Cloth Diapers in the News

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Disposable Diapers in Landfills.

By Heather L. Sanders ⋅ February 11, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

There are many types of disposable diapers available in today’s market for our convenience-conscious society; while concern over landfill space has pushed for “greener” alternatives, disposable diapers are still disposable.
Disposable diapers promoted by manufacturers as all-natural, earth-friendly, plastic-free, chlorine-free, and even at times, compostable, are filling up landfills.
A disposable diaper with a plastic exterior lining [...]

Cloth Diapers and the new CPSIA

By Heather L. Sanders ⋅ January 10, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

There has been quite a bit of New Year contraversy surrounding regulations under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) set to go into effect February 10, 2009. Aimed at protecting children from lead-tainted products, the CPSIA, has missed the mark; the damage could be disastrous.
Under the CPSIA, children’s clothes, toys, shoes, and yes, [...]

Cloth diapers too difficult to report on fairly?

By Heather L. Sanders ⋅ December 17, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Every once in a while, in my search for the latest in cloth diaper news, I come across an interview or write-up that smacks of biased journalism.
When Dani Tobey, owner of babycottonbottoms.com in Colorado Springs, CO, gave an interview to her local paper, I can imagine she had high hopes for a fair representation [...]

Beat the high cost of disposables - cloth diaper your baby.

By Heather L. Sanders ⋅ October 10, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Whether or not our country is in a “true energy crisis” is left to be seen, but as consumers, few of us in the United States have escaped the soaring prices at the gas pump, grocery stores, restaurants, etc…
Why the speedy rise in energy and transportation costs? Dow Chemical blames the cost of crude [...]

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