| When you really think about, how much waste we | | | | What about all the extra work? |
| produce on a daily basis, it simply is baffling. | | | | Turns out these new cloth diapers were more |
| We are about to have our second child in the next | | | | technologically advanced with features like double or |
| few weeks and one of the on-going costs with having | | | | triple layers of cloth to prevent leakage. In the old days |
| babies are diapers. Every week, I must throw out at | | | | they used to use large safety pins, where now cloth |
| anywhere between forty to fifty diapers in the | | | | diapers use velcro for fastening. And the washing part |
| garbage that end up in the local landfill. That's just me, | | | | can be outsourced to a weekly diaper service which |
| can you image how many diapers are being thrown | | | | are popping up all over the place.Yes the disposable |
| out on a weekly basis by parents in your city. | | | | diapers are convenient, great for traveling, required by |
| Growing up, I remember parents using cloth diapers for | | | | some day cares and take less time to work with, but |
| newborn babies. Yes it was a bit more work, but they | | | | when calculating the costs and the tax on the |
| were recyclable, environmentally friendly and you | | | | environment, cloth diapers should be considered as an |
| always had some on hand. So it was a great surprise | | | | option. |
| when my wife approached me one day to say she is | | | | These days, cloth diapers are made from various |
| contemplating using cloth diapers for our second child. | | | | materials and have a variety of features. They're not |
| This was a surprise, but when she outlined the | | | | the standard white color anymore, you'll find designers |
| benefits, it was then that I realized this was an | | | | getting in to the action by creating unique prints and |
| excellent choice. | | | | patterns making them even more attractive. |
| For some reason I never really thought she would | | | | It is worth taking a second look at the cloth vs |
| want to go this route with the new baby coming.On | | | | disposable diaper dilemma and consider the re-birth of |
| top of producing less waste, we ran some calculations | | | | the cloth baby diapers market. Take it to consideration |
| and figured out the savings to be had over a course | | | | the environmental and cost factor, you may be |
| of a year. It did not stop there, we started calculating | | | | surprised at the savings this solution may provide for |
| for two years and the price was astonishing. | | | | you, your new baby and your household budget. |