Disadvantages Of Disposable Diapers

Background and Audience Relevance: Everyone including newborn babies uses Plastic bottles. According to Petz. S (2009, October 15) Science, Clean Water “Out of the 50 billion bottles of water being bought each year, 80% end up in a landfill, even though recycling programs exist. ”. Which takes an impact to the plastic trash that travels to what is now a garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean. We are the reason for the global warning, leak of chemicals in our food and water supplies. Yes, water bottles do make it easier for us to carry around but what we don’t know if that our pocket is paying the price of pollution leading to health issues.

***The type of diaper you use on your baby depends on goals of cost, environmental concerns and time management.

The author proves the falsehood of the long known assumption that plastic is a threat to our planet. By citing the research done by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the author convinces his readers that not only are plastic bags not harmful as people think, but also beneficial. This surprises his audience and shows them how exaggerated the cries of environmentalists, which gets the readers wondering what else have they falsely believed in and what other information are paper-bags advocates hiding from them, and that pulls them into the argument and intrigues them further. Additionally, Summers lists the harmful consequences of using reusable bags by presenting research results and observations. This alarms the audience and raises concern in their

We can’t only blame the consumers for the things occurring in our world. If less plastic packaging were used and more paper or glass packaging were used it would really benefit the world. Looking at plastic water bottles many say that they are recycled or reusable but they aren’t always

Americans buy at least nine billion of plastic water bottle every year; this translates to millions of dollars spent on a commodity that is readily available in their homes (Lewis, page 1). The only reason that can justify this senseless behaviour is that Americans have been duped by the assertions of advertisers and marketers. According to Gleick, a good advertiser has the ability to make us buy something we may not need. These corporations spend many funds to denigrate public water supplies while flaunting their products.

Since its inception, bottled water has been a commonplace use by people on the go, but is it as valuable as people think? There have been numerous of concerns as to whether bottled water is safer than tap water. In addition to the questions of safety, bottled water can be extravagant in comparison to tap water and there are even alternative options for people on the go such as refillable bottles. In the Susan Casey essay “Our Oceans Are Turning into Plastic … Are You?” she describes the potential dangers of excessive use of plastic on our earth, especially the impact on the oceans. To further add another dimension to Casey’s argument, Andrea Fuller wrote an article for The New York Times “Quality of Bottled Water Questioned in Congress”, which

are being presented with the facts of how much devastation plastic is causing and will

After Berrier saw the problem, he couldn’t stop seeing it, plastic was everywhere! So, he took some time to do research and show the world what the danger truly is with all this plastic. Yes, sure there is plastic everywhere, so what? Why is this a problem? Berrier uses this documentary to explain just that. To bring this big problem to the light, he covers three main topics: Single use disposable items and the effect on our environment, ocean health, and human health.

According journalist Eric Goldschein, the United States drank 9 billion gallons of water in 2008 (Business Insider). Therefore, in order to prevent access waste and build up of plastic from the water bottles, many different varieties of reusable water bottles on the market today advertise the message of an eco-friendly product. This message, however, can be easily adulterated and twisted in the manufacturer’s favor for simply business purposes, thus promoting bottles that have only the perk of being used many times before they are eventually discarded, ultimately falsifying the term “reusable”. When compared to the message of perpetual reusability, as well as the “five steps to eco-effectiveness,” put forth in the book Cradle to Cradle

Styrofoam plates are also prevalent in public schools. One benefit about disposable polystyrene trays is that they are sanitary. With disposable trays, workers don’t have to worry about constant cleaning. P. Evans believes the reason most schools invest in Styrofoam plates because they are economically feasible. (pg. 152). However, Styrofoam plates contain cancer-causing elements that are harmful to the environment. One solution to this problem would be to use disposable trays that are better for the environment. Another issue as far as Styrofoam plates are the number of them in landfills. (pg. 153). This is another reason schools should invest in using recyclable

This investigation looked into the impact disposable nappies have on Australian landfill sites. High numbers of children are in disposable nappies for approximately the first three years of their life (State of Victoria, n.d.). Caregivers and day care providers are then disposing these used nappies into the garbage, which then ends in the Australian landfill. What impact is this having on Australian landfill sites and is there a way to be more sustainable? The impact disposable nappies are have on the Australian environment include global warming and climate change, once they reach landfill (Government of South Australia Zero Waste SA, 2015). More awareness needs to be made to help future caregivers make a more sustainable decision. There

Every year in the United States four million babies are born, but it’s very unlikely that the parents know that many baby items contain BPA. Popular early baby items such as baby bottles, toys, and sippy cups are made using BPA. The early exposure to BPA many have long-term effects on the baby's life such

Cotton Babies’ mission, “More happy babies” is simple and straight to the point (Labit, 2002). There are babies and toddlers who can be sensitive to disposable diapers, due to the chemicals inside them. Through natural and organic products, the company manufactures and produces cloth diapers that are safe and healthy for all babies and toddlers to use. The company is committed to raising parental awareness of how using cloth diapers are more convenient than using disposable diapers; will save them money, help them prevent waste, and you will never run out of diapers because you can always wash and reuse those (Cotton Babies, 2012).

Vic Mills is an engineer that worked for Proctor & Gamble, who did not enjoy changing his grandkids cloth diapers, so he wanted to come up with an easier solution for changing diapers. With that being said, he worked with other researchers to develop a disposable diaper in 1956, which was the start of Pampers. In 1958 the company introduced the costly plastic diaper in Texas, but quickly realized how uncomfortable they were for the babies and not economically cost effective for the parents, so it was back to the drawing board. According to the Pampers Newsroom (2011) six months after the Dallas Test market, P&G designed a diaper with better features including zee pleats, superior containment, a hydrophobic top sheet and a plastic back sheet. The testing of the new and improved diaper was a hit. Touching lives, improving life is Pampers driving force, and has not changed since 1970s. According to Pampers Newsroom

In the Australian market, rather than manufacturing disposable diapers, Proctor & Gamble decided to import them since the size of the market