Benefits of using modern cloth diapers

1. THEY’RE GARBAGE!
IF YOUR DIAPERS AREN’T
CLOTH…

2. DISPOSABLES VS CLOTH DIAPERS
Disposable Diapers
•Harmful to the
environment
•Health
Hazards
•High costs
Cloth Diapers
•Easier on the
Earth
•Healthier for
babies
•Lower costs

3. 1 Baby
+1 Year
1 Ton
(Diapers sent to the landfill)

4. Top 3 items in all US landfills:
1.Newspapers
2.Food/Drink
containers
3.Disposable Diapers
That STINKS!

5. • Disposable diapers were first used in the US
in the early 1950s. 60 years later, Americans
are using over 27 BILLION disposable
diapers every year.
• Since it takes a single diaper 250-500 years
to decompose…
• That means EVERY disposable that has ever
been used is still taking up space on this
Earth…
• Right
• NOW

6. Pampers reports on their study from 1991:
disposables do NOT cause diaper rash!
Percent of babies with
diaper rash in the US
Percent of babies wearing
disposable diapers in the US

8. THROWING AWAY DIAPERS=THROWING
AWAY MONEY!
•One baby will need
approximately 6000 diaper
changes before potty training
•Average cost for disposables=
$1600 per BABY
•Average costs for cloth diapers=
$500 per FAMILY

9. What if every American parent
switched to Cloth Diapers…

10. Which would you rather pay?

11. Here are a few more reasons why
MY baby wears cloth!

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
All information was gathered from the following websites:
http://www.realdiaperassociation.org
http://www.i-regret-nothing.blogspot.com/2010/05/cloth-diapers-myths-an
http://www.borntolove.com/facts.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HF_sayI8Q