THERE ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIAPERS IN THE WORLD...

IT'S YOUR CHOICE; Organic Cotton or Disposable

One is a simple, three-panel rectangle of five to seven plies of soft (and in our case) Organic Cotton. It’s less expensive, better for the environment and easy to use!

Why Organic Cotton?

Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a low impact on our environment. Organic cotton farmers build up soil using natural methods (such as compost and crop rotation), instead of relying on synthetic, and often toxic, pesticides and fertilizers.

The harmful toxins used for conventional cotton can get into our water supply, deplete soil of valuable nutrients and increase environmental cancer risk. Some of the chemicals used on conventional cotton include toxins that are found to be 60 times more toxic than DDT. In the U.S. alone, it's estimated that 800 million pounds of pesticides are used on cotton each year and more energy is used to produce synthetic fertilizers than to till, cultivate and harvest all the crops in the U.S!

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The other (Disposable) is a tremendously complex combination of heavily treated paper pulp, polyethylene (and other plastics), glues, dyes, synthetic perfumes, and -- above all -- a super absorbent chemical, sodium polyacrylate, that absorbs urine and holds it in a "gel" next to a baby's skin.

We think that if you see things from your baby's standpoint, and apply the same standards of comfort and health that you would for your own body, cotton is the obvious choice and organic cotton is even better. But since some of the propaganda for disposables has focused on making cotton diapering appear to be a grossly inconvenient and messy practice suited to the turn of the last century rather than this one, you understandably may want to know what's really involved in cotton diapering care.

Your child will spend the first 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years of his or her life in diapers, and since a baby's skin is very delicate and highly absorbent it is extremely important to consider the diaper options carefully. And if you think about whether you would prefer to wear plastic underwear versus soft cotton underwear - I believe the choice is easy. The breathability and chemical-free nature of cloth is the right choice for your babies behind.

It is estimated that it takes between 200-500 years for a disposable diaper to decompose. Approximately 18 billion disposables are thrown away per year in the U.S. alone making them the third largest single consumer item in landfills representing 30% of non-biodegradable waste.

Disposable diapers contain:

The carcinogenic chemical Dioxin. Dioxin is a by-product of the paper bleaching process. The Environmental Protection Agency has listed it as the most toxic of all cancer linked chemicals. It has been known to cause cancer, birth defects, liver damage, and skin diseases. Most countries have banned Dioxin. The United States has not.

Tributyl-tin: Known to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals.

Sodium Polyacrylate (SAP): This gel-like substance was used in super-absorbent tampons until 1985 when a study showed that it increased the chance of toxic shock syndrome, and caused severe skin infections. It was removed from feminine protection products but remains in our baby’s disposable diapers.

The Archives of Disease in Childhood published a study in May 2000, finding that prolonged usage of disposable diapers on boys may result in a lowered sperm count.

Cloth Diapers are Less Expensive

Eco Baby Diaper Service uses organic cloth diapers. With 80 diapers per week for newborns, the cost per diaper is less than $.25. This is comparable with name brand disposable diapers. Studies have shown that cloth diapered babies potty train an average of 12 months earlier than children in disposables. Factor that into the equation, cloth diapers will save you hundreds!

Environmental Benefits of Cloth

Disposable diapers have a tremendous negative impact on our solid waste resources. Over 25 billion disposables are used yearly in the United States and the majority of these diapers end up in landfills; each one will take between 250 and 500 years to decompose.

The manufacturing of disposable diapers in the U.S. uses more that 70,000 pounds of plastic and over 200,000 trees every year. Each single diaper uses 2/3 cup of petroleum to manufacture.

Households that use disposable diapers generate twice as much waste per year.
The third largest item in landfills is disposable diapers.

Cloth diapers use 2.3 times less water than disposables to manufacture.
For more cloth diapering facts visit RealDiaperAssociation.org

Easy to use

New customers will be surprised at how easy it is to use cloth diapers! Diaper services take the difficult part of using cloth out of the equation. No more pins! No rinsing required. Soiled diapers are dispensed into the provided diaper pail and picked up for washing weekly