Disposable diaper solutions-introduction

The facts about disposable diapers are monstrous. World Watch estimated 450 billion disposable diapers are used each year and contribute nearly 77 million tons of waste to landfills. As I posted earlier before, disposable diapers made out of plastics takes around 250-500 years to degrade.

So what is the solution?

Many eco-friendly companies arise and provide varying eco options on earth friendly diapering system, from cloth diapers to biodegradable disposable diapers. Each solution improve the condition of solid waste in landfill significantly, however with each innovation new problems arises too. As I said earlier before, there is no 100% eco-friendly product. Wastes are generated and energy is consumed during the manufacturing process and using procedures. All we can do is to maximally save our resources and consumption of energy, as well as reduce the solid waste that goes to the landfill.

Basically there are four types of diaper solutions in general, and I’ll talk about the details in further posts

1, Diaper service

2, Cloth diaper

3, Biodegradable diaper

4, Hybrid flushable diaper

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