Solutions to Global Warming
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Instead of countering solutions, Cincy, why don't you use that energy positively rather than negatively? What are your solutions to global warming?0
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cincybearcat wrote:Cheeks wrote:Cloth diapers!
People thought I was crazy at first, but we used cloth diapers on our daughter.
I read a stat somewhere that one child could fill an entire cathedral with diapers by the time they are potty trained. Also saves you some cash!
A lot of energy goes into making disposable diapers and then they sit in a landfill for 500 years.
This isn't the original I read, but here is a decent one to review...
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story? ... x8CIqXOxo8
I think we're moving our 2nd son, now one month, to the reusable diapers soon. Our first son is just using disposables (the natural ones, but still disposable) at this point he's over one and at that age they don't go through as many. We probably saved about 2,000 diapers when he was younger.Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25
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cincybearcat wrote:Cheeks wrote:Cloth diapers!
People thought I was crazy at first, but we used cloth diapers on our daughter.
I read a stat somewhere that one child could fill an entire cathedral with diapers by the time they are potty trained. Also saves you some cash!
A lot of energy goes into making disposable diapers and then they sit in a landfill for 500 years.
I've seen research that shows cloth diapers end up hurting the environment about the same as disposable...due to the energy and water used to wash. I'll look for it.
Yes, I'd read that too. I made sure I had enough cloth diapers to last a week so I only did one extra load of laundry each week. We have an energy saving washing machine and we did line drying when we could. You also have to use chemical-free detergent. Honestly, I don't have all the data on how much better cloth diapers are when you look at the entire process, from manufacturing to washing etc, but to me and from the research I did do, cloth diapers seemed less harmful. At least we cut down on what went into landfills. It was the knowledge that her dirty diapers would still be sitting in a landfill in the year 2509 that made me go with cloth.0 -
if we all made those little choices that we see in this thread ... we may not be having this discussion ...0
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Cheeks wrote:cincybearcat wrote:Cheeks wrote:Cloth diapers!
People thought I was crazy at first, but we used cloth diapers on our daughter.
I read a stat somewhere that one child could fill an entire cathedral with diapers by the time they are potty trained. Also saves you some cash!
A lot of energy goes into making disposable diapers and then they sit in a landfill for 500 years.
I've seen research that shows cloth diapers end up hurting the environment about the same as disposable...due to the energy and water used to wash. I'll look for it.
Yes, I'd read that too. I made sure I had enough cloth diapers to last a week so I only did one extra load of laundry each week. We have an energy saving washing machine and we did line drying when we could. You also have to use chemical-free detergent. Honestly, I don't have all the data on how much better cloth diapers are when you look at the entire process, from manufacturing to washing etc, but to me and from the research I did do, cloth diapers seemed less harmful. At least we cut down on what went into landfills. It was the knowledge that her dirty diapers would still be sitting in a landfill in the year 2509 that made me go with cloth.
a large part of the damage that diapers cost is in its freight around the world, the packaging , the waste in manufacture. then the land fill at the endAUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE0 -
Cheeks wrote:
Yes, I'd read that too. I made sure I had enough cloth diapers to last a week so I only did one extra load of laundry each week. We have an energy saving washing machine and we did line drying when we could. You also have to use chemical-free detergent. Honestly, I don't have all the data on how much better cloth diapers are when you look at the entire process, from manufacturing to washing etc, but to me and from the research I did do, cloth diapers seemed less harmful. At least we cut down on what went into landfills. It was the knowledge that her dirty diapers would still be sitting in a landfill in the year 2509 that made me go with cloth."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
brianlux wrote:Cheeks wrote:
Yes, I'd read that too. I made sure I had enough cloth diapers to last a week so I only did one extra load of laundry each week. We have an energy saving washing machine and we did line drying when we could. You also have to use chemical-free detergent. Honestly, I don't have all the data on how much better cloth diapers are when you look at the entire process, from manufacturing to washing etc, but to me and from the research I did do, cloth diapers seemed less harmful. At least we cut down on what went into landfills. It was the knowledge that her dirty diapers would still be sitting in a landfill in the year 2509 that made me go with cloth.0 -
SweetChildofMine wrote:brianlux wrote:Cheeks wrote:
Yes, I'd read that too. I made sure I had enough cloth diapers to last a week so I only did one extra load of laundry each week. We have an energy saving washing machine and we did line drying when we could. You also have to use chemical-free detergent. Honestly, I don't have all the data on how much better cloth diapers are when you look at the entire process, from manufacturing to washing etc, but to me and from the research I did do, cloth diapers seemed less harmful. At least we cut down on what went into landfills. It was the knowledge that her dirty diapers would still be sitting in a landfill in the year 2509 that made me go with cloth."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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