Disposable nappy

Natural organic cloth nappy

Materials

Wood pulp, plastic, absorbent gel, inside which contains chemicals such as sodium polyacrylate granules, dioxin, and tributyl tin

100% certified organic cotton grown in US

Place of manufacturing

Mainly in SE Asia: China and Thailand

Canada

Comfortness

Unbreathable

Soft and breathable

Influences on health

Chemicals directly attached to skin all day are negatively influencing babies' health

Natural materials attached to skin causing no harm at all

No. of diapers needed for the first two years

Approx. 5,720

Approx. 20

Influences on environment

In manufacturing process:
emission of large amount of toxic pollutants

In discarding:
enormous area of landfill sites required, the plastics of disposables take 500 years to biodegrade

In manufacturing process:
no emission of toxic pollutant

In discarding:
same as other clothing that can be reused, if ended up at landfill sites would take much shorter time to decompose