Comments on: Are cloth diapers green in water-scarce communities?

By: Rivki

Rivki — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:31:48 +0000

Loved it, Hannah! I often wondered about cloth-diapering in Israel (where I would rather be living, anyways). I also found that cloth diapers leak much less onto clothes and sheets, thankfully.

By: Hannah Katsman

Hannah Katsman — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:08:42 +0000

Thanks, Sara, I’m glad it worked out so well for you. And good point about doing less laundry if they train earlier. I also found that cloth diapers leaked much less onto clothes and sheets.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:45:54 +0000

We didn’t have a spike in any of our bills or too many extra loads of wash overall there were very rare occasions where I did do an additional load in a week with child 1 and 2. I do know that my children were out of cloth diapers years before their peers so things like wet beds and change of clothing were also cut down on. Both in cost and resources, I think we were clearly more efficient in using cloth diapers. We also were able to use the diapers and covers for multiple sizes and multiple kids.

By: Hannah Katsman

Hannah Katsman — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:18:03 +0000

4daughters, thanks for commenting. Unless you are paying careful attention it’s hard to tell from utility bills. Changing seasons, holidays, guests, etc. also affect usage.

By: 4daughters

4daughters — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:16:32 +0000

Thank Hannah!

I did not notice a change in my water or electricity bill when my cloth diapered daughter toilet trained. That tells me that the utility usage for the diaper laundry wasn’t significant.