Why Choose Cloth?
Environmental Impact of Disposable Diapers
- Over 92% of disposable diapers end up in landfills
- 27.4 billion diapers are estimated to be used each year
- 3rd leading product in landfill are diapers
- It's estimated it takes over 500 years to break down one diaper
- 20 times more raw material is used to make disposables then cloth
Disposables Contain The Following Chemicals:
- Tributal Tin (a hormone disrupture)
- Dioxin (a known carcinogen by the EPA)
- Sodium Polyacrylate (can cause severe allergic reaction and skin irritation)
Cost of Cloth Diapers vs Disposables
The cost of a diaper service is comparable to disposables until it is potty training time. Babies who use cloth can potty train up to a year earlier. That can be a savings of over $1164.80.
Diaper Service: Cost is $23 per week for 80 diapers. Cost per diaper: $0.29
Disposable Diapers: Average cost per week $22.40. Cost per diaper: $0.28
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