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Is there a service that can recycle disposable diapers?

I was going to use cloth, but disposable is all we have now, and I was wondering if there have been any steps taken to reduce our pollution issues dealing with diapers.

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1. disposable diapers are biodegradable. in fact it's been proven that cloth diapers are worse on the environment, b/c of the water use and the soap put into the ground water from washing them.
2. i use a brand called Moltex, they are quick bio-degrading nappies. Made out of recycled materials. x
3. There are gDiapers which are a combination of cloth and disposable diaper. They consist of a cotton outer pant with a snap in waterproof liner (both are washable and reusable) and then you stick a disposable pad into the liner. When the diaper is soiled you take out the pad and either flush it, compost it or toss it. The pads contain no chlorine and no plastic and will decompose in 50-150 days, unlike the standard disposable which are pegged at taking 500 years to degrade! I cloth diaper full time at home and use the gDiapers for outings. They work well, but I really do prefer cloth diapers. I would recommend trying a Starter Pack, it is a good deal, you get two pairs of the pants, 4 liners, a swish stick (to aid with the flushing process) and 10 disposable pads. The package is less than buying two sets of the pants by themselves, so I think it is worth the try! If you don't like them there is a high demand for the pants among cloth diapering mamas so I am sure you can find someone to buy them off of you! http://www.gdiapers.com/
4. Recently in Australia they launced a service and in California. http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WPIE/Healthcare/Diapers.htm And Canada as well ( Smallplanet organization)http://www.canadianparents.com/article/disposable-diaper-recycling There are nifty ideas like these http://www.recyclediapers.com/ However if you do not live in those areas I'm afraid it is going to take a lot more people like yourself who are concerned to come up with a working plan and action to fix this problem. But The only other thing would be to use cloth diapers http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/diaperfacts.php That would be the downside of disposable diapers.
5. Disposables ARE generally biodegradable but they take a VERY long time. There are companies that make 100% rapidly biodegradeable diapers. As for what you probably have on hand, no, they just have to sit and spend their time breaking down. http://www.wisegeek.com/do-biodegradable-diapers-exist.htm
6. There are diaper sevices for cloth diapers, But I dont think disposables are recycleable......... There are disposable diapers that are clorine free, which are a more eco freindly choice, but they are expensive......... (we have to use them for our three year old a night) check out seventh generation website for more info. http://www.seventhgeneration.com/our_products/baby.php