I'm with you, Lizzy (after spending too much time on line reading this entire discussion!)
1) G dipes are better than disposables (which should be illegal) because they biodegrade (and even if the gels don't decompose, at least we know that gels are already in the ground b/c people use potting soil).
2) It cracks me up to read people complaining about poop on a natural mothering site, come on, it's one of the most biodegradable, organic, natural things on earth. So it stinks, well wash your hands (without anti-bacterial, if your complaining about toxins in our water).
3) I agree with happyhats, g-dipes are a step in the right direction. I don't know how they are made, but the harm to our environment probably happens here w/ g-dipes, not after they are used.
4) I'm afraid I don't fully understand why water used to wash or flush is actually wasted. Isn't practically all "used" water, recycled?
5) I use cloth and I love it, but we all know they aren't the most convenient alternative. Our great grandmothers on wagon trains used to use cloth more than once, squeeze out the urine, and dry them. Scrape off the poop and . . . sound gross? Well, we waste so many resources, and put so many toxins into our environment (even us cloth using moms) that we're "conveniencing" ourselves out of a healthy planet.
1) G dipes are better than disposables (which should be illegal) because they biodegrade (and even if the gels don't decompose, at least we know that gels are already in the ground b/c people use potting soil).
2) It cracks me up to read people complaining about poop on a natural mothering site, come on, it's one of the most biodegradable, organic, natural things on earth. So it stinks, well wash your hands (without anti-bacterial, if your complaining about toxins in our water).
3) I agree with happyhats, g-dipes are a step in the right direction. I don't know how they are made, but the harm to our environment probably happens here w/ g-dipes, not after they are used.
4) I'm afraid I don't fully understand why water used to wash or flush is actually wasted. Isn't practically all "used" water, recycled?
5) I use cloth and I love it, but we all know they aren't the most convenient alternative. Our great grandmothers on wagon trains used to use cloth more than once, squeeze out the urine, and dry them. Scrape off the poop and . . . sound gross? Well, we waste so many resources, and put so many toxins into our environment (even us cloth using moms) that we're "conveniencing" ourselves out of a healthy planet.
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