Premium Nappies

I am considering to not use disposable diapers and going with Biodegradable Diaper Liners or washable liners? What is the best diaper wrap or cover to help prevent leaks? The G diaper is very expensive, I like the idea but I am looking for something more price friendly.

Are disposable diapers biodegradable?

Disposable VS reusable diapers? I'm not sure which to use. I want to use reusable diapers but I dont know about the clean up? What does it entail? And do they have biodegradable disposable diapers available?

What ultimately does more harm to the environment, disposable or cloth diapers? As we all know, disposables create non-biodegradable waste. But I'm finding that cloth diapers require lots and lots of hot water for their very frequent loads of laundry. Hot water not only uses up our diminishing water supply, but also energy to heat the water. Thoughts?

Disposable Diapers? Which disposable diapers do you feel are the best for the baby and are somewhat earth friendly. I have heard of chlorine free diapers and cotton filled instead of gel filled diapers. I have been to both stores in my areas and have not found anything but Huggies, Pampers, Luvs and Parents Choice. They don't seem to have anthing like what I mentioned above. Is there any other diaper out there that is disposable that is better for baby and planet than the 4 above that I mentioned. You can give your opinion on the whole cloth verses disposable diaper, but I would like some honest opinions on the disposable diaper and info on any kind of biodegradable earth friendly type disposable. Thank you.

do you rinse out your disposable diapers? did you know that it's technically illegal NOT to? "the World Health Organization guidelines are being violated whenever human waste goes into the landfills. So, technically putting diapers into the trash without cleansing them is ILLEGAL." the EPA notes that " . . . a significant portion of the disposable diaper waste dumped in American's landfills every year is actually biodegradable human waste preserved forever." "American Academy of Pediatrics and The American Public Health Association advise that fecal matter and urine should not be allowed to be disposed of together in the regular trash, because it contaminates the ground water and spreads disease " "landfills contain 5 million tons of untreated human waste - a breeding ground for diseases that could potentially contaminate our groundwater. When you toss a disposable into the dumpster you are adding to the 84 million lbs. of raw fecal matter going to the environment per year. The Lehrburger report mentioned above also suggested that disposable diapers may represent a health risk at landfill sites and recommends that state health officials determine if diapers should be classified as infectious waste because of the untreated feces and urine they contain. There are an estimated 100 intestinal viruses living on the feces in landfills and these viruses are also possible contaminates of our water supplies and could latch on to the insects that would bring these diseases back to us." Just wondering how many people are actually aware of this… I just learned it myself. Anyone else ever hear about this? Anyone else concerned?? i'm concerned, i mean, it's filling up our landfills with a biohazard that spreads disease & contaminates our water... i'm not very comfortable with that! OH, and the package instructions say to flush the soiled part, & not to put it in the trash. this is why. i do plan to do cloth diapers, it was originally my plan to save money, and now this reinforces it :) the WHO is not the only place that says it's not allowed. fecal matter (of any kind) is not to be dumped in land fills, they're known as "human health hazards". if you think it's "looney" to worry about the spread of disease & the contamination of ground water, well, i'd say that says a lot more about you. SARAH- look at them again, i read the instructions off the side of the package myself. i think it was Huggies. my friends have noticed them too--in fact it was pointed out to me by one of my friends. and sewage goes to a treatment plant where the diseases are killed, and it's seperated from the ground water. yes, i have looked into that. LIL_PUMPKIN- it's actually up to 500 yrs, according to this site... http://www.changingwaysdiapers.com/cloth_vs.htm but i've seen different figures. it depends on the state of the diaper, tightly rolled around waste, only the outer, non-biodegradable part is exposed, so it takes longer. if it were open they'd decompose much faster. oh dear! i forgot to put the link to my original facts: http://www.diaperpin.com/clothdiapers/article_diaperdrama4.asp Jenadee-it's not the smell that i'm talking about, it's scentless, invisible pathogens getting into the water & infecting people with Hepatitis B & the like. but i'm sure there is a lot MORE that really shouldn't be thrown in a landfill than just diapers.

