Re: Diapers and Baby's

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From: Stephanie Winner
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:47

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In article <1992Sep2.075148.9613@resonex.com> frankm@resonex.com (Frank Muennemann) writes:
>In article <37536@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> tcritchl@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Tod Critchlow) writes:
>>                      ... we are trying to make
>>the diaper decision...
>>	From the things I have read
>>it seems like there really isn't any consensus.
>>Although most of the information that is pro-disposable 
>>comes from the diaper companies...
>
>There IS a consensus: Paper diapers ARE a major component of
>landfill bulk.  If you kid has gastrointestinal infections,
>the microbes wind up being stored in/near the landfill.

While I agree that cloth diapers are more environmentally
correct, I have yet to hear of a study which was able to
verify that diseases are spread by human feces in landfills.
It seems to be a common belief, but whenever they dig some
diapers out of a landfill and test them, they don't find any
living bacteria, etc.

Stephanie Winner
winner@apple.com

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