Sustainable diapers - an idea whose time has come?

Well it's about time!  There are a few disposal problems in Western society that just boggle the brain and I think "how can we continue throwing these things in our landfills year after year and not have our trash eventually consume us?".  One of those things is computer equipment, and another is disposable diapers.  Finally, an enterprising company has done something about the diaper problem, and you gotta love this - they look great too!

Gdiapers is an Australian company making flushable diapers.  They consist of a flushable inner refill that fits inside a colorful outer pair of 'g' pants that are water resistant, breathable and stretch. The inner refill is made of tree farmed fluff pulp and Super Absorber, which has been deemed safe by over 400 studies.  The outer 'g' pants are made of 90% cotton and 10% elastine product.  You simply open up the Velcro strips and drop the inner lining into the toilet and flush.  The outer pants can be machine washed.

Hard to believe, but a regular disposable diaper takes 500 years to decompose.  The environmental hazard created is hard to fathom when you consider just how many disposable diapers are put in our landfills every day.  Gdiapers contain no elemental chlorine, no perfumes, no smell, no garbage and no guilt. In fact, the company says that flushables are so gentle on the Earth you can even garden compost the wet ones in one compost cycle, approximately 50 – 150 days.  The founders are also ensuring that they are good for the people of the planet as well.  The flushables are made in the USA, and the 'g' pants are made in China.  Gdiapers consulted with China Labour Watch to ensure all workers involved in the production are treated fairly.  There are also some third party studies on their product on the website, as well as a blog. 

So if you have any questions about poop, you know where to go...

Comments

[Jason Graham-Nye]

Many thanks for mentioning our company!

Cheers

Jason

[JenInSC]

Actual gDiaper user here! We discovered them this month and our 9-month-old girl is wearing them part-time (I don't think her daycare is going to be amenable to a new kind of diaper change). I love them because they are easier and cheaper than implementing a cloth system, which for our two-parents-working family is just not possible. Also I like the idea of flushing waste to be processed rather than contributing to a landfill. We DO still use disposables too, but if I can put even 10 or 12 fewer dirty diapers in the trash per week, I feel it's worthwhile. Plus the cotton diaper covers are so darn cute. I recommend anyone give them a try if you are feeling guilty about disposables or wanting an on-the-road alternative to cloth.

[Karen Clothier]

Thanks for the feedback. Is the only place to get them on their website? How easy was it to get hold of them?