A friend had asked me what I thought about 7th Generation brand. They're great if you are going for chlorine-free, safe for baby and toxic-free, however, they take up as much room as regular diapers in landfills and take just as long to decompose. I do use them when we go out, but we also use cloth diapers as much as possible and do the old fashioned sink rinse (no wipees). They are the most economical, green and natural for the baby. People panic at the thought of washing, changing and soaking them. It's really not as difficult as you think. Once you find good-fitting cloth diapers and you get to know your baby's schedule, you can nail down a system and do a load every other day.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
green diapers
Diaper fact: Around 27 billion disposable diapers are used each year in the U.S. alone! Most of these single-use diapers end up in a landfill and it may take hundreds of years for a disposable diaper to decompose!
A friend had asked me what I thought about 7th Generation brand. They're great if you are going for chlorine-free, safe for baby and toxic-free, however, they take up as much room as regular diapers in landfills and take just as long to decompose. I do use them when we go out, but we also use cloth diapers as much as possible and do the old fashioned sink rinse (no wipees). They are the most economical, green and natural for the baby. People panic at the thought of washing, changing and soaking them. It's really not as difficult as you think. Once you find good-fitting cloth diapers and you get to know your baby's schedule, you can nail down a system and do a load every other day.
A friend had asked me what I thought about 7th Generation brand. They're great if you are going for chlorine-free, safe for baby and toxic-free, however, they take up as much room as regular diapers in landfills and take just as long to decompose. I do use them when we go out, but we also use cloth diapers as much as possible and do the old fashioned sink rinse (no wipees). They are the most economical, green and natural for the baby. People panic at the thought of washing, changing and soaking them. It's really not as difficult as you think. Once you find good-fitting cloth diapers and you get to know your baby's schedule, you can nail down a system and do a load every other day.
