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In reply to the discussion: How Long Does It Take To Decompose? [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)60. I had my oldest when the big switch
from cloth to disposables was underway. It made me crazy that people acted as if dealing with cloth diapers was so incredibly difficult. It's not. I used cloth with both mine, and even had the audacity to carry cloth with me when travelling.
There's also been a huge slowdown in toilet training kids in the past fifteen or so years, and I'm convinced it's because the disposable diaper system doesn't allow a kid to feel wet. So why bother to learn to use a toilet, to actually monitor that part of yourself, when you can just wear a diaper all day.
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Let's see in 1952, my mother and I helped a new mother whose husband was overseas in the Korean War.
Cleita
May 2012
#22
In relative terms, I think they were about the same as they are now, although I
SheilaT
May 2012
#78
Back in the day I put the Desitin on the baby, not the diaper! Never heard of that!
CTyankee
May 2012
#63
Some of the more environmentally prone people in our area use clothe diapers. That is one
jwirr
May 2012
#23
That might work for babies but not for adults. They would get arrested and put in some institution
jwirr
May 2012
#50
I found a link for baby/toddler diaper covers with disposable, biodegradable inserts.
CottonBear
May 2012
#76
Yeah, my first thought, too. But damn, but those plastic bags are evil stuff!
freshwest
May 2012
#16
I lucked out because 22 years ago I bought some beautiful canvas bags from PCC or
freshwest
May 2012
#53
I think you'll find that, while less absorbent, the banana peels will provide more comedic moments.
harmonicon
May 2012
#18
I just put all my trash out on Tuesday morning and it's all gone before noon!
BillyJack
May 2012
#20
Back when landfills were just dumps I remember going with my father to find bicycle parts to fix
jwirr
May 2012
#27
I know of a man who has been doing it with alacrity for more than 185 years
slackmaster
May 2012
#47