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Originally posted by towny
I think you are absolutely right - I hate this disposable world we live in. We should be spending our energy devising ways to live in a more sustainable way, not findnig new ways to fill landfill sites. This pledge by the manufacturer in the US to run a recycling operation is just PR fluff to deflect criticism, IMO.
(We use washable nappies with our son because we found out that 8 million disposables go into landfill in the UK every day. They cost a fortune as well.)
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I agree disposable is bad, re-usable or bio degradable is better.
However with regard to disposable nappies (I have 2 daughters) don't the liners get thrown out ? And what about the energy (heating water) wasted washing them, not to mention the chlorides, sulphates, phosphates, surfactants and drying agents in detergents that pollute the water ??
6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other ?
