Compostable Diapers Go from Soiled to Soil
by Kimberly Delaney | February 5th, 2009 | Comments (2)
topic: Green Living, Healthy Home | tags: babies, composting, gdiapers, parenting
According to the National Association of Diaper Services, more than 18 billion single-use diapers go into the landfill each year and they can take up to 500 years to decompose. Then there’s the issue of the energy and materials that go into making the diapers and the byproducts of bleaching them. Add to that the worries about the chemicals we are exposing our babies to with many popular brands of disposable diapers, and you’ll begin to see the problem.
