Disposable Diapers an Environmental Threat?

Recently, I came across an article on disposable diapers and how the companies are pushing very hard to make it accessible in low income regions like India and China.

While i agree with some of the points raised in the article, I find it very hard to even think of using reuseable diapers on my kids. I agree that I could save some money by using reuseable diapers. I agree that the environment would be better off if i did. However, I do think that nothing can beat the convenience of disposable diapers.

The article mentions that during the first six months a mother usually stays with her baby and rarely leaves the house, making the practicalities of toilet care easier. As soon as the baby pees or poos, she cleans it up. Over here, its not possible to give so much attention to a baby because a lot of moms are professionals who have a full time job.

Interesting and traditional replacements for disposeable diapers mentioned include the split pants used in china and cloth nappies made of old clothes in India. The belief there is that by using the cloth nappies made by family's old clothes, the baby absorbs the essense of the cloth's previous owner.




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