Cloth Diapers Instead of Disposable Diapers

My daughter is 7 years old, so my days of changing diapers are over for now at least. But I've been remembering back lately to those days because a friend of mine has a baby boy. Thinking about it makes me realize how much garbage I created by using disposable diapers. Looking back I wish I would have used cloth diapers. Sure, it's not fun to clean a diaper, but it's the sustainable way to have a baby. The truth is that disposable diapers create toxic waste in landfills. The plastic and gel wrapped excrement slowly degrades over time creating a stew of petroleum based chemicals and human waste.

A quick search on Google for cloth diapers returned a bunch of results for companies trying to sell reusable, cloth diapers. Based on how much I used to pay for disposable diapers, I would be willing to be that putting down a few extra dollars for a cloth diaper would actually save you money in the long run. Like so many other environmental initiatives, going green can save you green. :)

Eliminating the e-Waste Problem

This video shows an e-waste recycling center in Japan. e-Waste is the garbage made up of electronics such as cell phones, computers, TVs and other modern devices. This story focuses more on the gold which is found in e-Waste, but it also contains lead, zinc and copper and other metals and plastic. All of these materials are recyclable and most are toxic when just thrown in a landfill. Completely recycling e-waste is the only way to not damage the environment when disposing of electronics and it's the only way to make modern technology sustainable. Make sure to recycle your e-waste instead of just throwing it out.