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Disposable Nappies and the Environment (Effects on groundwater…
Disposable Nappies and the Environment
Resolutions
Cloth nappies
Example of cloth nappy from [
http://www.bambooty.com.au
] website.
No harmful chemicals or plastics
Reusable
No waste into landfill (except when replacing)
Biodegradable nappies
Example of biodegradable nappies from [
http://www.littleshoppers.net.au
] website.
Are they any better?
Effects on landfill
how many are disposed of yearly?
Nearly 800 million a year
Example of an Australian landfill site as seen on [
http://www.totallyenvironmental.com/blog/
]
Carbon emissions
200-500 years
Effects on groundwater
Contamination
Disease spread
Human waste is treated/sanitised before recyclable
Nappies thrown straight in landfill untreated
Bacteria and viruses leak into ground water
Ability to breakdown
Regular disposable nappies
How long do they take to break down?
Biodegradable nappies
not biodegradable in landfill and take just as long as regular nappies to break down
Take aproximately 12 months to break down in proper compost environment
Are they any better?
What are they made of?
Nappy warning from [
https://www.emaze.com/@ATIZLLRT/Untitled
]
Significant amount of energy and water used to manufacture
large amounts of pulp, paper, plastic
Use 3 x more energy, 20 x more raw materials, 2 x more water to manufacture
