Comments on: New “green” diapers are love at first flush http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:32:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/comment-page-1/#comment-89 David Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/#comment-89 Hi Whit<BR/><BR/>Well, as for worrying about your septic, they are biodegradeable, so they will decompose along with everything else, they wont fill it up.<BR/><BR/>As for washing them, yes, you would need hot water. And while I understand your concern about the energy bill, the damage that disposables do to the environment is WAY worse than what hot water can do to our wallets. Disposables do not biodegrade, they just sit and stew in landfills, releasing toxins and plastics into the ground. Also, they are made from petroleum, which for me, is the true killer...I dont really want my baby's butt to sit in an oil product all day.<BR/><BR/>We wash everything in cold now...but come baby time, its hot water all the way. Its better for the environment, better for the baby, and truthfully, I am not sure that being boxes and boxes of disposables is any cheaper than your hot water bill. Might be something to look into. Good luck and remember, its your baby we are talking about!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the post by Jason is from one of the founders of g-diapers...might want to drop them an email with your concerns. Hi Whit

Well, as for worrying about your septic, they are biodegradeable, so they will decompose along with everything else, they wont fill it up.

As for washing them, yes, you would need hot water. And while I understand your concern about the energy bill, the damage that disposables do to the environment is WAY worse than what hot water can do to our wallets. Disposables do not biodegrade, they just sit and stew in landfills, releasing toxins and plastics into the ground. Also, they are made from petroleum, which for me, is the true killer…I dont really want my baby’s butt to sit in an oil product all day.

We wash everything in cold now…but come baby time, its hot water all the way. Its better for the environment, better for the baby, and truthfully, I am not sure that being boxes and boxes of disposables is any cheaper than your hot water bill. Might be something to look into. Good luck and remember, its your baby we are talking about!

Oh, and the post by Jason is from one of the founders of g-diapers…might want to drop them an email with your concerns.

]]> By: Whit http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Whit Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/#comment-90 I am due to deliver my first child in November and I am torn on the diaper issue. My husband and I currently wash all of our laundry on cold to save energy. Though washable diapers sound great for decreased waste (the g diaper included), you have to wash them on hot... sometimes twice. This would make our electric bill skyrocket. Plus, I worry about my good ole Vermont septic system with the g diapers.<BR/><BR/>Has anyone tried them that can provide feedback? I want to try them, but I feel I need to hear a testimony before making the purchase. I am due to deliver my first child in November and I am torn on the diaper issue. My husband and I currently wash all of our laundry on cold to save energy. Though washable diapers sound great for decreased waste (the g diaper included), you have to wash them on hot… sometimes twice. This would make our electric bill skyrocket. Plus, I worry about my good ole Vermont septic system with the g diapers.

Has anyone tried them that can provide feedback? I want to try them, but I feel I need to hear a testimony before making the purchase.

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/comment-page-1/#comment-91 David Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/#comment-91 Glad to be of assistance Jason!<BR/><BR/>Will keep my eyes and ears open and spread the word about gDiapers. Glad to be of assistance Jason!

Will keep my eyes and ears open and spread the word about gDiapers.

]]> By: Jason Graham-Nye http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Jason Graham-Nye Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/08/02/new-green-diapers-are-love-at-first/#comment-92 Hi David<BR/><BR/>My name is Jason Graham-Nye and I am one of the founders over here at gDiapers. Thanks so much for mentioning the diapers. I really appreciate it. If you know anyone test driving them please pass on to them that we are here in Portland, Oregon and ready to answer any quesitons. <BR/>We and the product are from Australia where the product has been available since 1991.<BR/>And for anyone with poor or dodgy plumbing, tossing the flushable is still better than tossing a disposable diaper as there is no plastic in the product. In soil burial trials the product biodegrades in 50-150 days.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>Jason Hi David

My name is Jason Graham-Nye and I am one of the founders over here at gDiapers. Thanks so much for mentioning the diapers. I really appreciate it. If you know anyone test driving them please pass on to them that we are here in Portland, Oregon and ready to answer any quesitons.
We and the product are from Australia where the product has been available since 1991.
And for anyone with poor or dodgy plumbing, tossing the flushable is still better than tossing a disposable diaper as there is no plastic in the product. In soil burial trials the product biodegrades in 50-150 days.

Cheers

Jason

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