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EF diapers?
in Green Living
As I was scanning a friends baby registry I became curious, if the new parents are not going to be using cloth diapers, what are the benefits of buying them chlorine-free diapers? Do these breakdown quicker in the landfill? Just wondering if I should start buying these instead when I give shower gifts.
Re: EF diapers?
Like Seventh Generation?
they don't break down any quicker... I think the theory is that there's less nastiness used in their manufacture, but they really are the same as conventional disposables.
We use these:
http://www.gdiapers.com/
but they're a commitment and have a bit of a learning curve, so it takes a while... but after we "got" them, we fell in love and remained there!
There's a video on their website that compares the breakdown of the G's with an "eco" disposable and a regular one
http://www.gdiapers.com/happy-planet/watch-them-break-down
I am the 99%.
Diapers like 7th generation are more for the "health" of the baby in that they aren't manufactured with as many nasty chemicals. They still take as long to breakdown in the landfill.
We are using Nature BabyCare diapers (tried cloth but gave him a wicked rash). They are biodegradable and made from less chemicals then the traditional diaper. We have been really happy with them. We do realize that they won't breakdown as quickly in a landfill because of the lack of oxygen etc. but we like that they will breakdown quicker than a traditional diaper.
PP's suggestion is good too. I have heard that they can cause problems with people's plumbing so I would keep that in mind depending on how old their house is.
Check out the EFF board as you will find lots of info on diapers there.
One of the best things you can do when using disposable diapers is to dump the poop before you throw out the diaper! It's the chemicals used in the diapers to create absorbency and the human feces that are being thrown out with them that make disposables so bad. Even biodegradable diapers won't really break down any faster if they're just dumped right away, especially if they are dumped in plastic bags which is usually the case if you use a Diaper Genie or whatever without first giving it a good shake over a toiler. So that's something to consider if you're looking to go EF with diapers without going cloth.
Personally I don't see anything good about the Huggies brand EF diapers. I can't quite figure out what really makes them EF. 7th Generation is a trusted company and they are pretty nice diapers, but not really for breaking down purposes, but to keep chlorine off your baby's bum. Tushies is the only disposable diaper available that does not use gel in their diapers. They are also a great eco-friendly company BUT these are not as absorbent as the others. If your friends aren't as eco-friendly as you they will likely never use these. There's also a brand called Bamboo Nature that seems really nice and gets great reviews as far as how absorbent it is.