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When it comes to choosing whether to use cloth diapers or disposables on your baby, many people opt for the perceived “convenience” of disposables. However, the cost of that supposed convenience goes far beyond the cash you’ll hand over at the checkout. The Landbank Consultancy, an independent organization, conducted an analysis of two “life-cycle” studies commissioned by Proctor & Gamble and found that—using Proctor & Gamble’s own data—disposables are actually far more environmentally harmful than reusable cotton diapers. For example, the 18 billion disposables that end up in American landfills each year use 3.5 billion gallons of oil to produce. Disposables also use 3.5 times more energy, 8.3 times more non-renewable materials, and produce 60 times more domestic solid waste than cotton diapers. A single disposable diaper can take up to 500 years to decompose, meaning that every disposable ever used is still in a landfill somewhere. In addition to the environmental impact of disposables, there is an added price when it comes to disposing of that waste. Using disposables can literally double a garbage bill. Disposable diapers account for two percent of total U.S. landfill volume. For every child using Baby Diaper Service, one ton of non-biodegradable waste is diverted from landfills. Considering that waste from the Seattle area is being transported to the Columbia Ridge Landfill in Oregon, this reduction in the amount of waste we produce is not only environmentally sound, but neighborly as well. To learn more about Baby Diaper Service, or to set up service, call 1-800-562-BABY, or 206-634-BABY, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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