Cloth Diapers ARE a Big Idea for our Small Planet

Bryana wrote me this morning to point me towards an interview with Tereson Dupuy, Inventor of Fuzzi Bunz over at the Sundance Channel's blog, Big Ideas For A Small Planet. If you can't view the video above, you can reach it at the direct link. The video opens with a bit of a goofy line about cloth diapers from Sarah Douglis of Ecomedia, "Five percent of our landfills are filled with disposable diapers…and those are dirty." As the cameraman laughs in the background at the obvious … [Read more...]

The No Impact Man Talks Cloth Diapers

This past month, the No Impact Man film was released in theaters. The film is a year-in-the-life documentary of Colin Beavan and his family as they try to live a zero-waste lifestyle in New York City. No small feat, eh? Since the release of the film, there have been a number of interviews; I just happened to catch the NPR podcast interview with Colin, his wife and daughter. One of the callers brought up the subject of cloth diapers and my head nearly nodded-off my head as I vigorously … [Read more...]

Cloth Baby Wipes & Cloth Wipe Solutions

Although my family quickly jumped on the cloth diaper band wagon, we were unaware of how economical cloth baby wipes were. It had not occurred to us, in our vast research on cloth diapers, to investigate about the use of cloth wipes. Cloth wipes can be used repeatedly, keeping disposable wipes out of the landfill and keeping money in your wallet. Cloth wipe solutions like bumGenius! Bottom Cleaner can be purchased or even made on your own with low cost (and environmentally friendly) … [Read more...]

Cloth diapers too difficult to report on fairly?

Cloth diapers too difficult to report on fairly?

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 of her start-up business. However, Tobey's interview with journalist, Amanda Brown, is anything but fair; the published article, YOUR SPACE: Mother is 'sitting on a whole … [Read more...]

Diaper recycling proposal pitched

Diaper recycling proposal pitched.

Nanaimo company seeks provincial help and money to establish a system to divert soiled diapers from the Island’s landfills.Initial figures suggest that the cost of recycling used disposable diapers would be $50 to $75 per year for a client with a single infant. A Vancouver Island company wants the province’s help in keeping dirty diapers out of local landfills. WasteNOT, a small Nanaimo-based company, recently completed a survey of both Nanaimo and Victoria in the hope of establishing … [Read more...]