Congratulations on taking the first step in joining the collective effort that is a modern day cloth diaper revolution!
Each year there are more than 4 million babies born in the US. On our Cloth Diaper FAQ (new to cloth? be sure to read our FAQ!), it was estimated that each child would remain in diapers for an average of two and a half years – using 5,600 diapers, which would average out to little more than 6 diapers a day.
Based on the estimated US sales of disposable diapers and the figures above – 4 million babies will use 22.4 billion diapers, costing $12 billion dollars and resulting in more than 2.5 billion tons of untreated fecal matter, urine, plastic and wood pulp being thrown into landfills in the 2.5 years that they are in diapers.
So what if everyone chose cloth? In the FAQ it was estimated that a family could save $2350 by choosing cloth, and that was priced for high end diapers. Choosing a simpler option like prefold diapers would grow that number by about four-hundred dollars. If every child born in a year was cloth diapered from birth to potty training, US families would spend just 2.6 billion dollars resulting in a savings of 9.4 billion dollars.
To help spread the word, I have decided to offer cloth diapering workshops in my area four times a year, and can be available in my home for those who have scheduling needs. I am working on building a stash of new diapers for demonstration purposes. If you are a cloth diaper company or shop interested in helping, there are incentives for you, please email me.
Thank you to the following companies for their contributions – making this all possible!
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In addition to cloth diapers I will be including information on reusable feminine products.
I feel strongly about the importance of this and am happy to be sharing this important health information with women.
Special thanks the the companies below for their help with this important matter!
Learn more about these great companies by clicking their logo.
Thank you also to those who have made personal donations to help this effort!
Christine G. and Amy G.
All donations are greatly appreciated and go directly to the cost of purchasing diapers for classes, and to cover the costs of materials, organizing and offering the cloth diaper classes.
UPCOMING CLASS DATES
You may RSVP by checking the dates below. You can also email me to RSVP, to get more information or to schedule a private class.
January 2011
Looking to purchase diapers? Here are some shops we like:
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Wish I lived closer to you…I would so be there
What you're doing is great – I hope a lot of people take you up on this opportunity!
Thank you
I think it's great that you are providing information about not just cloth diapers but reusable feminine products as well. I think it is just as important for people to realize that pads and tampons are just as bad as diapers (even if on a smaller scale).
I love this! I wish that I lived in an area that had things like this. I’m kind of surprised that there aren’t where I live. This is fantastic