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The Landfill
Cutting down on landfill-bound trash is one of the biggest reasons to opt for cloth. Chemicals in disposable diapers leach into the soil, polluting groundwater; the plastic components take ages to break down; and the whole shebang, especially the more "soiled" disposables, releases methane into the atmosphere as it festers in our mega-fills. Methane is 20-plus times the heat trapper CO2 is, thus making an enormous impact on global warming when all is said and done.
Closing the diaper case before looking at the significance of the waste stream seems verrrrry shortsighted--out of sight, out of mind, indeed.On Umbra on the never-ending diaper ado posted 1 year, 4 months ago 25 Responses