Growing cotton for reusables is one thing, but churning out oil, plastics, and chemicals is something else entirely. |
Maybe a compromise is to use a biodegradable disposable at night but cloth reusables during the day. |
As much as I despise plastic bottles, I don't use reusables because I don't want to lug around the empties. |
With three children, he would get through 15,000 disposable nappies compared with 60 reusables. |
And one of the council's strategies will be to work with parents to try to discourage them from using disposable nappies in favour of reusables. |
Single-use diapers consume less water than reusables laundered at home, but more than those sent to a commercial diaper service. |