Anyone who has had a baby knows full well that the adorable little bundle of joy can leave a long trail of non-biodegradable trash in its wake. It's not a baby's fault, but it seems to be a fact of life that babies produce a lot of trash.
Babies indirectly produce trash when they and their parents receive new toys, baby accessories and baby gadgets. There's also the daily trash produced as a result of a baby's basic necessities of life.
There's not much one can do about how manufacturers package toys and gadgets, but there is something parents can do about the daily trail of non-biodegradable trash babies create. The two major areas in which a parent can truly make an environmental difference are baby food and diapers.
Environmentally Friendly Baby Food Containers
For moms and dads who like to know exactly what their baby is eating, it makes sense to make homemade baby food. It's easy to carry store-bought baby food around in a diaper bag and discard the jar once baby has eaten, but moms who make homemade food reuse the food receptacles. This is fine at home, but who wants to walk around with a diaper bag full of empty Rubbermaid containers after the baby has eaten.
Biodegradable containers, which can be found at Ecoproducts.com, are a convenient solution to storing baby food. Homemade baby food stored in biodegradable containers is just as convenient as food stored in jars. Once the baby has consumed the food, mom can toss the container knowing that within 90 days the container will biodegrade.
Environmentally friendly diapers
After feeding the baby all that homemade food, the food has got to go somewhere. That's where the environmentally friendly diapers come in.
It is estimated that used diapers sitting in a landfill take approximately 500 years to biodegrade. If anyone cares to think about that for more than five seconds they would realize that depending on their age, it is very possible that their own diapers are still hanging around in a landfill somewhere. Not a pleasant thought.
There is an alternative, however. A company called gDiapers has created a biodegradable, flushable, compostable diaper. The diaper consists of a g pant, which is a breathable and waterproof outer layer. The g pant comes in various colors and has a replaceable, washable snap-in liner that helps to prevent leakage.
Filled with 100% wood pulp, the layer closest to the baby draws the wetness away from the baby's skin. Wood pulp absorbs 100 times its weight in liquids and is biodegradable. Parents can flush, compost or throw the refill away confident in the fact that the material will biodegrade in 90 days (a far cry from 500 years).
A few green choices today can make a huge difference for the environment in the future. For more tips on making green choices visit BLULOW.com.
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