Is there any point in buying more expensive biodegradable nappies if they are just going into a landfill?

Question

I was told I could chuck biodegradable nappies into my compost but reading some answers here it looks like they might take too long to break down.

Answer 1

All you wrote is true. I think it might take the biodegradable ones a little less time than the commercial brands, but when I had to buy them (thank god we are done with that!) And btw, I used cloth almost exclusively, except when we were traveling or occasionally at night (my son is diabetic and could go through 5 layers at night). Anyway, I did try to look for the unbleached type without the silicon in them.

The bleaching process is not earth-friendly, obviously, nor is the idea of anything harsh touching a babies bum. The tendency for kids who use disposibles to get diaper rashes versus the kids who use cloth should tell us something. My kids NEVER had a diaper rash! Not once.

The silicon is really the thing that scared me - occasionally I would see crystals on my son's skin when I took off a particularly wet diaper. So imagine all the times that it was there and I didn't see it! I have heard theories that the silicon has been known to cause sterility in tested animals, so why would I want that near my son's genitalia? For even a tiny bit of time.

In terms of health and also the environment, we all know that it isn't one bad moment isn't going to do great harm - it is the accumilation of bad moments. But who knows how many it takes?

Spend the extra money for piece of mind and for you child's tush. And hopefully he won't need them much longer and if you have another child, of course, start them out in cloth.

The other reason is that the companies who make products like this often (maybe not all, but most) take the environment into consideration during processing and production. These are companies we should be encouraging, not Pampers. Pampers and other companies like them have TERRIBLE records of all sorts of environmental and political issues. So every item we buy is sending a message.

Good luck

Answer 2

Perhaps you should consider cloth diapers.  They are soft, absorbent, and reusable.  I used them with my kids and they worked fine.  You don't have to worry about how long they stay in the landfill or the compost bin and they last an extremely long time.  

Not only that, you will save a bundle of money.

Answer 3

the difference between quality and quantity is that, quality is talking about durability confortability, no side effect however quantity is just measurability, it may be huge many but what about how good in feel about. so my dear whether nappies go to dusbin or not think about your kid's skin, not how expensive

Answer 4

Cloth diapers would probably be the best option.

Answer 5

Go with cloth diapers.

I believe the bio's do take a very long time to break down...not good for personal composting.