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What makes disposable nappies non-biodegradable?
Nappies have a substandard effect on our environment. This is for many reasons such as that as every other product it is soon disposed of and processed to a landfill which is deficient for our environment. There are two types of nappies used by mothers. Both our defective to our environment for different reasons. The two types are reusable and disposable nappies. Reusable nappies are nappies which can be reused, this is better than disposable nappies, which you get rid of into landfills, because they aren't being disposed of. lishii shaikh xx
What does disposible nappies do?
disposible nappies are disposable which means they can obsorb alot of bladder and get re-used or you can chuck it away.
Where can you find disposable nappies being made in South Australia?
I don't believe there is a manufacturing plant for disposable nappies in SA.
How popular are disposable nappies?
Very.
Are reusable nappies better then disposable nappies?
Reusable nappies are much better for the environment than disposable nappies. However if you wash the reusable ones at a high heat with lots of water they can actually be worse than landfill clogging disposable ones. So they go best with low heat wash and an eco-friendly washing machine.
Who invented disposable nappies?
I have no idia
How long do disposable nappies take to decompose?
200 to 250 years.
Do you use disposable or reusable nappies or both?
I have used cloth on both my daughters, the only time they have been in disposables was in hospital. Modern Cloth Nappies make it seriously easy you should give it a go :)
What are the uses of biopol?
disposable shampoo and conditioner containers disposable items such as razors or nappies surgical pins slow release insecticides
How many disposable diapers are thrown away each day across America?
An estimated 27.4 billion disposable diapers (nappies) are used each year in the United States.
What is better cloth or disposable nappies?
Since you've put your question in the pollution, waste & recycling categories, I assume you're asking about the environmental impact of cloth and disposable nappies. Both use resources and impact on the environment. But recent Australia research indicates that that cloth nappies are not as bad for the environment as regular disposables. In 2009 a study by the University of Queensland looked into the Life Cycle of both disposable and cloth nappies (from creation of the product to disposal of it) in Australia. The study looked at four environmental indicators: water resource depletion, non-renewable energy depletion, solid waste and land use for resource production. Not only did they find that the water usage between cotton nappies and disposable nappies was comparable (in fact, the same amount of water is used in the production of disposable nappies as in the production and home washing of cotton reusable nappies), they also found that disposables used more energy and more land resources in their production and that disposables generate 20 times more solid waste. If a cloth user chooses nappies made of more sustainable fabrics such as bamboo or hemp (which use much less water in production than cotton) then the cloth nappy user immediately comes out further ahead in terms of water use. If you use the same nappies for more than one child, you're even further ahead. But cloth nappies give you the opportunity to do something better for the environment. By choosing to use cloth, you will save several thousand dollars. Take that money and use it to install a water tank, a grey water system, solar hot water, or something else that will offset the resources you are using when you use cloth. You could make your cloth use carbon neutral! Cloth gives you so many more options when it comes to reducing your environmental impact. The money it saves can also let you do something BIG that will help reduce your family's environmental impact well into the future.
Can disposable nappies be recycled?
There are various companies that claim to recycle disposable nappies (diapers). Knowaste.com is one. (See the links below.) Smallplanet is another. Gdiapers produces a diaper with a flushable insert and the outside is degradable. The average child produces about 1 ton (1000 kg) of disposable diapers between birth and toilet training, and a disposable diaper may take about 500 years to biodegrade completely. Another school of thought suggests that babies can be trained to signal their need for the toilet before the age of 12 months (look for "Elimination Communication").