Environment-friendly diapers? What are my alternatives??? I'm about to have a baby in a few months and I'm very concerned about the diaper situation. I find disposable diaper usage almost ludicrous, and I cringe at the idea of how many diapers contribute to polluting our environment on a DAILY basis. However, I know people who tried the reusable cloth diaper approach, and they told me it was just too hard and time-consuming to keep up (not to mention messy), so they ended up buying regular diapers instead. What can I do to avoid falling into this trap? Any biodegradable diapers out there that won't put a huge dent on my budget? What other environment-friendly, cost-effective, REALISTIC alternatives do I have???

Is there any point using biodegradable nappy/diaper sacks...? If you're using pampers or some other not eco friendly nappy/diaper? I hope to only use disposable diapers/nappies for the first couple of months with my baby, then will hopefully try reusables. Can't see the point of using a bio-degradable sack if the nappy inside it isn't going anywhere soon! I'm fully aware of the eco benefits of washable nappies but have heard from various sources that it's better to wait a month or 2 before trying them, given the staying power of newborn poo...

Are there any inexpensive, environmentally friendly disposable baby diapers on the market? We are concerned about the effects of non biodegradable items on the environment ......and that includes the diapers we curently use...we do not know of any that are environmentally safe.

Biodegradable Diapers? gDiapers? Others? Has anyone actually used the gDiapers? I like the idea of a cloth diaper with a disposable insert. It fits my life (no time to do extra laundry) and my values (be a little kinder to the earth). I'm just not up to using regular cloth right now. If anyone has any experience with these, I'd love to hear about it. I looked at the Tushies, but they look huge. Has anyone used those? Thanks for the help!!

Has anyone used G diapers? I just bought these environmentally friendly washable, reusable (w disposable biodegradable insert) diapers at babies r us today. im going to try one out tonight for the first time. has anyone else tried them? what did you think? love them? hate em? they are supposed to be good for the environment because there is no plastic in the inserts. you can flush them down the toilet (they break up like tissue) or throw them in the trash and they will decompose. the diapars were $20 and the inserts are $15 for 32. Honestly, your jokes not that witty :( good luck rexroad! my mom did it with all me and my three siblings! it was a different day and age then, more common i suppose but still hard work!

What are the top 2 medical products that should be made of biodegradable plastic? The use of plastic in the medical field has been increasing dramatically, and is expected to raise in coming years: disposable plastic products like bags for IV solutions, disposable syringes, adult diapers, tubing, etc. etc. These products increase the amount of solid waste that has to be incinerated (creating air pollution) or buried, and consume oil to produce these plastics. Biodegradable products, on the other side, can be composted or easily degraded, and can be produced of agricultural crops like corn, sugar cane, etc..

Does anyone scoop the poo out of the disposable diaper into the toilet? Everytime we go to my fiance's parents house, and my son does a poo, my MIL scoops it out into the toilet before chucking the nappy away... i see the logic in it but i never do it... i just put the nappy in one of those biodegradable nappy sacks and put it out in the garbage

cloth diapering my toddler? I want to begin to cloth diaper my toddler. he is 22 months old and i would like to try to have him potty trained by 3. well I want to get 12 prefolds, 4 diaper cover (2 bummis SWW and 2 prowraps) 2 red snappis, and a roll of the biodegradable diaper liners. not only do I want to because i see the mounds of diapers that go to the dump each week, but because it is costly to use disposables and I would like to get the hang of cloth so i can do it with the next one. how does my shopping list sound? for cloth diapering parents only i dont want the whole disposable speech. i still want to maybe use those at night and for big outings. THANKS!!! and i have the time to wash them by hand if needed and run frequent loads of laundry, which is why im not buying many prefolds. and my son weighs 38 pounds so he is in the top size for everything and height (he's three feet tall) and does it help potty training?

