To all my "mommies" out there, please don't answer that question literally!
I heard something very interesting information on the radio this morning. They were talking about diapers. A U.K. study found that disposable diapers are more earth friendly and that the cloth ones are more damaging to the environment.
However, there are ways to make cloth diapers more green (again, not literally) such as washing them in water that is 60 degrees or below and hanging drying them. There was more, but I'm not in any rush to make diaper decisions so I didn't get it all. Just know that some of my girls out there are contemplating diaper products.
Here's a link to the article on FOX News:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,441201,00.html
Or Eco Child's Play:
http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/10/20/shocking-buried-uk-government-report-disposable-diapers-are-better-for-the-environment-than-cloth-nappies/
Or just Google Disposable Diapers, U.K.
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this is like a debate on whether or not its right to have an abortion....you can find many things to argue both sides. I use the cloth because its cheaper, but they say that dispposables stay in a land fill for about 500 years before they break down, and the chemicals in the diapers are nasty. They have chemicals in them that are banned from tampons! But they do take some washing, and I do have to wash them once in hot water to actually disenfect them. But I do try to hang dry them!
Its funny because if I go to a mom group and someone mentions this, it turns into a bitch fest online! lol...I just like not spending money on diapers!!
I think a more exciting question is asking if there is green inside! :) I am a throw out diaper girl -
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