Comments on: Shocking, Buried UK Government Report: Disposable Diapers are Better for the Environment Than Cloth Nappies

By: KittenKoder

KittenKoder — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:00:37 +0000

Not surprising, the entire “green” movement is based on nothing but rhetoric and slogans. Plastics are strangely a god send, for many reasons, though in this case it’s just a wash. (punny huh?) The real way to conserve is being attacked by the “greenies” … many want to stop people from using computers because they are “bad for the environment” yet then when we go back to paper they’ll rant that it’s “bad for the environment.” Greenies are just people who want to “feel better” by forcing change no matter how bad that change is.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:58:49 +0000

What that report also doesnt mention is the chemicals used in disposables for absorbtion are the same chemicals that were banned from using in tampons due to toxic shock syndrome. Do you really want to be putting those chemicals on your little ones bumj?

By: Angela D

Angela D — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:59:18 +0000

“5) The most valuable resource humanity has is the human mind. As we are all destined to die, maximizing the time we have is important. Disposable diapers save valuable time that could be devoted to more productive activities than washing, drying, folding, and storing cloth diapers.”

I absolutely do NOT want to waste my time. I consider it a waste of time to drive to the store, buy disposable diapers and stack them in the diaper stacker. Only to later ball them up, put them in a plastic bag, put them in the trash and drive to the dump. Disposable diapers do not necessarily save time, even if disposable diaper companies tell you they do.

By: Angela D

Angela D — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:49:15 +0000

Do you know if there is a copywrite on the baby photo?

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By: Agnes Pierson

Agnes Pierson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:54:54 +0000

A few points to consider before poo-pooing this research.

1) Plastic is a petroleum by-product. No one is drilling for oil to make disposable diapers.
2) Where’s the evidence that bacteria/viruses from diapers are leaking into the water supply and posing a health threat?
3) What’s the basis of the criticism that this research is “bad science?” If someone has solid evidence of the flaws in the research, I’d like to see it. Just because an outcome doesn’t corroborate the hypothesis doesn’t mean the outcome is invalid. It likely means the hypothesis was flawed.
4) It’s not unlikely that in the future landfills will be mined for petroleum by-products that can be converted into energy. Disposable diapers (among other things) might well be an additional source of potential energy in the future.
5) The most valuable resource humanity has is the human mind. As we are all destined to die, maximizing the time we have is important. Disposable diapers save valuable time that could be devoted to more productive activities than washing, drying, folding, and storing cloth diapers.

These types of discussions are important. We cannot allow good intentions to take the place of critical analysis.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:00:25 +0000

Thats a very interesting report but I’m afraid when it comes to the environment I can only be supporting the iuse of cloth diapers. Ok the report suggests that there are more CO2 emmissions due to the washing and drying but if they could only see that these emmissions can be offset with more trees planted and forests saved throughout the world then there is the solution to that problem.
On the other hand, the plastic backing from disposables into landfill should be causing more concern.

Keep up with the cloth diaper promotions and eco washing with soap nuts, use the natural sunshine’s ultra violet light to dry and kill any residual bacteria,and consider ironing them to soften them instead of all the energy from a tumble dryer. Does the addition of soda into the water help to soften them perhaps?

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:59:10 +0000

I’ve just checked out the Times Online – and find myself confused since we had a headline on this a couple of years ago. How much money is our government spending on these studies?
Last time it was headline news for a day and I remember feeling so angry, and incredulous.
I don’t see what is so extreme about washing at 60 or always hanging washing out – there simply wasn’t room for a tumble dryer in the house where my first son was born so nappies hung on dryers over the bath, easily shifted into a bedroom when the bath was required. Since moving to a larger home I’ve found the space allocated for a tumble dryer is a convenient niche for the recycling.
What does need to be considered is the much more serious impact on the environment of cotton nappies (25% of all pesticides are used on cotton and the use of child labour plus draining of the Aral sea for Uzbekistan’s cotton industry is terrible scandal) compared with bamboo or hemp, which I really didn’t know about when I bought mine.