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In the News
Down To Earth Baby founder, Victoria Crombie and her daughter Zoe featured in the Herald Sun advocating cloth
and eco friendly disposables in an article regarding the cloth verus disposable debate.
All clean in the  wash
Susie O'Brien
July 04, 2007 12:00am
A TRUCE has been called in the nappy war, and neither side won.
For years, the environmental credentials of cloth nappies have been trumpeted, much to the despair of guilty parents using disposables.
However, new research from
Britain shows cloth and disposables have exactly the same impact on the environment.
A four-year Environment Agency research project found the impact of burying disposable nappies in landfill sites was matched by the energy consumed and greenhouse gases generated by washing cloth nappies or transporting them to laundries.
The Australian Consumers Association agrees, saying it's a drain on water to wash cloth nappies, but disposables use more energy and create landfill.
About 95 per cent of Australian parents use disposable nappies, which make up about 1 per cent of the 22 million tonnes of landfill waste each year.
Non-biodegradable nappies can take up to 400 years to breakdown.
The findings of the
UK study were welcomed yesterday by leading mainstream disposable manufacturer Huggies.
"Parents can now make a guilt-free choice based on other important factors, such as performance, cost and convenience," a spokesman said.
But Victorian parents choosing cloth insist they're better for babies and the environment.
Tania Avtarovski, owner of an online cloth nappy store, has seen business triple since last October. She now sells hundreds of nappies a week from her
Taylors
Lakes home.
"I say I use cloth nappies and people cringe. They think it's all about terry towelling and stains, but it's really very easy. There's no soaking," she said. "Everything is breathable and so comfortable."
But ecochild.com.au founder Carly Earl said buying green didn't have to be more expensive.
"If the nappies you choose are bio-degradable and chlorine-free, then it's a lot better than mainstream products," she said.
Parents can also choose from a growing range of bio-degradable disposables.
Recent releases include BabyLove Ecobots, which are endorsed by Choice and Planet Ark. Safeties Nature Nappy, due for national release this month, claim to be 100 per cent biodegradable.
But
Melbourne mum Victoria Crombie believes cloth is better for baby and the environment. A former scientist and now green baby goods retailer, she uses cloth nappies for her daughter Zoe, 18 months, when she can.
"At least half the time I use cloth, and the other half bio-degradable disposables," she said.
Parenting Expo July 2007
Down To Earth Baby was at the Melbourne Parenting Expo and it was great to meet and talk so many parents and parents to be. It's always good to be able to talk, face-to-face, with existing customers and to be able to introduce new customers to our range of products.
Victoria discussing the benefits of organic clothing with expectant mums Danielle and Stacey
We will also be exhibiting at the Melbourne Pregnancy, Babies and Childrens Expo 19th-21st October and hope to see you there.
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