Cloth diapers washed at home.

From the article it looks like cloth and disposable each effect the planet negatively. There is also the option of hybrid diapers or *Eco Diapers* which may actually be a better alternative but were not included in the study.

There is no better diaper for the environment. Each type of diaper has its own pros and cons as to how its made, cleaned or disposed of.

Basically, the article says that all three have their flaws and are all harmful to our environment in some way. He seemed to recommend the hybrid diapers though.

all three of the types looked at come out about equal, therefore one must instead look at making their choice greener- whatever choice that is.

All diapers are equally bad for the environment. we need to all be “greener” in whatever diapers we choose to use.

What I got from the article is that all three types he focused on had equal enviromental effects. He did seem to recommend the “hybrid” diapers though.

Thanks, very interesting article!

After reading the article, it sounds to me like there really isn’t a ‘better’ choice. Each of the diapers study had a different, but equal, impact on the environment. However, the author did speak about the re-usable diapers with a flushable liner as an alternative to the other 3 diaper options. Hmmm…tricky question.

The article states that all three diapers have an unavoidable negative impact on the environment, but it helps by listing ways to reduce that negative impact, i.e. reducing energy/use of electricity.

Tricky question! The article surprised me when it stated that all three types of diapers that were studied (disposable, cloth laundered at home, and cloth commercially laundered) have about the same overall environmental impact. However, the study didn’t look at “green” alternatives for each diaper type, nor did it consider hybrid diapers. The article basically concludes that whatever type of diaper you choose, it’s important to consider ways in which environmental impact is minimized (either by you in laundering cloth diapers, or in the manufacturing process of any of the diaper types).

Just an aside, but where I live we have mandatory composting which gets picked up weekly with garbage or recycling, and you can put disposable diapers into the compost bins! So if you go that route, at least only part of the disposable diapers are ending up in landfills…