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The benefits of using cloth diapers vs disposable ones are the money one saves by reusing the same diapers, the reduction of waste in landfills is also important.
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Are reusable textiles really a benefit to use or do they produce more waste?
This is a debate that has gone on for years. Both sides produce rational but biased arguments for their position. Using paper vs. cloth diapers as a test case: * As many as 18 billion disposable diapers are thrown in landfills annually * Paper diapers take up to 500 years to decompose (estimates vary). * Washing products for cloth diapers contain no phosphates * Disposable diapers are the third largest source of solid waste in landfills (beaten out by newspapers and food and beverage containers) * Raw materials for diapers include 82,000 tons of plastic and 1.3 million tons of wood pulp, or a quarter-million trees annually * Washing cloth diapers (50 to 70 gallons of water every three days) can impose on water supplies in arid regions. * Cotton for cloth diapers is a major user of pesticides and fertilizer * Paper manufacturing emits air and water pollutants It all comes down to a personal choice
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How does the resolution of a 2.4 megapixal digital camera compare with a disposable camera?
Generally speaking, film has a much better resolution than digital cameras. In fact, if you were to compare good 35mm color film to the "megapixel" rating of digital cameras, film would rate in the area of 24 megapixels. The problem is not with the resolution of the storage media (digital vs. film), but rather the abilities of the cameras themselves. A disposable camera is going to have a disposable lens in it. Lenses have a very big impact on the quality of your photos. So, in short, the disposable camera might have a better resolution, but the digital camera will likely have sharper pictures. The operative word here is disposable. Most of the 'disposables' on the market would be better if they were disposed of before taking pictures.
