| The baby’s health is an important consideration for | | | | diapers and the organic, chemical free diapers is about |
| the diaper choice. Many babies cannot wear | | | | 20-25 in percentage. Using cloth cotton or fleece |
| disposable diapers as the plastic cause’s rashes | | | | diapers (which have seen improvements in recent |
| and perfumes or chemicals contribute to “skin | | | | years) puts the solid waste into the municipal sewage |
| care” and the general airless quality of disposable | | | | disposal systems, where human waste belongs. With |
| diapers increases diaper rash and allergies. | | | | 5,000 diapers per child used before potty training, the |
| One industry study found that rashes increased | | | | human waste entering landfills is counted in millions of |
| considerably when the disposable diapers were used. | | | | tons. While sewage systems may not be the ideal, at |
| Disposable diapers can cause sores, staph infections | | | | least there is some waste treatment; that’s not |
| and fungal infections in babies resulting in disposables | | | | happening in landfills. The cloth diapers that are popular |
| trap heat, increasing bacterial growth. A study in the | | | | these days have increased in absorbency, and |
| Journal of Pediatrics found that more than half of the | | | | manufacturers have done away with the need for |
| babies wearing disposable diapers had rashes and | | | | pins. |
| most of them were severe. Some disposables contain | | | | These diapers are come with Velcro, elastic or straps. |
| a super-absorbent gel called sodium polyacrylate, | | | | These diapers are made of absorbent fabrics, so |
| which is deadly to pets and causes allergic reactions in | | | | diaper covers are often a must-have. They are more |
| people; dioxin has found its way into diapers, as it used | | | | affordable when the price is compared with the |
| to bleach the paper components. Parents who want | | | | number of disposable diapers needed every day. The |
| healthier babies prefer to ditch plastic “high-tech” | | | | Cloth diapers must be emptied, placed in hampers or |
| disposables in favor of safer products. | | | | diaper pails and laundered. Washing cloth diapers takes |
| The organic disposable diapers and covers are made | | | | time, and some daycares refuse to use them. You |
| with unbleached wood pulp from sustainable forests. | | | | may start to feel like your whole life consists of |
| Biodegradable disposables can be composted, saving | | | | changing dirty diapers and cleaning baby’s bottom! |
| millions of tons of waste currently going into landfills. | | | | But, if you’re a new parent and still have some |
| The average disposable diaper takes about 500 years | | | | energy left for environmental conservation, the single |
| to break down in a landfill. With diapers the third largest | | | | most important thing you can do is switch to cloth |
| type of landfill waste, an intelligent government would | | | | diapers or biodegradable disposables. |
| require all diapers to be made of biodegradable | | | | We should be using an environmentally aware, |
| materials. | | | | eco-friendly diaper. Diapers are a wonderful gift for the |
| The difference in the cost of the traditional disposable | | | | new parents. |