http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/diy-cloth-diaper.html So you're thinking about cloth diapers.You can find directions for making an old sweater into a wool soaker (we love this uber-green DIY project!), or find patterns for basic cloth diapers or prefold diapers. So you're thinking about cloth diapers.You can find directions for making an old sweater into a wool soaker (we love this uber-green DIY project!), or find patterns for basic cloth diapers or prefold diapers. Babies Diapers Kids Solve The Diaper Dilemma Waste Disposal Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:30:00 GMT Cara Smusiak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/diy-cloth-diaper.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-diaper-dilemna.html As you read this, some 95 percent of babies in America are doing their baby thing while wearing disposable diapers. 18 billion dirty disposable diapers tossed out each year— comprises 5 percent of landfill waste in the US. According the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a standard gel-filled disposable diaper takes roughly 500 years to decompose. In other words: Diaper Dilemma. As you read this, some 95 percent of babies in America are doing their baby thing while wearing disposable diapers. 18 billion dirty disposable diapers tossed out each year— comprises 5 percent of landfill waste in the US. According the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a standard gel-filled disposable diaper takes roughly 500 years to decompose. In other words: Diaper Dilemma. Diapers Green Glossary Kids Solve The Diaper Dilemma Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-diaper-dilemna.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/suchin-potty-training.html Maybe it's 'cause I don't have a kid yet, but this recent story from one of my closest friends and a new mom cracked me up. In the 1950s when nearly all kids used cloth diapers, 95 percent were potty trained by 18 months, but now that nearly 95 percent of kids are in disposables, only about 10 percent train by 18 months... Maybe it's 'cause I don't have a kid yet, but this recent story from one of my closest friends and a new mom cracked me up. In the 1950s when nearly all kids used cloth diapers, 95 percent were potty trained by 18 months, but now that nearly 95 percent of kids are in disposables, only about 10 percent train by 18 months... Babies Clothing Diapers Disposable Kids Solve The Diaper Dilemma Sustainable Fabrics Trains Walking Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:55:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/suchin-potty-training.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/natural-diaper-cream.html A friend called me this morning with the exciting news she's about to become a mom! Since she's adopting from Vietnam--and kids from Southeast Asia have a high propensity for eczema--she asked me for advice. A friend called me this morning with the exciting news she's about to become a mom! Since she's adopting from Vietnam--and kids from Southeast Asia have a high propensity for eczema--she asked me for advice. Babies Cancer Diapers Hair Health Kids Organic Pesticides Skin Care Solve The Diaper Dilemma United Kingdom Fri, 02 May 2008 11:49:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/natural-diaper-cream.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/disposable-diapers.html This post is part of a series on choosing the best diapering option for your baby. Of course, this problem is goes away with frequent changing and a little fresh air on tiny tushies...but super absorbents work so well that often baby doesn't cry when wet, and hey, it can be a little tempting to let 'em sleep with it... This post is part of a series on choosing the best diapering option for your baby. Of course, this problem is goes away with frequent changing and a little fresh air on tiny tushies...but super absorbents work so well that often baby doesn't cry when wet, and hey, it can be a little tempting to let 'em sleep with it... Babies Diapers Disposable Green Home Penny Pinching Pollution Solve The Diaper Dilemma Waste Disposal Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/disposable-diapers.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/cloth-diapers.html This post is part of a series on choosing the best diapering option for your baby. First let's look at the environmental impact of that choice: Disposable diapers make up 5 percent of landfill waste in the United States.About 18 billion disposable diapers were discarded in America last year, and the average American... This post is part of a series on choosing the best diapering option for your baby. First let's look at the environmental impact of that choice: Disposable diapers make up 5 percent of landfill waste in the United States.About 18 billion disposable diapers were discarded in America last year, and the average American... Babies Diapers Disposable Health Organic Cotton Penny Pinching Skin Care Solve The Diaper Dilemma Waste Disposal Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/cloth-diapers.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/solve-the-diaper-dilemma-ec-th.html This is the last in a series of diapering options for babies (read the earlier posts on Safer Disposables and gDiapers, the Hybrid Solution), and it is by far the cheapest option: Using no diapers at all. Take Nicole, for instance, a mom from Mississippi who started out using conventional disposable diapers, but has... This is the last in a series of diapering options for babies (read the earlier posts on Safer Disposables and gDiapers, the Hybrid Solution), and it is by far the cheapest option: Using no diapers at all. Take Nicole, for instance, a mom from Mississippi who started out using conventional disposable diapers, but has... Babies Books Diapers Disposable Green Family Penny Pinching Solve The Diaper Dilemma Zero Waste Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/solve-the-diaper-dilemma-ec-th.html