The Preg Veg: Poop Happens, but Diapers in Landfills Do Not Have to
10/19/09
Good news! There’s at least
one government out there that’s trying to get proactive about the diaper landfill issue. In Sweden, a motion has been submitted to the Parliament to give a $75 subsidy to families that opt for cloth diapers. The subsidy aims to reduce the amount of trash going into landfills as well as government spending on garbage pick up.
Covering all tracks, Sweden has looked into the debate as to whether cloth diapers are really greener than disposables. Their calculations show that a disposable diaper uses about three times more natural resources than a cloth diaper.
Hopefully, the United States will look into offering such a rebate in the near future, but until then be assured that you’ll still be saving a lot of money by opting for washable cloth diapers over disposables.
—Gabrielle Harradine, Market Editor
Gabrielle Harradine is VT's Market Editor and, more recently, The Preg Veg. She's navigating the joys and challenges of her very first pregnancy, and she's blogging here about her efforts to keep it healthy, green, and vegetarian.
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It sounds like this was covered but are they sure that washing that with the water and putting that kind of sewage regularly in to the grey water is ok? Does washer water go to the same place as sewage water?
With cloth (and, actually, if you follow the directions on disposable), you flush the poop so there's no sewage into the gray water.
IS the preg veg going to give this a go? It's quite a commitment...