not exact matches
Besides the fact that they re
disposable and I despise the idea of so much
waste, my daughter is so accustomed to cloth
diapers that she wouldnt even realize shed peed if she used anything else.
I say «
disposable diapers» because cloth
diaper pails are full of cloth
diapers that have been rinsed free of any bodily
waste before being placed in the pail.
It always breaks my heart to see my friends
waste their money on
disposable diapers when there are high quality, sustainable products out there like this.
If you are following the instructions for
disposable diapers, you should already be scraping the poop into the toilet before throwing out the
diaper (fun fact, human
waste isn't allowed in landfills).
In a house with a child in
diapers,
disposables make up 50 % of household
waste.
On top of that, the
waste from
disposable diapers is not properly treated as sewage, so
disposable diapers in landfills can be a breeding ground for viruses.
Choosing cloth
diapers over
disposables saves money, reduces
waste, and gives you control over what touches your baby's skin.
The instructions on a
disposable diaper package advice that all fecal matter should be deposited in the toilet before discarding, yet less than one half of one percent of all
waste from single - use
diapers goes into the sewage system.
Cloth
diapers use absorbent fabrics rather than chemical gels which can be found in
disposable diapers; parents can save significant money when they choose to use cloth (even part - time); and the reduction in
waste is so powerful it speaks for itself.»
Plus, you might not have noticed this before, but every
disposable diaper on the market clearly indicates that solid
waste should be flushed.
If your child is potty training, provide the same number of training pants as
diapers because many dry
disposable training pants are
wasted as part of the training process.
I wanted to reduce any extra work during the first few months, but ultimately wanted to reduce the long - term cost and excess
waste associated with
disposable diapers.
Little did I know at the time, you are supposed to dispose of solid
waste the same way for
disposables as you must for cloth
diapers; by dumping it in the toilet before washing or throwing the
diapers away.
Cloth
diapers are a great way to keep baby dry, chemical - free and save the planet from
disposable waste.
Since
disposable diapers account for a lot of the
waste from a household, you may end up facing extra fees here if you choose
disposables.
Whether you're interested in saving money, reducing
waste, or eliminating your baby's exposure to chemicals found in
disposables, cloth
diapers are a great alternative to
disposables, and most parents that use cloth never look back!
Seidel noted that people got by just fine with cloth before
disposable diapers were invented, and that
disposables were a growing part of household
waste.
Life cycle analyses of
diapers done by Franklin Associates in the U.S. and the UK's Environment Agency found that using cloth
diapers instead of
disposables would decrease landfill
waste but increase water use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Residents also seemed opposed to less frequent garbage pickup (a move thought to encourage more
waste diversion and reduce costs) in part due to
disposable diapers.
Aside from saving in the long run, you are also helping in saving Mother Nature from getting more
waste such as
disposable baby products like
diapers.
He also wears his gDiaper in the pool with a cloth insert... Better than
wasting money on the
disposable swimmy
diapers.
Most
disposable diapers have directions on their box instructing you to dump solid
waste into the toilet - does anyone really do this?
Disposables make up about 2 % of solid
waste in landfills, but are 30 % of the non-biodegradable
waste (well, one anonymous company says their
diapers are biodegradable, but when pressed they admit it will take almost 2 million years for this to happen).
According to a recent report from the internet, at least 18 billion
disposable diapers are being thrown to landfills in the US alone, a
waste material that threatens the soil and adds to air pollution.
With its HappyEndings Eco
Diapers label, you would also know that this is environmentally friendly and is not an addition to the millions of
disposable waste products being thrown every day to our landfills.
Kridler notes that while
disposable diaper advocates try to cite «a British study that suggested all the washing and drying of cloth
diapers meant their environmental impact was about equal to that of
disposables», that the study has been criticized by environmentalists who point out that «the combination of chemicals in the
diapers and their baby
waste make for an unhealthy contribution to landfills and potentially ground water.»
If you think about it,
disposable diapers cause environmental problems because the just sit in
waste dumps until it gets taken care of.
Easily go green in your nursery by using cloth
diapers and wipes instead of
disposable, cleaning with Eco-friendly cleaners, and not
wasting the last bit of your skincare products and lotion bottles.
«Julie Travis and Nichole McLeod recently purchased the franchise for Happy Nappy (www.happynappy.ca)- a cloth
diaper service - and are intent on getting into the local market to rid garbage bins of
disposable diapers that can significantly add to the the
waste stream.»
Hershkowitz's data show that
disposables use 10 times more resources (measured by weight and including fuels) than cloth
diapers and produce 50 times more solid
waste.
Anyway, just think about the numbers for a minute — your baby will be changed about 6000 times until they're potty trained — that could mean 6000
disposables sitting in a landfill for the next 300 years, or 24 cloth
diapers that were washed and had all the
waste material sent through the proper sewage system.
He writes, «
Disposables consume more raw materials and produce more solid
waste... but cloth
diaper production and use consume more water and energy and produce more... atmospheric emissions and
waste water effluent.»
«Cloth
diapering today is as easy as
disposables, without the
waste and less expensive,» Ms. Nichols said.
«The problem: Massive volumes of
waste come in the form of
disposable items such as Kleenex,
diapers and feminine hygiene products.
There are people who say that cloth
diapers are not more sustainable than
disposable ones because of the
waste inherent in washing them.
Parent Map, May 1, 2009 The no -
waste nursery: A smart mom's guide to baby gear by Tera Schreiber» A hundred years ago, no one used
disposable diapers.
That's why it's important for new parents to find ways to be green without breaking the family budget,» says Kelly Wels, the founder of KellysCloset.com, an Internet baby boutique specializing in eco-friendly products and cloth
diapers... Wels says that Tobin, like other new moms, is part of a growing number of families who are saying «no» to
disposable diapers, which are known to create the third most landfill
waste in the U.S., and saying «yes» to more eco-friendly options.»
Stop
wasting money on
disposable swim
diapers - these reusable swim
diapers can be used again and again.
Designed with simplicity, Rumparooz are as easy to use as a
disposable diaper, but without all the chemicals,
waste and high cost!
So even if you use
disposable diapers you aren't supposed to just toss the poopy
diaper into the trash, you're supposed to dump all solid
waste into the toilet before you throw the
diaper away.
Cloth or
disposable diapers both use resources and create
waste.
Stop
wasting money on
disposable swim
diapers!
Reusable cloth
diapers create less
waste as compared to the
disposables.
While many advances have been made in
disposable diaper technology to improve
waste containment over the past three decades, cloth
diapers are only recently beginning to undergo similar advances in design.
Here's another fact:
disposable diapers make up at least 50 percent of a household's
waste, when they are in use.
Use of
disposables raises a concern about solid
waste management, while cloth
diapers contribute to air and water pollution and possible taxing of municipal water and sewage systems.
The first improved feature in the ChampTM is the use of Dual GussetsTM technology as previously described and patented in
disposable and cloth
diapers 20 - 30 years ago [1 - 6], wherein dual elastic leg gussets provide improved fit around the baby's thigh for superior
waste containment.
So you are supposed to
waste all that water flushing poop with ANY
diaper, cloth or
disposable.