| r disposable? Which one is better? This debate has | | | | debate. Those who believe cloth is better because |
| been going on since the 70s and 80s. And it continues | | | | disposable diapers are not very biodegradable. With |
| today with each side saying the other is the superior | | | | the type of materials used and the amount of |
| product. But cloth diapers are making a comeback with | | | | processing they go through, disposables remain in |
| new flushable liners. | | | | landfills around 500 years. Many countries throughout |
| Cloth diapers are what all mothers used until | | | | the world have banned leaving untreated human |
| disposable diapers became mainstream. These | | | | waste in landfills. And so, they began incinerating the |
| diapers are not as convenient or easy to dispose. But, | | | | diapers, which leaves almost no residue. Still, not every |
| at one time, cloth was all a mother had to work with. | | | | country is taking these measures. |
| Today, cloth diapers are not our mothers diapers. | | | | Another point of contention is cost. You have to take |
| There are new, flushable liners that allow mothers to | | | | these questions into consideration: how many diapers |
| easy flush the waste down the toilet. Many now have | | | | am I using per month; how much am I spending on our |
| velcro closure tabs; no more large safety pins! | | | | diaper service; how much water and electricity am I |
| Disposable diaper history starts in 1942 in Sweden with | | | | using to launder the diapers? There are alot of valid |
| PauliStrǒm. The first disposables had an inner | | | | points on each side for cost. To use strictly |
| lining made up of many layers of tissue paper. They | | | | disposables, you may spend from $50 to $80 per |
| showed up in the marketplace during the 1960s after | | | | month; to use cloth diapers and a service, you may |
| pulp mill replaced tissue paper. At that time they were | | | | spend the same. But to use cloth and launder them |
| fairly expensive. Today’s disposable have an | | | | yourself, you may spend $25 to $60 per month. |
| even more absorbent inner layer that they are more | | | | It is all a matter of choice. Some parents use cloth |
| convenient than before. Even though these diapers | | | | diapers while at home and disposables when they go |
| have only been on the market for 40 years, we are | | | | out. Others use strictly one or the other. Ultimately, we |
| going to feel the effects for thousands of years. | | | | parents have to make choices based on what we |
| And those effects is one of the biggest issues of this | | | | think is the right thing to do. |