Can somebody correct this essay for me? thank you so much!? We all know that people in the prehistorical period had to fighted not only with other person but also with natural resoures for existence. They had to hunt quarrys and gather fruits, even cut down trees to build houses. However, as technology improved, many people are aware of human activities have great influence on our living earth and raise a big argumentation on this issue. Some people claim that human activities are damage our living earth, the others advocate that human activity makes the earth a better place to live. In my opinion, I consider that human activities spoil our living earth seriously and we need to do something to improve this situation. Firsty , our living earth is being harmed by human activity because people overuse natural resource in the present time. As everybody knows, the population on our earth nowadays has increase rapidly so that more people than before have to consume more food preparation and daily goods. To detailed the above description, natural resources will become less and less when population continue growing. The truth is in two hundred and five, the average atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration increased 0.6 percent over the high in two hundred and four, representing the largest annual increase ever recorded, according to the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute. In addition, an estimated twenty percent of the world's coral reefs had been destroyed, as with twenty percent of mangrove forests. It takes 20 trees to keep one baby in disposable diapers for two years. The average life span of a cell phone is only 14 months. Every day, our planet receives enough solar energy to heat every home in the world for one year - free! "Heal the world," urges multi-awarded singer Michael Jackson. "Make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race." But how ? There are many things people can do to help clean up this world we are living such as saving energy , water , paper , reuse funiture before throw them away and avoide most plastic , etc. Many tasks - like reading, writing, studying, and sewing - can be done quite comfortable by the light of a window. And using daylight offers twin benefits: It's free and doesn't pollute. Don't leave the water running. A full gallon of water can run out of your kitchen faucet in less than sixty seconds! Turn off the water when brushing teeth. That will save one to two gallons of water each time your brush. . Don't use disposable razors and blades. Since the razors are made of plastic, not only do they consume high quantities of energy and toxic chemicals during their manufacture, they don't degrade in landfill. Use glass dishes and cups and metal silverware instead of plastic. In fact, avoid buying anything that's plastic unless it's extremely durable, you can use it many times over, and you have no other option. Recycle used ribbons, bows, and decorative wrappings. If you take care when people’s unwrapping their presents, they can reuse the wraps at least one time. They can store used paper and accessories in a convenient place so that they can use them for the next holiday occasion. If people can't recycle something, they should reuse it. Buy products that will last. With plastic and glass bottles, don't throw them away. Use them to hold leftovers in the kitchen, to hold paper clips in the office… And man can buy biodegradable products, avoid most plastics, if possible by choosing paper instead of plastic. Thus, the Earth is hurt. Certainly, the Earth is good place to live for human. However, it is only for human. We should think about other creatures and keep the Earth healthy. We should make the Earth a better place to live for every creatures and the Earth itself. “There are ways to get there” , croons Michael Jackson. “ If you care enough for the living , make a little space , make a better place” .

can diaper liners be used in other brands? ok so i'm due any day now, and we're looking into cloth diapers with disposable liners. i know we still have to wash the diaper itself, but the liners seem like they'd make things a little easier and less messy with clean up. kushies brand says they're biodegradable and flushable, so i order them from walmart. only i didn't get the diaper itself yet. i'm wondering if a liner is specific to its brand or if it will work in any AIO (all-in-one) diaper? using old pillow cases would be ok, but i don't have any lying around. those are all at my mom's house. plus we live in a small apartment. i'd like to make it so the stinky diaper smell is as minimal as possible.

gDIAPERS what do you think? Does anyone have any experience with these? And if they work well with cloth diapers. I have already bought some, and I think they look like they will do the job. Maybe not as well a a disposable, but that is okay. With my son I used cloth and rubber pants, I am tring to find a better cover than the rubber pants. Plus, I do like the fact that they are 100% biodegradable. I don't mind leaks, just not all the time and really bad. The gDIAPER insert is 100% biodegradable even if you don't flush them. Even in a landfill the liners will break down and be gone in one year. Disposible diapers will take 500 years before they are completely broke down. Or so my research has found.